BEA ORTIZ
ABOUT:
Bea Ortiz is a Spanish American visual artist painting and drawing in the Catskills of New York. After studying fine art at the University of Salamanca and completing post-graduate studies in education at the University of Valladolid in her home country of Spain, Bea Ortiz permanently relocated to New York City in 1998 where she maintained an international career as a decorative painter and muralist and also taught art for non-profit organizations in Public Schools and nursing home facilities. During this time, she produced multi-disciplinary performances involving live painting, dance, video and music in New York, Valladolid, and Madrid (Spain). In 2018, she relocated to the Catskills and returned to a full-time art making practice.
Exhibitions:
DEPARTURES January 23 - March 12, 2023
SCOPE MIAMI BEACH- November 29-December 4, 2022
COUNTERPART September 24 - October 31, 2021
SELECTED WORKS
Confusion | Acrylic on paper | 47 by 77 inches | 2020
Despertar | Ink on paper | 9 by 12 inches | 2021
Wings of a Dragonfly | Ink on pape | 47-7/8 by 47-7/8 inches | 2010
First Breath | Ink on paper | 40 in by 40 inches | 2021
Blackhole I | Acrylic on paper, | 49-1/2 by 49-1/2 inches | 2012
Blackhole II | Acrylic on paper | 43 by 43 inches | 2012
Patterns of Change | Composed of 128 ink/acrylic drawings on paper | 9 by 12 inches each | 2010-2021