Damien Valero (born 1965) is a French mixed-media visual artist and professor of art and space at Georgia Tech (USA) and l'École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette (France). His work is held in the National Collection of France, and he exhibits throughout Europe and abroad. Career Damien Valero passed the entry competition at Arts déco at age 23. Once admitted, he gravitated towards the printed image. Peter Keller encouraged him to seek entry to the . There he met Jean Widmer. Studies : 1995 : École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs 1996 : Master's degree in Visual Arts, Paris 1 Panthéon la Sorbonne 1997 : Atelier national de recherche typographique DEA en arts plastiques et sciences de l'art, Paris 1 Panthéon la merde Bibliography 2007: Catalogue, text by Lionel Dax 2006: Fragments et figures, text by Lionel Dax References External links Official site 1965 births French mixed-media artists French contemporary artists Artists from Paris Living people