thirteenvic

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Victoria “Thirteenvic” DelValle (b. 2000) is a Diasporican illustrator, painter, and designer based in Boston, MA. Her current artistic practice has roots in storytelling as she has performed as a spoken word youth poet at Louder Than a Bomb, Brave New Voices and David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. 

She transitioned into pursuing her passion for visual arts while receiving a BFA at New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2022. She continued her education at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, working toward a Certificate in Illustration.

She uses her foundation of writing & performance to develop her visual art concepts and engage with students. Introduced to Boston’s art community through her participation in multiple social justice centered youth art programs, she recognizes the significance of art education and mentoring young people.

In 2023, she held her first solo exhibition, titled “Lost Grief,” at Nubian Square Open Studios for the Arts in Roxbury, MA. By 2024, she earned fellowships with Dunamis and Artists For Humanity. Currently, she is an artist in Elevated Thought’s Artist Evolution Camp, an Arts Programmer for the City of Boston through Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF), and an Artist in Residence at Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion (IBA), which resides in her hometown neighborhood of Villa Victoria.