Vanessa R. Centeno is a conceptual artist living and working in New Orleans. She obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Orleans in 2014 and her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2005.  Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas her cultural beliefs gave a colorful perspective towards iconographic objects and perceptions of religious mysteries. These perceptions moved toward society’s obsession with the slick digital conveniences and lure of the American dream. Her concepts delve into the modern dilemmas of consumerism and the compulsions of material trappings. She has a fascination with the superficiality of glittery and synthetic forms that result in alluring vibrant compositions. Using painting, sculpture and video as her mediums she communicates her version of contorted perceptions and irrelevance of our material world. Her work is part of the permanent art collection of the University of Texas, San Antonio. She has been a featured artist at Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Contemporary Art Center, NOLA and was awarded the Joan Mitchell Foundation Artist-in-Residence, summer 2017.