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Valerie Piraino is a Rwandan-born entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is the founder and CEO of the Rwandan-based company, Piraino Enterprises, which focuses on providing innovative solutions to the challenges faced by the African continent. Valerie was born in 1981 in Kigali, Rwanda. She attended the University of Rwanda, where she earned a degree in Business Administration. After graduating, she worked in the banking sector in Rwanda before founding Piraino Enterprises in 2011. Valerie is passionate about empowering African women and youth, and her company focuses on providing innovative solutions to the challenges faced by the African continent. She has been involved in numerous projects, including the development of a mobile app to help women in rural areas access financial services, and the launch of a digital platform to help African entrepreneurs access capital. Valerie is also a philanthropist and has been involved in numerous charitable initiatives, including the establishment of a scholarship fund for Rwandan students and the launch of a mentorship program for African women entrepreneurs. Valerie has been recognized for her work and has been featured in numerous publications, including Forbes Africa, The Guardian, and The New York Times. She has also been honored with numerous awards, including the African Women Entrepreneurship Program Award and the African Women in Leadership Award. As of 2021, Valerie Piraino's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.

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2017

Arguably, her most notorious work is a series of sculptures consisting of papayas created by carving layers of polystyrene, and then covering the shapes in black epoxy clay, paint, resin, sawdust, and occasionally using gold paint to accent the work. The papayas are either displayed on flat surfaces or, as a later development, hung using nets created with twine. When discussing the significance behind the colors, black and gold, Valerie states that the black and gold are reminiscent of the mining and environmental damage that has taken place in Africa due to colonialism. The colors and textures are also said to represent the skin of the people from the region who were exploited for the natural resources of the country. Papayas were the fruit chosen to represent the artists transnational identity and anti-colonial attitude for two main reasons. First, papayas were a common breakfast for the artist when she was a young girl growing up in Africa. Secondly, papayas, native to the Caribbean, represent colonialism because they "follow the trajectory of imperialism and colonialism". Throughout the years and across multiple exhibitions, the meaning behind the work has shifted slightly. In an exhibit that ended in January, 2017 called Dis Place in the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, the papayas appeared to be broken and bruised, representing violence against African women.

2005

In 2005, Valerie moved to New York City, where she began her M.F.A. at Columbia University School of the Arts. She graduated with Her M.F.A in 2009 and along with creating her work, she currently works as a part-time faculty member at Parsons School of Design at the New School.

1981

She was born in 1981 in Kigali, Rwanda and raised both in her home country as well as in the United States. Her art reflects her transnational identity and includes themes like defining the many aspects of identity as a whole, anti-colonialism (or anti-imperialism), African diaspora, and ancestral identity and memory. She has been the recipient of over a dozen awards and residencies, and has been featured in over thirty exhibitions in eight states and at least three countries.

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