Born: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Attended The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts 1999-2001.
Studied abroad at the Royal Institute of Technology 2004, Melbourne, Australia. Received a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Parsons The New School for Design 2001- 2006, New York, NY. Currently living in New Orleans and working as a fine artist. Valorie was recently award The Jeunes Talents Award 2011 sponsored by the French Tourism Development Agency.