- BIOGRAPHY -
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Born in Philadelphia, Alfred Ortega studied painting and sculpture at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Ortega’s work is currently represented
by the Atlantic Gallery, Nantucket and the Knapp Gallery, Philadelphia. Ortega
has exhibited at the Woodmere Museum and Twenty-two Gallery in Philadelphia.
The artist’s work is represented in the permanent collection of the Pennsylvania
State Museum and in private collections.
Noted for his bold use of color, Ortega’s paintings and oil prints emanate primal energy. His prominent, large canvasses reveal a dynamic world populated with vibrant forms and figures barely contained within their frames. A master monoprint maker, Ortega’s vivid oil prints of figures, landscapes, and portraits are animated by an unabashed freedom of form and color and a daring love of life. |
- RESUME -
EDUCATION
| 1979-83 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia PA Awarded Franklin Watkins Grant |
| 2001 | Independent Museum Study Musee du Louvre Musee d Orsay Musee Maillol Paris France |
| 1989 | The Vatican Rome Italy Acropolis Athens Greece |
| 1980 | Rijks Museum Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam Holland Prado Museum Madrid Spain Tate Gallery London England |
| 1976-78 | West Chester University West Chester PA, Philosophy |
SOLO EXHIBITIIONS
| 2011 | Knapp Gallery Philadelphia PA |
| 2011 | Chestnut Hill Gallery Philadelphia PA |
| 2010 | Galeria Paspartu Barcelona Spain |
| 2009-11 | Atlantic Gallery Nantucket MA |
| 2008-09 | Ligne Roset Gallery Miami Floida |
| 2007-08 | Twenty Two Gallery Philadelphia PA |
| 2006 | Marchesani Gallery Drexil Hill PA |
| 1997-98 | Raab Gallery Chestnut Hill PA |
| 1992 | Rosenfeld Gallery Philadelphia PA |
| 1986-88 | Giannetta Gallery Philadelphia PA |
| 1987 | Kerby Lane Gallery Austin TX |
| 1984-85 | Twentieth Century Gallery Philadelphia PA |
| 1982 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA Villanova University Philadelphia PA |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2001 | Millersville University Millersville PA |
| 1998 | Contemporary Latino Artists PA State Museum Harrisburg PA |
| 1997 | Susquehanna Museum Susquehanna PA |
| 1992 | Woodmere Museum Philadelphia PA |
| 1984 | Gallery d Este New York NY |
| 1984 | Pennsylvania Academy Museum Philadelphia PA |
| 1983 | Gross McCleaf Gallery Philadelphia PA |
TEACHING
| 2004 | The Main Line School of Art Haverford, PA |
COLLECTIONS
| Pennsylvania State Museum Harrisburg PA |