ILIANA ORTEGA
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 Seminar, Humberto Chávez Mayol, Mexico
2005-2006 Cinematography Workshop, films production, National Center of Cinematography, Mexico
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 OP21, The Clemente Soto Virtual Open Studios.
2019 Photographs, Ottendorfer Library, New York Public Library, New York, NY
2017 Open File, The Clemente Soto Cultural, and Educational Center, New York, NY
2017 Flat File a.k.a Open Studio, The Clemente Soto Cultural and Educational Center, New York, NY
2016 Summer Light, Polivalente Gallery, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
2016 Essays on Light, San Jose Museum of Art, CA
2015 Essays on Light, 67 Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Drawings Exhibition, Sensei Gallery, New York, NY
2012 Depths of Black, ART SITES Gallery, Riverhead, NY
2011 Las Imagenes Negras, Aisling Gallery, THE STUDY at Yale, NH. CT
2009 Open House, Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico
2008 (…………), Intervention, Jesús Gallardo Gallery, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
2008 Lo posible de no habitar, Gene Byron Museum, Gto. Mexico
2007 Memento Mori, Casa de las Monas Gallery, Gto. Mexico
2004 Grita, Habla, Calla, Lola’S cafe, Book & Art, Gto. Mexico
2003 Dialogo Interno, Gandhi Gallery, Mexico City
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 On Waves, KLEINDIENST GALLERY, Online exhibition Curated by BOWERYSHED. Leipzig, Germany.
2021 Uncanny Beauty, The Clemente Soto Cultural Center, Sponsored by City Artist Corps, New York, NY
2019-2020 UNSEEN WORK, an exhibit by Art Loisaida Foundation, Curated by Carolyn Ratcliffe at Theater For The New City. NY, NY
2019-2018 New Works, an exhibit by Art Loisaida Foundation, Curated by Carolyn Ratcliffe at Theater For The New City. NY, NY
2019-2018 Intramolecular, Curated by Leonardo Ramirez Cartier at Galería Eloíza Gimenez, FIAC FESTIVAL, León, Mexico
2018 Geography Of the Edge, Curated by María Elvira Dieppa, Manuela Gonzalez and Miguel Trelles at The Clemente Soto Vélez
part of Borimex Fest, NY, NY
2018 Another Green World, Curated by Gilles Heno-Coe at the Visual Art Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
2018 Luces desde la Isla, Curated by Maria Elvira Dieppa and Alex Pacheco, Consulado de Colombia en Nueva York.
2017 Arráncame la vida, Curated by Jean Carla Rodea Valente Arana and Miguel Trelles at The Clemente Soto Velez, Ny, NY
2017 Faculty Exhibition, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
2016 The Sound Behind You II, The Frank Institute @ CR10, Linlithgo/Hudson, New York, co-curated with Vanessa Albury and Karsten Krejcarek
2014 CITYarts Lazzoni Exhibition, Lazzoni Soho, NY, NY
2013 Intangible Horizons, ART SITES Gallery, Riverhead, NY
2013 100 NYC Artist, Curated by Maria Elvira Dieppa, Pop Up Art Shop Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia
2013 Ulterior Intersections, Curated by Yoab Vera, Vera & Melchor de Arcenegui, New York, NY
2012 Photography Is, Higher Pictures Gallery, New York, NY
2011 STATUS! STATUS! STATUS!, INTERSTATE projects, Brooklyn, NY
2011 CAA New York Area MFA Exhibition, curated by Cathleen Chaffee, Hunter College Time Square Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Group Exhibition, Yale University, Green Gallery, New Haven, CT
2010 Arte 40, National Center of Art, Mexico City
2010 Creación en movimiento, Vasconcelos Library, Mexican Artist, 2006-07 Generation, Mexico City
2009 Creación en Movimiento, (20 Años FONCA 1989-2009 Creación en movimiento. Biblioteca Vasconcelos) Vasconcelos
Library, Magno Show Celebrating FONCA 20 anniversary, Mexico City
2009 Group Exhibition, Yale University, Green Gallery, New Haven, CT
2009 A propósito: Pan Latino Dialogues, Ely House Gallery, New Haven, CT
2008 XIII Bienal Nacional Diego Rivera, Diego Rivera Museum, Guanajuato, Mexico
2008 Group Exhibition, Kunsthaus Santa Fé, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Mexico
2007 Colectiva Regional de Pintura, Traveling Exhibition, Foundation of Culture and Arts Central Mexico
2007 Creación en Movimiento, Francisco Cossio Museum, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
2007 La Casa Tomada, XXXV International Cervantino Festival, Guanajuato, Mexico
2006 WORKS ( ) PAPER, International Festival of Contemporary Art, Curators: Randy Walz and Juan Meliá, Casa
de las Monas Gallery, Mexico
2005 Young Visual Artists, Art Center, Salamanca Guanajuato, Mexico
2005 XIII International Festival of Contemporary Art, Mexico
2005 Hoy, today, aujourd’hui, Teatro Juárez Guanajuato, Mexico
2005 Trabajó en Huelga, Baratillo Market, León Guanajuato, Mexico
2004 First Biennale Glass Museum, Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey N.L. Mexico
2004 Traveling Group Exhibition, Diego Rivera Museum, Guanajuato, Gto. Mexico
AWARDS & HONORS
2021 New York City Artist Corps Grant
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
2008 First Place, Purchase Award, Diego Rivera XIII National Biennial, Mexico
2006-07 National System of Artistic Creators FONCA. (National Fund for Culture and Arts), Mexico
2006 Foto Guanajuato – Residency, Digital Photography, and Critical Analysis, Mexico
2005 Award for creation and artistic development, The State Institute of Culture, FECA, Gto. Mexico
2004 Honorable Mention, Diego Rivera IX National Biennial, Mexico
2004 Finalist in the first national competition of Art and Glass, “Museo del Vidrio”, Monterrey, N.L. Mexico
SELECTED PRESS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 Anna Ehrsam, “ON WAVES”, BATTERY JOURNAL, February 7th, 2022.
2021 Jonathan Goodman, “Iliana Ortega: The Call of the Sea”, Tussle Magazine, October 2021
2019 Margherita Mello, “L’arte non è solo bellezza”. Iliana Ortega, la fotografia e il potere dell’assenza, La Voce Di New York, August 2019
2019 Jonathan Goodman, “Iliana Ortega: la búsqueda de los sueños infinitos” FronteraD online magazine, October 3th, 2019
2017 Weronika Trojanska, “Conversation Piece for Richard Bellamy”, Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space.
2014 Sperling, Joshua. “Paper No.1”, SML Editions, concept & design by Larry Mayorga.
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 at Pratt Institute. NY, NY
2017-2019 Teatro SEA, Teaching Artist. NY, NY
2014-2108 Abrons Art Center, Art Faculty. NY, NY
2011 Teaching Assistant to William Villalongo, “Basic Drawing”, Yale University School of Art, NH. CT
2010 Teaching Assistant to Robert Storr, “Basic Drawing”, Yale University School of Art, NH. CT
2004-2005 Teaching Assistant to Juan Meliá, “Art Theory”, University of Guanajuato, Gto. Mexico
2003-2006 Teaching Assistant to Randy Walz, “Art History”, University of Guanajuato, Gto. Mexico
INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS
Instituto Cultural de Guanajuato
University of Guanajuato
Diego Rivera Museum
Hank Rhon Foundation
Montessori Foundation
Poletti Fine Art
FONCA