Patricia Ortiz
Mexico
In 2013, Patricia completed her Bachelor of Arts in Art Therapy at Emmanuel College, Boston. Her liberal arts studies prepared her in clinical psychology and studio art techniques, majoring in Art Therapy. In 2018, she read a Masters in Art Therapy, in Barcelona, attending mental conditions such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, psychosis, affective, personality and eating disorders. During her masters, she underwent an exchange program in London at the International Center for Arts Psychotherapies Training (ICAPT) in Mental Health, within the National Health Service (NHS). Her career as an Art Therapist proved to her that by engaging in the expressive arts she can safely explore memories, alleviate distress and be mindful.
She began using oils in 2013, initially inspired by the movements Impressionism, Post-war German Expressionism and Outsider Art. It was when she lived in Europe from 2016 to 2018, where she was technically awed by the drapery of Renaissance paintings and the dramatic chiaroscuro of the Baroque, especially by the old masters Caravaggio, Peter Paul Rubens and Eugene Delacroix. She admires the works of Max Ernst, and contemporary artist Markus Akesson. Contextually she has been influenced by Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk and Dr. Gabor Mate’s texts on trauma and the body.
Patricia is currently represented by ETRA Galeria located in Monterrey and Monat Gallery, Madrid. She has participated in multiple collective exhibits in México, Spain, United Kingdom and USA. Her artwork has been purchased by collectors in Mexico, Guatemala, USA, Spain and Saudi Arabia.
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