{"id":61235,"date":"2024-09-30T14:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T18:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/?p=61235"},"modified":"2024-09-30T17:02:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T21:02:54","slug":"raina-marie-valentine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2024\/09\/30\/raina-marie-valentine\/","title":{"rendered":"Raina Marie Valentine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Art advisor\/consultant, curator, and writer, specializing in Media Arts<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"559\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/09\/headshot-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Valentine\" class=\"wp-image-61237 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/09\/headshot-1.jpeg 537w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/09\/headshot-1-300x312.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 537px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 537\/559;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Education<\/strong>: Bachelor of Arts in Art History, UNC Charlotte<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raina\u00a0Marie\u00a0Valentine\u00a0is an art advisor, curator, and writer, specializing in Media Arts. With over a decade of experience at Pace Gallery in Manhattan, including roles as director and founder of the Media Arts Department, she has been instrumental in advancing digital art sales and artist representation of interdisciplinary artists and collectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was a key founding member of Superblue Miami, a venue dedicated to producing and exhibiting experiential and immersive art.&nbsp;Raina&nbsp;now focuses on guiding collectors in building diverse art portfolios, working with living artists, and consulting on Web3 and GTM strategies. She is co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pww3.xyz\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pww3.xyz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portraits of Women in Web3<\/a> (PWW3), which hosts networking events and speaking series. Her expertise spans producing large-scale exhibitions, curating international shows, and speaking globally on art market trends and emerging technologies. As a published writer and respected voice in the industry,&nbsp;Raina&nbsp;continues to bridge traditional and digital art worlds, championing innovation and diversity in the evolving contemporary art landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a student at UNC Charlotte Raina was an honors student, defending a thesis directed by Jae Emerling titled <em>The Americans: A Construction of 1950s America by Robert Frank. <\/em>She also participated in a study abroad trip to Italy, Greece, and Turkey, led by Associate Professor of Art History Jim Frakes. 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