1967
Born in Caerleon, Wales (UK).
Under the tutelage of musician Jon Styler, develops a reputation as an ' enfant terrible' through performances of his music & poetry at fringe Eisteddfod festivals. Following training in graphics and audio-visual studies at the Wrexham School of Art, this reputation is further underpinned through his aggressive design and use of costume, stage visuals and publicity material to enhance and promote post-punk performance.
Moves to London, England, first working in BBC costume and later acting as understudy to PR guru Liz Bolton. Career established as freelance art director, styling media events and exhibitions for the fashion and music industries.
Begins to explore painting and sculpture, and in 1997 stages Embryogenesis, the first of a series of independently produced solo exhibitions. held over the next eight years that establish strong private collections and broad critical attention.
Moves to Carcassonne, France and sets up Magnum Arthaus, a group of artists collaborating with interior designers in the production decorative artwork & installations.
Moves to Valencia, Spain and over the next couple of years brings the narrative turmoil of what was to become the Juvenilia Collection to a close. Continues to produce abstract work as a vehicle to express a period of dormancy whilst in a further move to bring the Juvenilia theme to a conclusion, restructures poetry composed in youth to form the basis of a collection of writings entitled Memory Lane Massacre.
Moves to Lisbon, Portugal and continues to package Juvenilia with composes soundscapes and music compositions based on writings. Designs set and costumes for Lisbon Players theatre production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and experiments with photography, producing a body of backstage images.
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1983
1988
1994-2005
2002
2004-2008
2009
chase valentin
art, design, photography
