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Abel Ortiz

Uvalde, TX, United States

I currently practice art in Uvalde, Texas, about an hour west of San Antonio. I have a studio and ar...

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Abel Ortiz

Joined In 2013

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About the artist

Abel Ortiz

Joined In 2013

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(142 Followers)

ABOUT
EDUCATION
EXHIBITIONS
RECOGNITION

I currently practice art in Uvalde, Texas, about an hour west of San Antonio. I have a studio and art gallery in Uvalde and I having been teaching art at the college level for 14 years. I have exhibited in Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Rhode Island, Corpus Christi, Mexico and Venezuela.
Facebook: Abel Ortiz and Art Lab Contemporary Art Space.

In 2022, after the Robb Elementary tragedy in my home town, I spearheaded a memorial mural project to memorialize the victims. I painted one of the murals, too. Google The Healing Murals of Uvalde from the Smithsonian.

MFA-University of Iowa
MA-University of Iowa
BFA-University of Texas at San Antonio

EDUCATION:

2002 MFA degree with a concentration in Painting/Drawing and
a minor in Sculpture from The University of Iowa
2001 MA with a concentration in Painting/Drawing and a minor in
Sculpture from the University of Iowa
1999 BFA - (Cum Laude) in Studio Art-Painting from the
The University of Texas at San Antonio
1992-96 Foundation years at San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX.
1986 High school diploma from Del Rio High School, Del Rio, TX.

TEACHING:

2003 - Pres. Full Time Tenure-Track Associate Professor of Art,
Southwest Texas Junior College, Uvalde, Texas
2002 Basic Drawing- Spring Semester, 2002- University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
2001 Basic Drawing, Fall Semester- University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2001 Drawing teaching assistant, spring semester- University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

EXHIBITIONS:

2028- Revenant Gallery-San Antonio, Texas. "Between Here and There".
2012 "SOAR" Art Lab Contemporary Art Space, Uvalde, TX
2011 "Drawn Out Death", Talento Bilingue Center, Houston, TX
2011 "Third Coast National", curated by Tony Mayer, Corpus Chr...

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