The World Around Me

Richard Valentin is based in New York and Philadelphia . He was born and raised in The Bronx, New York. Richard Valentin comes from a family with a background of the arts and education. He’s a Queer Guatemalan/Puerto Rican American; however he was raised by his Guatemalan half. Richard grew up in New York City, tackling its concrete jungle; with a single mother, learning to survive and adapt to a life in the city. Since then Richard Valentin has graduated from the High School of Art and Design with a focus in illustration, and was a 2017 Parsons Scholar. Richard Valentin then graduated with a BFA in theatre and performance while double minoring in playwriting and psychology at, SUNY Purchase College. He then continued to pursue a career in the arts graduating with a MFA in fine arts from Parsons, The New School of Design in 2023.