2023 Exhibitions, Murals & Commissions

  1. “Nature Is The Norm” | "The Myth of Normal" a celebration of authentic expression. curated by Mari Spririto. on View October 29 to May 19 at MAAM 621 Huntington Ave Boston MA

  2. “The Bee” | “Mural artists inspire Lowell High and UML students, future of city’s creative economy.” The Lowell Sun. UMass Lowell Student Center, Lowell, MA, 2023.

  3. “Explosive Nature #4” | “Muralist aims to add some color to the community,” Charlton Villager. Southbridge, MA, 2023.

  4. “Generational Spirit” | “Here’s what’s behind the new public mural in East Boston” Boston.com

  5. “Dimensional Escape” | The Provincetown Independent “Murals That Expand Beyond the Walls”

  6. “Dimensional Escape”| Walls that Connect: The Cape Cod Mural Project” August 16th to November 12th, 2023. Group exhibit curated by Samuel Tager.

  7. “Splash Pollinator” | “From Murals to Movements: How Street Art Is Transforming East Boston and Beyond.” Boston Art Review.

  8. “We Share One Sky” | “Mural Project Brings Diverse Visions to the Walls of Newburyport.” Northshore Magazine.

  9. "Harvest" (participating muralist) International mural project in partnership with the Boston Public Schools, HarborArts and Eastie Farm. East Boston, MA.

  10. “Participating Artist in Residency” Screen printing residency at Ink project. Santiago de Chile, CL.

  11. "We share one sky" series of public art installations. in Collaboration with the Newburyport Art Association. Newburyport, MA.

  12. "Happy Place" Members juried exhibition at Cape Cod Museum of Art. Dennis, MA. Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope lane Dennis MA, 02638

2022

  1. "Plenty" Group exhibit at 13 Forest Art Gallery. Arlington, MA

  2. "Feather Cluster #1" Commissioned underpass mural by the city of Chelsea. Chelsea, MA

  3. "Explosive Nature" Duo exhibit with Markus Sebastiano at The Blochaus Gallery. Newburyport, MA

  4. "Marshfield Mural Project" Collaborative mural between Gris One, Hanimal, Felipe Ortiz. Marshfield, MA

  5. "Harvest" (curator and project lead) International mural project in partnership with the Boston Public Schools HarborArts and Eastie Farm. East Boston, MA

  6. "Underpass Landscape" Commissioned mural for the city of Johnson City, TN.

  7. "Explosive Nature" (Solo exhibit) at Rugosa Gallery, Eastham MA.

  8. “Transient” Mural for the Experience the Alchemist at Franklyn Park Zoo. Boston Ma.

  9. "Roadrunner" Indoor mural for the Roadrunner music venue. Presented by Bowery Boston. Brighton, MA

  10. Visiting artist for PAAM youth Art reach program

  11. 2021

  12. “Inferno” Commission for the Provincetown Independent’s Arts and minds section.

  13. “Aquatic Dimensions” Mural for Sea Walls Boston. Presented by Pangea Seed Foundation. East Boston, MA.

  14. “Blooming Dimensions” Mural for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Student center presented by Commonwealth Kitchens, Cambridge, MA.

  15. “Quetzal” Mural for Fresco Exchange, Mission Hill, Boston MA.

  16. "Scribes in the Sky" Duo exhibit with Andrew Jacob at Longstreet Gallery. Eastham MA

  17. “Dance of the Blue Heron” Mural for Beyond Walls in partnership with the city of Nashua. Nashua, NH.

  18. “Awesome Blossom” Mural for Level 99. Natick, MA

  19. “Oystercatcher Street Mural” for Turning Art, East Boston, MA.

  20. Participating artist at The Rugosa Art Residency. Eastham, MA

  21. “Plumage 2” Mural for Flint Public Art Project. Flint, MI.

  22. “Becoming” Mural for Fresco Exchange in San Juan, PR.

  23. “Loiza Resiste” Mural For Monument Art at stadium Miguel Fuentes Pinet. Loiza, PR.

2020

“32nd Annual MassArt benefit Auction” Bakalar Massachusetts School of Art & Design, Boston, MA.

“Explosive” Mural for Uzathama Mural Festival: Historia y Color Fusagasugá, Colombia.

“Plumage” Mural for Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

“Heart of the Ocean” Mural for Sea Walls Boston. Presented by Pangea Seed Foundation. East Boston, MA.

“The Offering” Mural for Lowell Cultural Council, and LCCS Lowell, MA.

“Labor Day” Group show at Longstreet Gallery, Eastham, MA.

“Plenty” Group show at 13 Forest Gallery, Arlington, MA.

2019

“Fresco Exchange” Kotis Street Art, Greensboro, NC.

“Fresco Exchange” Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, FL.

“ArtBeat Miami” group show at Little Haiti Cultural Center, Miami, FL.

“Easter blue Birds” Mural for Arsenal Yards, produced by Isenberg Projects, Watertown, MA.

“Respect” Duo exhibit with Adam O’Day. Curation 250 Gallery, Lowell, MA.

“Guacamayas” Mural for Beyond Walls Street Art Festival, Lynn, MA.

“Oystercatchers” Mural for 48 Blocks Mural Festival, Atlantic City, NJ.

“Past, present, future” Mural for Central Square Mural Project Cambridge, MA.

“Fresco Exchange 2019 Collection” Group show at LynnArts Gallery, Lynn, MA..

2018

“Migrar” Mural for Punto Urban Art Museum, Salem, MA.

“Tlaloc” Mural for Horizontes Project by the Knight Foundation, Wichita, KS.

“El Caminante” Mural for ABQ Mural Fest, Albuquerque, NM.

“Streets of Colombia” Group show at La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA.

"FORT-itude: The ART of Play.” Fuller Craft Museum. Brockton, MA.

"Paseo de las Américas" Installation at Nave Cultural. Mendoza, Argentina.

ART 4.0" by Scan & Make. Group show at Fort Mason Arts Center. San Francisco, CA.

"Beacon Hill Art Walk" Boston, MA.

“Art-cetera” Boston, MA,

“Bogota to Boston” Group show at South Shore Arts Center. Cohasset, MA.

"Park Fest" @ deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. Lincoln, MA.

"Secret Gardens"  Group show at Nave Gallery. Somerville, MA.

“CALICALOR” Solo Show at Gomas Cvli Galeria, Cali, Colombia.

2017

Site-specific project for the corporate loan program at the DeCordova sculpture park and museum. Cambridge, MA.

Muro al Barrio. Outdoor community murals, Cali, Colombia.

Cambridge Innovation Center. Indoor mural, 17th floor. Boston, MA.

“Global Arts, Eats and Beats.” Group show at CIC Boston, MA.

Future Arts Festival. The Armory, Somerville, MA

Habitation” Alumni group show at Bakalar Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA.

“Fresco Exchange.” Group show at Centro Cultural de Cali. Cali, Colombia.

“Recent and Previous Works by Felipe Ortiz.” Solo show at Cambridge Common, MA. 

2016

Render Coffee at 121. Indoor floor mural. Boston, MA.

“Boston Arts Festival.” Boston, MA.

“Eclectic art and design.” Boston Design Center. Boston MA.

“Locality.” Cambridge Innovation Center, Boston MA

“ArtWeek Boston” at Cambridge Innovation Center. Boston, MA.

224 Boston St. Restaurant presents “Works by Felipe Ortiz and Adam O’Day.” Boston, MA. 

 2015 

Private corporate display at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Boston, MA.

Private corporate display at Cambridge Innovation Center. Boston, MA.

"Wide Open 6." Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition. Brooklyn, NY.

“Architectura Articulation." Audio concepts. Boston, MA. 

2014 

"The Works of Felipe Ortiz." South End Realty Group (solo exhibit) Boston, MA.

"Recent Paintings" Works by Felipe Ortiz. Christopher's Bar and Restaurant (solo exhibit) Cambridge, MA. 

224 Boston St. Restaurant presents “Recent Paintings by Felipe Ortiz” (solo exhibit) Boston, MA.

Brooklyn Boulders Somerville. Indoor mural. Somerville, MA.

2013

Eastern Bank of Brookline presents "Paintings by Felipe Ortiz" (solo exhibit) Brookline, MA. 

"Around the World" Picture Place Gallery. Brookline, MA.

The Equal Exchange Cafe presents "Works by Felipe Ortiz.” (solo exhibit) Boston MA.

Za Restaurant presents "Works by Felipe Ortiz" (solo exhibit) Arlington MA.

"Ambassadors" Scollay Square Gallery. Boston City Hall. Boston MA. 

2012

"Wide Open 3" Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition (curated by Charlotta Kotik) Brooklyn, NY. 

“10th Annual Boston Arts Festival" Boston, MA. 

"Winter Display" 224 Boston St. Restaurant. (solo exhibit) Boston, MA. 

2011 

“Salad 3.0” Lot F Gallery, Boston, MA.

“18th Jamaica Plain Open Studios” Cheverus Building. Jamaica Plain, MA.

“Spring and Winter Sale” Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Boston, MA.

“Champagne, Cake and Art” Whitman Town Hall. Whitman, MA.

“Chain Letter” Samson Projects Gallery. Boston, MA.

“Espiritus Afines” Casa de la Cultura East Boston, MA.

“Eclectic” Casa de la Cultura. East Boston, MA.

“Fire Works” Lot F Gallery. Boston, MA.

“Facing Out” The Outpost Gallery. Cambridge, MA.

2010

“The Connect” Lot F Gallery. Boston, MA.

“F.A.M.E.” Via Matta Restaurant. Boston, MA.

“Spring and Winter Sale” Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Boston, MA.

“Abington Studios Show” 200 Wales Studios. Abington, MA.

Boston Redevelopment Authority. “Art in the Window” project. Downtown Boston, MA.

Commission for Boston Public Art. “Paintbox Project.” Dorchester, MA. 

2009

"The New Different” Lot F Gallery. Boston, MA. 

“Collective Expressions” 200 Wales St. Studios. Abington, MA. 

“Boston Biennial” Atlantic works Gallery. Boston, MA. 

"SOWA Art Walk" Harrison Ave. Boston, MA. 

"2009 Senior Show” Bakalar Gallery. Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, MA.

“21st. Annual Mass. Art Benefit Auction” Bakalar Gallery at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Boston, MA. 

“Everything that was, is, and will be” Thesis show at Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, MA. 

"The Urban Influence" Carry Memorial Library. (Solo Show) Lexington, MA.  



Education

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA.
BFA, Painting. September 2006 – May 2009.

Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
Fine Arts. September 2003 – May 2004.


Teaching Experience

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA.
Faculty Adjunct. February 2010 – May 2011.
Assisted pre-college classes: Introduction to Painting, Figurative Drawing and Portfolio Development.

The Waldorf School, Lexington, MA.
Substitute Teacher. May 2005 – June 2006.
Taught Spanish classes for 1-8 grades. Assisted with writing lesson plans and class exercises. 



Art Related Experience

“Fresco Exchange”
Organizer and Founder. January 2016 – present.
Representing artists through an artistic and cultural exchange between Boston, USA and Cali, Colombia, including gallery exhibits, workshops, and public art interventions.

Bakalar and Paine Gallery, at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Boston, MA.   
Art and Exhibition Handler. December 2016 - 2017.                  
Assisted in the gallery preparation for exhibits, installing, handling, and packing artwork.

Artex. Inc. Somerville, MA.                                                                                    
Art Handler. September 2014 - December 2016.                                          
Assisted in museum style packing, transportation, and installation of artwork.