Paraíso, 2026: Francisco Valdés
For the inaugural edition of Paraíso, a new London art fair dedicated to Latin American art, Cecilia Brunson Projects is pleased to present two solo presentations by Francisco Valdés and Monica Perez. The fair is open to the public 16-18 October, with a VIP preview on Thursday 15 October.
View further details on Monica Perez at Paraíso here.
Francisco Valdés presents a new body of paintings which looks at ping pong as a playful metaphor for power and control. Born in Santiago in 1968, Valdés came of age in the aftermath of Chile’s dictatorship. His paintings frequently disrupt and reconstruct photographic imagery, making the act of looking itself unstable. Images appear to shift with the viewer’s position, vibrating and abstract up close before resolving into recognisable forms from a distance. His technique is quietly political, questioning how images are produced, circulated and understood.
Francisco Valdésreceived his artistic training in Santiago, Chile and at Goldsmiths in London, before completing the Post-Academic Program at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, Netherlands. He has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions internationally including Are We Really Here? at HBH Gallery (London, 2026); Sun Tracks at The Florence Trust (London, 2026); Artificial at Cecilia Brunson Projects (London, 2026); Manual at Cecilia Brunson Projects (London, 2023); PAGES at Venue MOT (London, 2023); Cuaderno de Matemáticas at Molino (Santiago, 2019); and Fantasma Escandinavo e Outras Pinturas at Adelina Galeria (São Paulo, 2018). He was also recently awarded as a finalist in the 2023 John Moores Painting Prize. His work is held in the collections of Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO), Miami; the Misol Foundation, Colombia; and Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR), Rio de Janeiro, among others. He lives and works in London.
