Name Iliana Ortega | ||
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Iliana Ortega Born May 12 is an international visual artist based in New York City. She holds BFA from Guanajuato University and MFA in Painting from Yale University School of Art. Uncanny and mysterious beauty are the signature of visual artist Iliana Ortega. A graduate of Yale University School of Art, Iliana spent 10 years using the language of site specific installation combining elements from painting and abstract drawing. Since 2010 Iliana has been specializing in photography, Using conceptual elements from photography procedures and integrating philosophical concepts about light behave, her work continues exploring new frontiers where different mediums work together. Ortega’s work has been exhibited internationally, incluiding Gene Byron Museum, Guanajuato Mexico; Higher Pictures Gallery, New York, NY; Interstate projects, Brooklyn NY; Vasconcelos Library, Mexico City; Diego Rivera Museum, Mexico City; Kunsthaus Santa Fé, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato Mexico; Glass Museum, Monterrey, N.L., among others. Ortega’s has been awared for the National System of Artistic Creators FONCA, First place purchase Diego Rivera XIII National Biennial and the Edward F. Albee Foundation Fellowship, Montauk, NY.