Contact Information
Phone: (215) 843-0733
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Paintings
Artist's Biography
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 Ligne Roset Gallery, New York. 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 canvases 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.
Artist's Statement
In the case of visual experience I feel fortunate to have found a distinction in what I see in our world and how I feel about the same. As I attempt the work I consider that I am reacting to what I see in the paint or the sculpture and how I feel will allow me to continue. In time there is both a visual resolution of the piece and a fulfillment of spirit that I can feel, the work is complete.I feel fortunate to have found a direction that allows for a mingling of intuition and physicality.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2016
Atlantic Gallery, Nantucket, MA
Ligne Roset Gallery, New York, NY
Millesime Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015-2013
Atlantic Gallery, Nantucket, MA
Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2012-2011
Atlantic Gallery, Nantucket, MA
Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Ligne Roset Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Knapp Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Galeria Paspartu, Barcelona, Spain
Ligne Roset Gallery, Miami, FL
2007-2008
Twenty-Two Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Group
2010
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2001
Millersville University, Millersville, PA
1998
Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg, PA
1997
Susquehanna Museum, Susquehanna, PA
1992
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
1984
Gallery D Este, New York, NY
1983-1984
Pennsylvania Academy Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Collections
Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Education
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Certificate
Awarded Franklin Watkins Grant
West Chester University, West Chester PA
Philosophy
Independent Museum Study
Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
Musee d Orsay, Paris, France
Musee Mailol, Paris, France
Rijks Museum, Amsterdam, Holland
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Holland
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
Tate Gallery, London, England