Valerie Gudell, 3D mixed media artist, was born in NYC. She currently works in Houston, TX, where she creates assemblage art as well as vinyl, plush, and polymer clay creatures with unique and sometimes complex personalities. Her main artistic influences include the Steampunk genre, Asian culture, and street art.

During the past few years, Valerie has shown her work at the Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, CA), Irving Arts Center (Irving, TX), ShockBoxx Gallery (Hermosa Beach, CA), CraftBoston, d’Art Center (Norfolk, VA), and the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (San Angelo, TX). She has shown her work in the Houston metro and surrounding area at Ardest Gallery, Art Museum TX, Winter Street Studios, Silver Street Studios, and the First Saturday Arts Market. Her work has been featured in KHOU*11 Hidden Gems, the Houston Press, Culturemap, The Leader, the LA Beat, and the OC Register, among others.