Hi Subscriber First Name, I’m excited to share my second installment of highlighted projects from 2023! Below are select images of these projects accompanied by snippets of reflective personal notes.

Each project also has links to “explore” the individual murals more intimately-each link features exclusive process photos, videos, complete quotes, and noteworthy press.

I want to thank you all for your support as I begin the 2024 mural season!

“NATURE IS THE NORM”

MASSART ART MUSEUM

“The myth of normal, a curated exhibit by Mari Spirito. Celebrates the 150th anniversary of Massachusetts College of Art. I was invited to paint a mural in this group exhibit at MAAM. As an alumnus, I was honored to return to school to paint my second museum show in 2023. This show is on view until May 19th, 2024!”

-Felipe Ortiz

“THE BEE”

UMASS LOWELL, UNIVERSITY CROSSING

“This mural was made in partnership with Project Learn and Art Up Lowell. I was selected to collaborate on a mural with an old friend and colleague, Adam O’Day. We had collaborated in many paintings before but never a large-scale mural. This was an incredible opportunity to come together and explore our skill set in a large format.”

-Felipe Ortiz

“EXPLOSIVE NATURE #4”

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS

“During June of last year, I had the opportunity to paint a large mural in the city of Southbridge, MA. I learned the interesting dynamics of this old mill town with a lot of pride for their past. Over the years, Southbridge has seen a lot of changes, there is now a resilient community who strives for a brighter future and bringing colorful expressive public art is a small contribution to the evolving social urban landscape of Southbridge.”

-Felipe Ortiz

“LA LINTERNA” PASTE-UP

EAST BOSTON SOCIAL CENTER

“For the past three years, I’ve been curating public art projects with HarborArts, a local group dedicated to bringing public art and creative culture to East Boston.  Last July, we had the pleasure of partnering up with a letterpress shop from Cali, Colombia, called La Linterna. This group produces artistic posters from various national and international artists through techniques like linocut and letterpress.”

-Felipe Ortiz