Studies
1982 BA in Fine Arts with Honors. Major in textiles and minor in Ceramics, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California.
Professional experience
Currently professor of Textile Design at Universidad Veritas.
2011 Invited lecturer, 20th Anniversary of European Textile Network, National Museum M.K. Ciurlionis , Lithuania.
2010 Founder president of Latin American Textile Network.
2006 “Rescue of Costa Rican Textiles”, research coordinator.
Second Prize, “First Contest for Visual Arts at Punta Islita”.
2005-06 4th Biennale "Man+Woman = Creation", international coordinator, Costa Rica.
2004 III International Biennial of the Organization of Women in Textile Art, coordinator, Valencia, Venezuela.
2000-04 Museum of Costa Rican Art, trustee.
1998-91 Founding member of the group of artists called ‘Bocaracá’
1998-91 Professor at the New School of Visual Arts.
1986-87 Design consultant for AID TO ARTISANS INC, Costa Rica. Many of the products were presented in international fairs.
1984-85 Professor of Textile, Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Costa Rica.
Solo Exhibitions
2011 “Paulina Ortiz”, a retrospective from 1983, Town Hall Museum, Cartago, Costa Rica
2008 “Weft of Time…a neo textile journey 83 – 08”, Sophia Wanamaker Gallery, Costa Rican- North American Cultural Center, Costa Rica.
2004 “Weaving Ancient Languages”, National Gallery, National Center for the Development of Science and Culture, Costa Rica
2001 ‘Interweaving…’, Enrique Echandi Art Gallery. National Theatre, Costa Rica.
‘Neo-tapestries ’ National Gallery, National Center for the Development of Science and Culture, Costa Rica
2000 Supreme Electoral Court, Costa Rica.
1996 Commissioned murals, Center for the Development of Women and the Family, Costa Rica.
1993 ‘Paulina Ortiz-recent works…’ National Museum, Costa Rica
1984 ‘Textures’ Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
1984 Gallery Joaquín García Monge, National Theatre, Costa Rica
Group Exhibitions
2011 “Rewind-Play–Forward: Magical memory of Costa Rica”. National Gallery, Costa Rica Kaunas Biennale, National Museum M.K Ciurlonis, Lithuania
2010 I Encounter Latin American Textile Network, Costa Rica
II Latin America Biennale of Design, Madrid, Spain
2009-10 “Responsible Design”, first carbon neutral exhibition, Costa Rica
2009 “Morphogenesis”, Museum of Art and Contemporary Design (MADC), Costa Rica
2006 “Memphis in May”, invited artist, Central Library, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Arte & Arte, “filophilo 2006”, International Contest, Montrouge, Paris, France IV International Biennale Women in Textile Art, “Man + Woman = Creation 2006”, Costa Rica
Permanent Collection of the Museum of Forms, Space and Sounds, Costa Rica.
SOFA, María Elena Kravetz Gallery, New York, USA
2005 “Inside / Out, that Assumed Absence” Teorética, Costa Rica
Miniature Art Collection, Museum of Costa Rican Art, Costa Rica
Arte & Arte, “filophilo 2005”, International Contest, Como Italy
2004 “Art made by women” Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
“Weaving ancient languages…”, National Gallery at National Center for the development of Science and Culture.
2003 “Bocaracá” retrospective exhibition, Costa Rican Central Bank Museums, San José, Costa Rica
“Art over the body: The paradox of being” Spanish Cultural Center, Costa Rica
2002 “Confrontation in Art”. National Gallery at National Center for the development of Science and Culture, Costa Rica
“Encounter in Islita”. Hotel Punta Islita, Costa Rica
“Sacred Chorotega Forest” Site specific installation in a forest, Islita, Costa Rica
2001 ‘Art and Social Commitment’, IMAS Thirtieth Anniversary, Supreme Electoral Tribunal
‘Juannio’, Central American Art Auction, Guatemala City.
1999 ‘Fiber Art’, four artists: Herbert Bolaños, Dinorah Carballo, Grace Herrera and Paulina Ortiz, Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center (CCCN), San José, Costa Rica
1st National Painting Contest Enrique Echandi, invited artist, National Gallery, National Center for Culture and Science, Costa Rica
1999 ‘Kites’, kites done by the artists, Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center (CCCN), Costa Rica
1998 “The New School” Alternativa Gallery, San José;
1997 Centennial Anniversary, School of Fine Arts, University of Costa Rica, Museum of Costa Rican Art, San José, Costa Rica
‘Visions of Our Environment’, Costa Rican-Mexican Cultural Center, Ministry of Culture, Costa Rica
1996 Legislative Assembly, Costa Rica
1994 22nd International Biennial of Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil
6th Biennial Lachner & Sáenz, San José, Costa Rica
‘Textiles: an encounter’, Sophia Wanamaker Gallery, (CCCN) San José, Costa Rica.
1995 ‘Costa Rica in the Biennials’, Museum of Art and Contemporary Design, San José, Costa Rica
‘Women and Arts’ Fidel Tristán Jade Museum, San José, Costa Rica
‘Linen and chisel’, Supreme Court of Justice, Costa Rica
Federal University of Maranhao, Former Convent das Mercedes, SaoLuis, Maranhao, Brazil
1992 National Museum of La Estampa, México
1991 ‘Costa Rica: A panorama of Contemporary Art’, International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C, USA
1990 ‘Costa Rican Contemporary Art’, European tour 90-94
Central American Art Today’ Dominican Convent, Antigua Guatemala
‘Bocaracá 90’ SEK International High School, Costa Rica
1989 ‘Costa Rica in Arts’, Centennial of Democracy—Central Bank Museum, Costa Rica
1988 1st Biennial Francisco Amighetti, Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center (CCCN), Costa Rica
Biennials and International Contests
2011 Kaunas Biennale, invited artist, Lithuania.
2010 II Biennale of Latin American Design, Madrid, Spain.
2009 “Textile Mythologies” invited artist, Borges Cultural Center, V International Biennale of Textile Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2004 III International Biennial of the Women in Textile Art Organization, invited artist.
"Square- Carré- Cuadrado"
Arte & Arte, “filophilo 2005”, International Contest, Como Italy
1989 3rd International Art Biennial of La Habana, Cuba
1988 1st Biennial Francisco Amighetti, Costa Rica
22nd International Art Biennial of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Collections
Ateneum, Valencia, Venezuela
National Museum of La Estampa, México
National Gallery of Contemporary Art, Costa Rica
Museum of Costa Rican Art
Museum at the Central Bank of Costa Rica
Museum of Forms, Space and Sounds, Costa Rica
Center for the Development of Women and the Family, Costa Rica
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Costa Rica
University of Costa Rica
Foundation for the Rescue and Protection of the Patrimony of the Presidential House of Costa Rica
SEK International High School, Costa Rica
Internet refrences
www.fiberartinternational.org
http://issuu.com/costaricantextileart/docs/catalog
http://www.bid-dimad.org/node/1416 |
