Valtierra holds his MA, Royal Drawing School London and a National Diploma in Illustration and Graphic Design, ESDIP, Madrid. The artist also studied painting and printmaking at the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.
Valtierra is the recipient of various awards, competitions and residencies including the the Solo Award, Chiara Williams Contemporary Art, London, 2018. Competitions: Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, London, 2019; Wells Art Contemporary. Wells. 2019; Bow Open, London, 2016, 2017, 2018. Residences: Trelex Arts Residency, Switzerland, 2016; Roundabout LX, Lisbon, 2015; Santa Reparata International School of Art and Xenos Gallery, Florence, 2014; and Wilton`s Music Hall, London, 2010.
Solo exhibitions: TRIPP Gallery, 2017; Hundred Years Gallery, London, 2015 and 2016; Novas Contemporary Arts Centre. London, 2007.
Select group exhibitions include:
Nunnery Gallery Art Projects, The London Art Fair, 2017 and 2018
The Cello Factory. London, 2018
Kristian Day Fine Art Projects, TRIPP Gallery, London, 2017
Lubomirov-Angus Hughes Gallery. London, 2016
Barbican Arts Centre. London, 2015
Roundabout LX. Lisbon, 2015
Hundred Years Gallery, 2015
Espacio Islandia. Madrid, 2014
