Valerie Rose is a muralist, painter, illustrator, and an environmentalist. She was raised in California by Deaf parents and is deaf in one ear. Sign language is her native language. She has always loved to draw, but it was her move to Nicaragua in 2016, where she found herself as an artist.
She loves drawing illustrations and comics with india ink, occasionally combining them with watercolors. She started painting murals in June, 2016 and has since painted 31 walls.

All of her work is done by hand.