Natalia Torres del Valle is an artist who works out of her studio in Hillsborough, NC.
She is a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist through the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. Natalia is a teaching artist through various organizations such as the North Carolina Museum of Art where her work is currently available in the museum store. She was awarded A+ Teacher of the Year by A+ Schools of North Carolina in 2013 and participated in the Artist Residency in Motherhood in 2019. Natalia is a member of Spilt Milk Gallery, the National Art Education Association, the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association, and the Durham Art Guild. She has been featured in the Orange County Art Commission’s The Underline, VoyageRaleigh Magazine, and All She Makes magazine.
EDUCATION
2018 Lesley University
MA, Clinical Mental Health specializing in Expressive Arts Therapy
2010 NC State University, graduated summa cum laude
BA in Elementary Education (K-6) and ESL Education (K-12)
LICENSURE
2021 International Expressive Arts Therapy Association
Registered Expressive Arts Therapist #2104
2010 North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Elementary Education (K-6)
English as a Second Language Education (K-12)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022 They can be Both (upcoming three person group show), SunTrust Gallery, Durham, NC
Landform Meditations (solo)*, The Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC
Taking up Space, Pocket Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Home?, Eno Mill Gallery, Hilsborough, NC
An Evening of Local Art, Eno House-Hillsborough, NC
2021 Herencia, Diamante Cultural Arts Center, Raleigh, NC
Durham Art Guild 67th Annual Juried Exhibition, SunTrust Gallery, Durham, NC
COSO (Contemporary South) Biennial, VAE, Raleigh, NC
Art of Water V, James May Gallery, Virtual Exhibition
Rise, Play + Inspire Gallery, Virtual Exhibition
Reintegration (solo)*, Yonder, Hillsborough, NC
Beauty in the Mundane, Art Mums United, International Virtual Exhibition
Members Extravaganza, Durham Art Guild, Virtual Exhibition
Catharsis, Play + Inspire Gallery, Virtual Exhibition
2020 FRESH, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
Paint it Orange: En Plein Air Paint-Out, Hillsborough Arts Council, Hillsborough, NC
Reintegration (solo), Virtual Exhibition
If she could do it all, she would., Spilt Milk Gallery, International Virtual Exhibition
2019 Community Art Show, The Carrack, Durham, NC
Latino Arts Exhibition, Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC
Herencia, The ArtsCenter, Raleigh, NC
Monster Drawing Rally, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
Final Community Art Show, The Carrack, Durham, NC
Art of the Natural World, Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC
Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibit, North Carolina Department of Administration,Raleigh, NC
2018 Community Art Show, The Carrack, Durham, NC
Latino Arts Exhibition, Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC
2017 Community Art Show, The Carrack, Durham, NC
Latino Arts Exhibition, Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC
Nasty Women, The Carrack, Durham, NC
2016 The Politics of Love, Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ongoing Private Practice Expressive Arts Therapist
Independent Art Educator
Contract Expressive Arts Therapist, Art Therapy Institute of NC, Carrboro, NC
Ongoing North Carolina Museum of Art Teaching Artist, Raleigh, NC
- Teach a variety of family and adult programs as well as drop-in artmaking.
- Develop online content for young artists and their families.
- Lead Creative Processing workshops focusing on social-emotional learning.
2018-19 Expressive Arts Therapist, Veritas Collaborative, Durham, NC
2015-18 Youth and Family Programs Educator, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
2014-15 Manager of Pre-K Outreach Programs
2010-14 Elementary Educator, Douglas Creative Arts & Science Magnet, Raleigh, NC
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2021 Guest Presenter, Self-Esteem through the Creative Process, North Carolina
Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
2021 Guest Docent Lecturer, Responding to Difficult Conversations in the Galleries, North Carolina
Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
2021,22 Guest Lecturer, Utilizing Works of Art in the Therapeutic Space with Young Children, Webster University, Missouri
2021 Guest Lecturer, Utilizing Works of Art in the Therapeutic Space, Randolph College, Virginia
2020-21 Art and Social-Emotional Learning Advisory Council Member, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
2020 Guest Speaker, Processing the Coronavirus: Coronavirus Crowns, Tin Can Kids, Raleigh, NC
2020 Guest Presenter, A+ Fellows Annual Training, A+ Schools of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC
2018 Guest Presenter, collaboration with the Art Therapy Institute of NC and El Centro Hispano, Carrboro, NC
2015-17 Presenter, A.S.K. Conference and NAEYC Conference, PNC Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead, collaboration with the
NC Museum of Art and Carolina Ballet, Chapel Hill, NC
2014 Guest Presenter, Incorporating Oliver Herring’s TASK Parties in the Classroom, A+ Schools of North Carolina,
Raleigh, NC
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Ongoing International Expressive Arts Therapy Association
2021 Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC
2020-21 Spilt Milk Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
INTERVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS
2022 Creative Spark Podcast, Guest
2022. Daily Inspiration: Meet Natalia Torres del Valle, Voyage Raleigh
2022 Issue 4, All She Makes
2021 Artist Natalia Torres del Valle’s Strikingly Sculptural Textured Paintings, Orange County Arts Commission
2021 North Carolina Museum of Art Recommends, Local Artist Feature
2021 Diamante Abrió las Puertas de su Nueva Sede, La Conexión
2021 Artist Talk, Teaching Artist Podcast
2021 Artist Talk, Artist Mother Podcast
2018 Masters Thesis: Integrating Expressive Therapies and Visual Literacy Skills in an Exceptional Children Classroom,
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Sarah Hamil, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
2018 Creative Early Educator, Blog, by Skill-do
GRANTS & AWARDS
2013 A+ Schools of North Carolina Teacher of the Year
2013 Received grant to attend The Arts and Passion-Driven Learning Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA