MariaTeresa Ortiz-Naretto

I am exploring textures, strokes, lumps, and movement on canvases or paper. Cold wax and oil paint are the materials I choose to express myself. I focus on the texture and colorful palette to outline figurative shapes with abstract details. My admiration for Italian Old Master Drawings and Paintings with a language reveals my interest for the 20th Century textured surfaces that describe my stylistic sources. 

I am a United States based visual artist. But my origin is from Latin America. I was born in Rancagua, Chile, and soon after I was raised in two countries, Argentina and Chile. By conserving the last names of my parents, I praise my intriguing multicultural background. My academic studies, BAs in Art History from the University of Buenos Aires and in Philosophy from Rutgers University, appear clearly in both my sophisticated artistic expressions and my role as curator.