Photo: Kaitlin Santoro


Courtesy of The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo: Carlos Avendaño. 
Courtesy of The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo: Carlos Avendaño. 



Courtesy of The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo: Carlos Avendaño. 

Courtesy of The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo: Carlos Avendaño. 



Courtesy of The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo: Carlos Avendaño. 















Steven Valera
steven.valera (at) gmail (dot) com
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Education
2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Glass and Printmaking; Tyler School of Art and Architecture of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2019
Associate of Fine Arts with Concentration in Printmaking; Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA





Exhibitions
2026    Alumni Biennial, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA
2025    Gridlocked, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2024    Cellar Door, The Betsy Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
2024    Light as Companion, curated by Stephanie Sara Lifshutz and Jessica Jane Julius, Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2024    Alumni Invitational, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA
2023    States of Dwelling, Summer Fob Holder Exhibition, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA
2023    Devotion to:, Spring Fob Holder Exhibition, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA
2022    Memory of Material, curated by Kaitlin Santoro. The V Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2022    Temple of Joy, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
2022    Revelations (Solo Exhibition), Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2021    Here, and Now: Print Works in Progress, curated by Kakyoung Lee and Amze Emmons. Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2021    Student Art Exhibition at VIRTUAL 2021: Glass Art Society Annual Conference, Digital
2021    Moving Forward When the World Stopped: Queer Life 2020-2021, William Way LGBT Community Center Art, Philadelphia, PA




Professional Experience
2025 - Present
Teaching Artist
  • Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA

2023 - Present 
Exhibitions Coordinator, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA

2021 - Present
Teaching Assistant
  • Tyler School of Art and Archicture, Philadelphia, PA
                 Victoria Ahmadizadeh-Melendez, Amy Ritter, Davis Thal, Stephanie Sara Lifshutz, Brynn Hurlstone,   Madeline Rile-Smith  
  • Ox-bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI
                Ekin Aytac + Joshua Davids,  Carmen Lozar, Hoseok Yoon, Yashodhar Reddy + Will Hutchinson, Corey Pemberton, Christen Baker + Priscilla Kar Yee Lo, Victoria Ahmadizadeh-Melendez

2020 - Present
Fabrication and Installation Artist Assistant, Philadelphia, PA
  • Artists Assisted: Christen Baker, Brynn Hurlstone, Izzi Rothman, Noemi Nieves-Hoblin, Joseph Hoopes, Shir Bassa

Freelance Glassblowing Assistant, Philadelphia, PA
  • Artists Assisted: Neal Paustian, Megan Biddle, Amber Cowan, Christen Baker, Victoria Ahmadizadeh-Melendez

2024
Glass Studio Technician, Ox-bow School of Art and Artists' Residency, Saugatuck, MI

2022
Live Performer in Gathering Heat by Madeline Rile-Smith, Philadelphia, PA

2020 - 2022
Glass Studio Monitor, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA



Residencies and Awards
2025
Apprentice Training Program, Fall Session, Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA

2023    
Artist Talk, Art Career Workshop, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
Guest Critic, Advanced Glass Junior Seminar, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
Student, Pilchuck Glass School, Helen Lee's Alpha-Murrine. Stanwood, WA
Fob Holder Resident, Summer Session, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA
Fob Holder Resident, Spring Session, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA

2022
Student, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Partial Scholarship, Aya Oki's Emphasis and Accent. Pittsburgh, PA
Awardee, CARAS Grant, Creative Arts, Research, And Scholarship Project Grant, Spring Award, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA




Affilliations
Second State Press
Glass Arts Society