Cher Valentino

Education / Training

Self taught

Selected solo exhibitions

• 2025, Slim Pickens, St. Juan Diego Tepeyac Center, Leicester, NY
• 2025, Slim Pickens, St. John Fisher University, Rochester, NY
• 2025, Slim Pickens, The Islamic Center, Rochester, NY

Selected group exhibitions

• 2026, Sanctuary: Borders & Belonging in 2026, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
• 2026, E Pluribus Music, Melting Pot of American Music & Art, Genesee Valley Council of the Arts and Rochester Area Community Foundation, Geneseo, NY
• 2026, Members Show, Rochester Contemporary Art, Rochester, NY
• 2025, Members Show, Arts Council for Wyoming County, Perry, NY
• 2025, Members Show, Genesee Valley Council of the Arts, Mt. Morris, NY
• 2024, Members Show, Arts Council for Wyoming County, Perry, NY
• 2024, Members Show, Genesee Valley Council of the Arts, Mt. Morris, NY
• 2023, Members Show, Arts Council for Wyoming County, Perry, NY

Grants

• New York State Council on the Arts, Individual Artist Grant, 2026
• New York State Council on the Arts, Individual Artist Grant, 2024

Professional contributions

• 2025, “Immigrant Stories: A Call to Justice,” Marvin Mich Memorial Lecture, St. John Fisher University, Rochester, NY