Artwork copyright V. Maldonado. Photo courtesy of Froelick Gallery, 2025.

Artwork copyright V. Maldonado. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Jenny Shadley, 2025.

Artwork copyright V. Maldonado. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Jenny Shadley, 2025.

Lalo's Dream, 2021

V. Maldonado
American (born 1976)

Location: Mountain View High School, Vancouver

About the Artwork

'Lalo’s Dream' by V. Maldonado is an abstracted picture of their brother’s dream. It is a way of seeing their sibling from a new perspective. Maldonado explains, "I wanted to capture his ability to connect things to each other. The color choices and line movements were inspired by mapping and running apps, because I wanted to translate the shifts in pace and tempo when he talks."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Evergreen School District.

About the Artist

V. Maldonado (they/them) is an artist, curator, educator, and writer who lives and works in Portland, Oregon. They use painting, printmaking, and drawing alongside performance, installation, and intervention. Their work expresses the power of identity.

Maldonado was born in Michoacan, Mexico, and grew up in the Central California in a family of migrant field workers. They earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the California College of Art (2000) and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Drawing from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (2005). Maldonado served as a professor at the Pacific Northwest College of Art from 2007 to 2021.