Christian Valverde is an accomplished artist based in Kansas City, Missouri. Specializing in fine art, graphic design, web development, UI/UX, motion graphics, and marketing automation.
Yo, my name is Christian Valverde.
My friends call me Kitch, Christian, Cristiano, take your pick. I’ve been making things for as long as I can remember. From my early days on our first family computer making drag-and-drop greeting cards for any reason I thought deserved one, to picking up my first paintbrush at age 17 — I see everything as an opportunity to create.
Painting is my real passion. Since my first brushstroke, I’ve had more incredible opportunities in the art world than I can count. I had my first art show one year after I started in my hometown of Kansas City, MO. Since then, I’ve shown my work all over the country — from New York’s Brooklyn Art Library to Kansas City’s Crown Center, to Los Angeles iam8bit gallery just to name a few. My paintings have hung next to masterpieces by some of the greats like Henry Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo DaVinci, Salvador Dali, and Joan Miro.
Whether I’m setting up a table guerrilla-style on the street or hanging my paintings in a fine art gallery, I’ll never turn down a chance to create, work, and develop.
Exhibitions
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – THE PLAYHOUSE MALL
October 2013 – Kansas City, Missouri
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY – SHIFTSPACE STUDENT ART GALLERY
September 2013 – Wichita Kansas
BENSON CENTER
September 2013 – Clinton, Missouri
WATKINS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
August 2013 – Nashville, Tennessee
KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART
August 2013 – Knoxville, Tennessee
HAMMERPRESS DESIGN STUDIO
August 2013 – Kansas City, Missouri
NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART
August 2013 – Kansas City, MO
IAM8BIT
August 2013 – Los Angeles, California
SAN FRANCISCO CENTER FOR THE BOOK
July, 2013 – San Francisco, CA
JUPITER HOTEL
July 2013 – Portland, Oregon
HYDE PARK ART CENTER
July 2013 – Chicago, Illinois
THE DISTILLERY DISTRICT
June 2013 – Toronto Ontario Canada
NEW MUSEUM ‘IDEA CITY’
May 2013 – New York City, New York
THE PAINTED BRIDE
April 2013 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
THE GOAT FARM ART CENTER
March 2013 – Atlanta, Georgia
COLAB
March 2013 – Austin, Texas
BROOKLYN ART LIBRARY
March 2013 – New York, New York
BROOKLYN NIGHT BAZAAR
November 2013 – New York, New York
BROOKLYN ART LIBRARY
July 2012 – New York, New York
GALLERY OF THE GYPSY MOTH
September 2011 – Clinton, Missouri
GALLERY OF THE GYPSY MOTH
August 2011 – Clinton, Missouri
GALLERY OF THE GYPSY MOTH
June 2011 – Clinton, Missouri
CHILES ART GALLERY
June 2011 – Clinton, Missouri
CROWN CENTER “KC FIESTA”
May 2011 – Kansas City, Missouri
*THE PERT GROUP
May 2011 – Kansas City, Missouri
ATLAS GALLERY
April 2011 – Kansas City, Missouri
CHILES ART GALLERY
April 2011 – Clinton, Missouri
CHILES ART GALLERY
March 2011 – Clinton, Missouri
GALLERY OF THE GYPSY MOTH
February 2011 – Clinton, Missouri
BENSON CENTER
February 2011 – Clinton, Missouri
KEYHOLE ART GALLERY
November 2010 – Kansas City, Missouri
*MWE ART GALLERY
October 2010 – Kansas City, Missouri
CHILES ART GALLERY
October 2010 – Clinton, Missouri
CHILES ART GALLERY
September 2010 – Clinton, Missouri
*MWE ART GALLERY
August 2010 – Kansas City, Missouri
CHILES ART GALLERY
July 2010 – Clinton, Missouri
THE DOT GALLERY
May 2010 – Kansas City, Missouri
*MLI GALLERY
September 2009 – Kansas City, Missouri
ARTBIDZ
July 2009 – Kansas City, Missouri
ARTBIDZ
June 2009 – Kansas City, Missouri
ARTBIDZ
May 2009 – Kansas City, Missouri
ARTBIDZ
April 2009 – Kansas City, Missouri
*AQUARIUS GALLERY
January 2009 – Kansas City, Missouri
ATLAS GALLERY
September 2009 – Kansas City, Missouri
ATLAS GALLERY
August 2008 – Kansas City, Missouri
ATLAS GALLERY
July 2008 – Kansas City, Missouri
ATLAS GALLERY
June 2008 – Kansas City, Missouri
ATLAS GALLERY
May 2008 – Kansas City, Missouri
ATLAS GALLERY
April, 2008 – Kansas City, Missouri