Iliana Ortega (born 1981, in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

, Mexico) is a contemporary visual artist who works with photography, painting, drawing, site-specific installation, and video.

Biography

Ortega spent the first ten years of her career using the language of site-specific installation by combining elements from painting and abstract drawing. Since 2010 Iliana has been specializing in photography, using conceptual elements to influence her photographic procedures, as well as to integrate philosophical concepts about the way light behaves. Ortega's paintings and drawings are influenced by modernist approaches. Currently, Ortega explores mixed media and compositional improvisation. Her latest body of work incorporates drones to capture photography and video footage that is then digitally and manually manipulated. Her work has been exhibited internationally at venues including the Anahuacalli Museum as part of the Diego Rivera XIII Biennial, Higher Pictures Generation Gallery, and Museo del Vidrio. Ortega received the Edward F. Albee Foundation Artist Residency Fellowship in Montauk, NY. Ortega received her BFA from

Guanajuato University The Universidad de Guanajuato (in English, the University of Guanajuato) is a university based in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, made up of about 33,828 students in programs ranging from high school level to the doctorate level. Over 17,046 ...

and received her MFA in Painting and Printmaking from

Yale University School of Art The Yale School of Art is the art school of Yale University. Founded in 1869 as the first professional fine arts school in the United States, it grants Master of Fine Arts, Masters of Fine Arts degrees to students completing a two-year course in g ...

. She splits her time between New York City and Honolulu, Hawaii.

List of awards

* 2014 Edward F. Albee Foundation, Artist Residency Fellowship, Montauk, NY * 2008 First Place, Purchase Award, Diego Rivera XIII National Biennial, Mexico * 2006-07 Award: National System of Artistic Creators

FONCA The National Endowment for Culture and Arts (''Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes,'' FONCA) is a public agency of the Mexican federal government, attached to the National Council for Culture and the Arts (Conaculta). Funding for FONCA comes ...

. (National Fund for Culture and Arts), Mexico * 2004 Honorable Mention, Diego Rivera IX National Biennial, Mexico

References

External links

Official Website

MUMA

On Waves

Higher Pictures Gallery
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