Sarita Valdes

Visual Art – Seattle

I have been a professional dancer for over 11 years, instructing, competing and performing ballroom and latin dance, as well as hip hop and a few club styles. I am also a visual artist with a penchant for all things fluorescent, pop and abstract. I love to create art that plays with light and reveals itself in new and different ways when viewed under different types of lighting. Geometry, especially sacred geometry, plays a large role in my work. I like to add my own playfulness to these ancient forms, zoom in, zoom out and add texture, shape, and bold colors. I am also an actor and recently starred in Macklemore and Ryan Lewis\' VMA-winning video Same Love, in which I played the mother. I\'ve also starred in a couple recent commercials and another music video for the film project Least Among Saints.