About

Gina Ortiz is an architect by training and a self-taught artist who has embraced printmaking and bold brushstrokes as her primary mediums. Whether working on paper, canvas, or any other surface, her art emerges from a meditative dialogue about the beauty of time passing through us and the places we inhabit. Layer by layer, her work explores the themes of connection, transformation, and the shaping of life over the course of a lifetime.

Practicing printmaking since 2017, Gina combines traditional screen-printing techniques with monotype. In this technique, ink is applied directly onto the screen using brushes and soft tools, resulting in a one-of-a-kind piece after passing the squeegee over the screen in one single motion.

Contrary to the traditional purpose of printmaking, which often involves creating multiple editions of an image, Gina's artistic choice is to blend printmaking techniques and processes with the desire to create unique and individualized artworks, departing from the standardized editions typically associated with the medium. This allows the artist to explore the possibilities of the medium in a more experimental and expressive manner, moving away from the reproducibility that defines conventional printmaking.

Gina's work has been recognized by the DVBIA Street Banners in 2020 and the City of Vancouver Public Art Catalogue in 2022, both of which have selected her work for display.