Lives and works in San Diego, CA.
Teaches at the University of San Diego www.sandiego.edu
EDUCATION
New York Academy of Art, M.F.A., Painting Concentration, September 2011 – May 2013, Cum Laude
University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA, January 2005 – May 2009, Summa Cum Laude
B.A. in Art History
B.A. in Visual Arts (emphasis in painting)
La Porta Blu Accademia di Arte in Roma, Rome, Italy. September 2004 – December 2005
American University of Rome, Rome, Italy. September 2004 – December 2005
EXHIBITIONS
UPCOMING - ARTISTIN RESIDENCY, TimkenMuseum of Art, San Diego, June-August 2024In Search of Time, UCSD Park and Market, A concert in collaboration with composer Stephan Cwik, performed by Camarada Music Ensemble, January 2024
The Last Group Show, Bread&Salt Gallery, November- December 2023
GOOD NATURED, San Diego Public Library, May-July 2023, San Diego, 2023
Light Cones, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, November 2022-January 2023 solo show
Alumni Works 2022, University of San Diego Copley Library, San Diego, CA, November-December 2022
Re-covery II, Invitational Exhibition, 43 Artists Re-imagine 43 Books, Art Around Books and Brighton Press, Bellows Falls, VT, October 2022-January 2023
Yo, la peor de todas. Video installation. Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana, Mexico City, Mexico, October-November 2022 solo show
Selected Drawings, San Diego City Gallery, San Diego City College, San Diego, February-March 2022
SD PRACTICE, City of San Diego Commission of Arts and Culture, San Diego Art Institute and Bread&Salt Gallery, July 2021
Stop the spread mural, California Department of Health commission, Bread&Salt Gallery, 2021-permanent mural
Untitled Mural, Orchid Building, 3586 Adams Ave, San Diego, 2021 - permanent mural
Respiro luego existo, online international exhibition @respiro_luego_existo_ , Galería Claustro de Sor Juana, México, September 2020
Mother and Child II, 198 Allen Street (pop up exhibition space), New York City, NY, July 15, 2019
Subterranean, San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, April 2019
Xquisite Corpse, Bread & Salt Gallery, San Diego, CA, January-March 2019
Fracturas, CECUT (Centro Cultural Tijuana),Tijuana, Mexico, August - October 2018 Solo show
Distant Light, Quint Gallery, San Diego, April-May 2018
Campus Creatives: From the Classroom to the Museum at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum, April 7 – May 13, 2018.
"y llega siempre:", Artist Residency and solo exhibition at Bread&Salt Gallery, San Diego, January-April 2018 Solo Show
Opposites Attract: Alumni Exhibition, USD Visual Arts Gallery, University of San Diego, October 2017
Single Fare 4, Highline Stages, New York, September 2017
Open Studios USD Faculty, USD Art Department Gallery, University of San Diego, August 2017
The 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, San Diego, August-September 2017
Unauthorized SFMOMA Show #572, SFMOMA, June 21, 2017
Wild and Balanced, Gallery 222, Catskills, NY, April 2017
Nasty Women Exhibition, Helmuth Projects, San Diego, January 2017
Westminster Kennel Club Artwork Competition Finalist, New York, NY, 2017
Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, December 2016
“Picturing the Unprintable”, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY October 2016
All-Alumni AANYAA Exhibition, Studio 7, Bernardsville Library, New Jersey, May 2015.
“Exposición de Apertura”, Casa Quien, Santo Domingo, DominicanRepublic, December 2014.
“Back to the Basement: Visual Arts Alumni Exhibition”, Galería Visual Arts Center, Universidad de San Diego, CA, October 2014.
“23rd Anual Juried Exhibition” Juried Exhibition, Atheneum Gallery, La Jolla, CA, USA, August 2014.
“Under Construction” Juried Exhibition, Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY, July 2014.
Tribeca Ball 2014, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, April 2014.
Paralelas Contemporáneas VII, Oscar Roman Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico, February - March 2014.
Artists in Residence Fall 2013: Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio and Frank Lara, Altos de Chavón, Gallery, Altos de Chavón, La Romana, Dominican Republic, November - December 2013.
MFA Thesis Exhibition 2013, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, May 2013.
Tribeca Ball 2013, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, April 2013.
Single Fare 3, RH Gallery, 137 Duane Street, New York, NY, February 2013.
Mountain of Minis. New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, January 2013.
Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, December 2012.
Heads., New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, November 2012.
Things That Go Bump In The Night, Kraine Gallery, 85th E 4th Street, New York, NY, October 2012.
Tribeca Ball 2012, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, April 2012.
Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, December 2011.
Individuation: Reflections, (solo show), University of Claustro de Sor Juana, Mexico City, Mexico, August 2009 – September 2009.
Individuation: Reflections, ( solo show), Visual Arts Gallery in the University of San Diego, May 2009.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Selected work in the permanent collection of the City of San Diego Commission of Arts and Culture, 2021
Guest Juror for the Orchids and Onions Awards, San Diego Architectural Foundation, San Diego, 2019
CECUT Artist Grant, Centro Cultural Tijuana, 2018
Artist Residency at Bread&Salt Gallery, San Diego, January-April 2018
Honorable Mention, Juried Exhibition “26th Anual Juried Exhibition”, Atheneum Gallery, La Jolla, CA, 2017
Finalist, 2017 Westminster Kennel Club Artwork Competition, The Westminster Kennel Club, New York, NY, 2016
Honorable Mention, Juried Exhibition “23rd Anual Juried Exhibition”, Atheneum Gallery, La Jolla, CA, 2014
Altos de Chavon Artist in Residency Program, Altos de Chavon School of Design, Parsons affiliated, La Romana, Dominican Republic, September - December 2013.
Academy Scholars Scholarship, New York Academy, of Art, 2012-2013.
Finalist for the Artist in Residency Program in China, New York Academy of Art, 2012.
PHI BETA KAPPA, National Academic Honor Society, Member since May, 2009.
Exceptional Performance Academic Honors Award in Art History, University of San Diego, 2009.
Exceptional Performance Academic Honors Award in Visual Arts, University of San Diego, 2009.
Student Artist Grant, University of San Diego, 2009.
Mortar Board Honor Society, National Academic Honor Society, member since 2008.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Entrevista con la Mtra. Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio, Radio UNAM: Primer Movimiento, 01:36:20, Radio UNAM, https://www.radiopodcast.unam.mx/podcast/audio/30473
Dedican altar de muertos a víctimas de feminicidio y violencia en México, Redacción, MILENIO, Cultura, Ciudad de México, October 27, 2022, https://www.milenio.com/cultura/dedican-altar-muertos-victimas-feminicidio-mexico
Mujeres Exitosas - Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio, Retos Femeninos TV, Sylvia Sánchez Alcántara y Ale Marroquín, November 24, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_A7UPvk0Wk
San Diego's Top Art Exhibits to Visit This Winter, by Maren Miller And Camryn Wilneff, December 6, 2022, Modern Luxury Magazine, https://mlsandiegomag.com/san-diego-art-exhibits-december-2022
Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio, la artista mexicana que habla sobre la relatividad y los conos de luz, by Gabriela Ortiz, November 6, 2022, https://conexionmigrante.com/2022-/11-/06/tatiana-ortiz-rubio-la-artista-mexicana-que-habla-sobre-la-relatividad-y-los-conos-de-luz/
Justin Duyao on Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio, by Justin Duyao, November 20, 2022, https://www.hereinjournal.org/essays/justin-duyao-on-tatiana-ortiz-rubio
Un altar en huelga por los feminicidios, by Karina Corona, Reporte Indigo, November 10, 2022, https://www.reporteindigo.com/piensa/un-altar-en-huelga-por-los-feminicidios-tatiana-ortiz-rubio/
Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio channels existential questions into large charcoal murals, by Seth Combs, San Diego Union Tribune, November 6, 2022, https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/visual-arts/story/2022-11-06/tatiana-ortiz-rubio-channels-existential-questions-into-large-charcoal-murals-at-the-athenaeum-music-arts-library
As a form of protest a altar is installed at the University of Claustro de Sor Juana dedicated to the victims of feticide; Como forma de protesta instalan altar dedicado a víctimas de feminicidio en el Claustro de Sor Juana, by Alelhí Salgado, EL Universal, October 10, 2022, https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/como-forma-de-protesta-instalan-altar-dedicado-victimas-de-feminicidio-en-el-claustro-de-sor-juana
RE-covery II: 43 Artists Re-imagine 43 Books: Review, by Marcia Reed, Fine Books Magazine, January 2023, https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-news/re-covery-ii-43-artists-re-imagine-43-books-review
5 works of art to see in San Diego in February, By Julia Dixon Evans, https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/01/27/5-works-art-see-san-diego-february , January 27, 2022
https://www.kpbs.org/events/ongoing/city-gallery-selected-drawings, 2022
Logan Heights art gallery remembering lives lost to COVID-19 during Dia de los Muertos, https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/logan-heights-art-gallery-remembering-lives-lost-to-covid-19-during-dia-de-los-muertos, October 2021
Artists Partner with State for “Your Actions Save Lives” Campaign, by Christie Price, June 9, 2021, https://www.postnewsgroup.com/artists-partner-with-state-for-your-actions-save-lives-campaign/amp/
Tatiana Ortiz Rubio creates a mural installation at Bread & Salt, San Diego Union Tribune, https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/vmswvcvmjpe-123, Alejandro Tamayo, APRIL 9, 2021
New mural at Bread & Salt brings public awareness about coronavirus, BY JENNIFER IANNI, MANAGING EDITOR, PACIFIC SAN DIEGO , https://www.pacificsandiego.com/local-entertainment/arts-culture/story/2021-04-19/bread-salt-mural-tatiana-ortiz-rubio , APRIL 19, 2021
https://www.allcitycanvas.com/street-art-mural-tatiana-ortiz-rubio-california-covid/, All City Canvas, 2021
“Un nuevo mural en Bread & Salt sensibiliza al público sobre el coronavirus”, By JENNIFER IANNI, PACIFIC SAN DIEGO, San Diego Union Tribune, https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/en-espanol/cultura/articulo/2021-04-20/mural-bread-salt-tatiana-ortiz , ABR. 20, 2021
San Diego Weekend Art Events: Holly Hofmann, Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio, Adrien Couvrat, Julia Alvarez And T.Jay Santa Ana, By Julia Dixon Evans, https://www.kpbs.org/news/midday-edition/2021/04/15/san-diego-weekend-art-events-holly-hofmann-tatiana , April 15, 2021
Cultural artists urge communities to prevent COVID-19 spread in Your Actions Save Lives campaign, https://abc30.com/your-actions-save-lives-cultural-artists-california-folk-music-covid-campaign-coronavirus/10595475/ , 2021
Mother & Child Vol. II Raises over $15,000 to Support Separated Immigrant Families, https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/07/mother-child-recap/, LAURA STAUGAITIS, July 19, 2019
Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio expondrá en el CECUT, http://cecutmx.blogspot.com/2018/07/tatiana-ortiz-rubio-expondra-en-el-cecut.html, 2019
Stop The Spread Campaign video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1SMMnL3L_c , 2021
“Altar, Vacunas yt Arte”, by Por la Redacción November 2, 2021, https://ellatinoonline.com/2021/11/02/altar-vacunas-y-arte/
“An interview with Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio: Current Artist in Resident at Altos de Chavón” by Rebecca Hughes. November 4, 2013. Casa de Campo Living, Dominican Republic. http://casadecampoliving.com/interview-tatiana-ortiz-rubio-artist-residence/
“Ortiz-Rubio paints the human identity in her Mexico premiere” by Maria Gallucci, p.18, The News , Mexico. Wednesday, August 26, 2009. Year 60. No. 38., Mexico DF, Mexico., www.TheNews.com.mx
“Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio” ArquiTK, Year 9, No. 50, 15 of October, 2009. Casa Habitación., ArquiEditorial, S.A. México. http://www.arquieditorial.com.mx/
“Pasión en el Oleo” p. 27, by Eythel Aracil, RSVP Excelcior., Friday 28 of August, 2009. http://www.excelsior.com.mx/
“Exploraciones Visuales de Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio”, Canal 22 Noticias , August 18, 2009., http://noticias.canal22.com.mx/
Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio presenta su exposición, Quién , August 20, 2009., http://www.quien.com/circulos/2009/08/20/exposicion-reflexiones.
“El arte debe propiciar análisis sobre la complejidad del hombre: Tatiana Ortiz Rubio”, La Crónica de Hoy , Friday 21 of August, 2009 http://www.cronica.com.mx/notaImprimir.php?id_nota=452939 Friday 21 of August, 2009, Mexico.
“La obra de Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio llena de símbolos e interrogantes”, El Universal, Domingo 6 de Septiembre 2009, Mexico.
WORKING
Adjunct Faculty and Lecturer, Visual Arts Department, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, January 2014 - ongoing.
Visiting Faculty, Introduction to Painting Techniques, Altos de Chavon School of Design, affiliated to Parsons New School for Design, La Romana, Dominican Republic, September - December 2013.
Artistic Director, Black Moon , short film, Los Angeles, CA, 2012.
Private Painting Teacher, Mexico City, Mexico, 2011-2012.
Head Editor of Revista Kaleidoscopio(online art magazine), www.revistakaleidoscopio.com, Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana, Mexico DF, Mexico. 2010 - 2012.
Podcast Director, Art and Culture Department, Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana, Mexico DF, Mexico. 2010 - 2011.
Art teacher (volunteer), international volunteer program through Máximo Nivel, Cusco, Peru, November 2009.