ILIANA ORTEGA
| Sagaponack, NY, 11962 | 917-239-5144 | ilianaortstudio@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2011 M.F.A., Yale University School of Art, NH, CT
2008 B.F.A., School of Art, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
2007 Contemporary Texts in Art Criticism, Humberto Chávez Mayol, Mexico
2005–2006 Cinematography Workshop, Film Production, National Center of Cinematography, Mexico
AWARDS, HONORS & RESIDENCIES
2025 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Artist Grant, New York, NY
2023 Orient Point Lighthouse Residency, Suffolk County, NY
2021 New York City Artist Corps Grant, New York, NY
2020 Oscar Williams and Gene Derwood Award
2014 Edward F. Albee Foundation Artist Residency Fellowship, Montauk, NY
2010 Finalist, National Competition, 2nd Edition “Art 40,” Centro Nacional de las
Artes, Mexico City, Mexico
2008 First Place, Purchase Award, Diego Rivera XIII National Biennial, Mexico
2006–2007 National System of Artistic Creators (FONCA), Mexico
2006 Foto Guanajuato Residency, Digital Photography and Critical Analysis, Mexico
2005 Award for Creation and Artistic Development, State Institute of Culture (FECA),
Guanajuato, Mexico
2004 Honorable Mention, Diego Rivera IX National Biennial, Mexico
2004 Finalist, First National Competition of Art and Glass, Museo del Vidrio,
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
JURY & PANEL PARTICIPATION
2025 Juror, Randy Walz Scholarship, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
2022–Present Mentor, Yale Cross Campus Mentorship Program, Yale Alumni
Association.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Photographs, Ottendorfer Library, New York Public Library, New York, NY
2016 Summer Light, Polivalente Gallery, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
2014 Drawings Exhibition, Sensei Gallery, New York, NY
2012 Depths of Black, ART SITES Gallery, Riverhead, NY
2011 Las Imágenes Negras, Aisling Gallery, The Study at Yale, New Haven, CT
2009 Open House, Guanajuato, Mexico
2008 Intervention, Jesús Gallardo Gallery, University of Guanajuato, México
2008 Lo Posible de No Habitar, Gene Byron Museum, Guanajuato, México
2007 Memento Mori, Casa de las Monas Gallery, Guanajuato, México
2004 Grita, Habla, Calla, Lola’s Café Book & Art, Guanajuato, México
2003 Diálogo Interno, Gandhi Gallery, Mexico City, México
SCREENINGS
2018–2019 Intramolecular, curated by Leonardo Ramírez Cartier, Galería Eloíza
Giménez, FIAC Festival, León, Mexico
2016 Essays on Light, San José Museum of Art, San José, CA
2015 Essays on Light, 67 Gallery, New York, NY
POP-UP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Clothesline Art Sale, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
2024 A Summer Pop Up in Miami, Catalyst, Miami, FL
2024 Clothesline Art Sale, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
2024 Flea Market Gong Show, Bridgehampton Museum, Bridgehampton, NY
2021 OP21, The Clemente Soto Vélez Virtual Open Studios
2017 Open File, The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, New York,
NY
2017 Flat File (Open Studio), The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center,
New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Climate, Springs Historical Society & Community Library, co-curated by Beth
Barry and Laurie Hall, Springs, NY
2026 March Madness, Springs Historical Society & Community Library, Springs, NY
2025 ART IN THE TIME OF…, presented by IAA-USA in conjunction with Awita New
York Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2025 50 Years of Springs Historical Society and Library: 5th Annual Arts & Archives!,
curated by Teri Kennedy, Ashawagh Hall, Springs, NY
2025 ABSTRACT NOW!, curated by Noa Wynn, Ezra Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
2025 41st Annual Members Art Show, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY
2025 We Will Not Be Silent: Speak Up for Democracy, curated by Carolyn Ratcliffe,
TNC Gallery, Theater for the New City, New York, NY
2025 On View at Ludivine, curated by Noa Wynn, New York, NY
2025 March Madness: Small Works at the Library Returns!, Springs Historical Society,
East Hampton, NY
2022 On Waves, Kleindienst Gallery (online exhibition), curated by Bowery Shed,
Leipzig, Germany
2019–2020 Unseen Work, Art Loisaida Foundation, curated by Carolyn Ratcliffe,
Theater for the New City, New York, NY
2018–2019 New Works, Art Loisaida Foundation, curated by Carolyn Ratcliffe, Theater
for the New City, New York, NY
2018 Geography of the Edge, curated by María Elvira Dieppa, Manuela González, and
Miguel Trelles, The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, Borimex Fest,
New York, NY
2018 Another Green World, curated by Gilles Heno-Coe, Visual Arts Center, University
of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
2018 Luces desde la Isla, curated by María Elvira Dieppa and Alex Pacheco, Consulate
of Colombia, New York, NY
2017 Arráncame la Vida, curated by Jean Carla Rodea, Valente Arana, and Miguel
Trelles, The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, New York, NY
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2026 Goodman, Jonathan, “Abstracción Mágica,” Revista La Tempestad, May 29, 2026
2025 Goodman, Jonathan, “Magical Abstraction – An Approach to Drawing,” Whitehot
Magazine, May 2025
2025 Goodman, Jonathan, “Magical Abstraction – An Approach to Drawing,” XIBT
Contemporary Art Magazine, April 2025
2025 Sperling, Joshua, “Flow of Radiance,” Tussle Magazine, May 10, 2025
2022 Ehrsam, Anna, “On Waves,” Battery Journal, February 7, 2022
2017 Trojanska, Weronika, “Conversation Piece for Richard Bellamy,” Cuchifritos
Gallery + Project Space
2014 Sperling, Joshua, Paper No. 1, SML Editions
2010 McComic, Katherine, “The Study of Art,” Yale Daily News, October 12, 2010
2009 Creación en Movimiento: 20 Años FONCA 1989–2009
TEACHING
2017–2019 Visiting Artist, Pratt Institute, New York, NY
2017–2019 Teaching Artist, Teatro SEA, New York, NY
2014–2018 Art Faculty, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
2011 Teaching Assistant to William Villalongo,
Basic Drawing, Yale University School of
Art, New Haven, CT
2010 Teaching Assistant to Robert Storr,
Basic Drawing, Yale University School of Art,
New Haven, CT
2004–2005 Teaching Assistant to Juan Meliá,
Art Theory, University of Guanajuato,
Guanajuato, Mexico
2003–2006 Teaching Assistant to Randy Walz,
Art History, University of Guanajuato,
Guanajuato, Mexico
INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS
Instituto Cultural de Guanajuato
University of Guanajuato
Museo Diego Rivera
Hank Rhon Foundation
Montessori Foundation
Poletti Fine Art
FONCA