Curator Margaret Winslow (Delaware Art Museum, Chief Curator & Curator of Contemporary Art) and Create!Magazine have included paintings Flour and Makibishi in the recent virtual exhibition Fresh Paint, with this to say, "Valentine Aprile...known for her captivating oil paintings that blend abstraction with life study. Her work is a journey through storytelling, movement, and the expressive capabilities of the body and portrait...powerful artistry..themes of hope, identity, and equity.." I'm honored to be in this show with so many other talented creatives who "delve into the medium of painting in its broadest sense..who reveal to us the nuanced and complex ways painting can change based on who's holding the brush", chosen by Margaret. See it here and read their blog post about my most recent works here