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Michelle Angela Ortiz is a visual artist, muralist and community arts educator known for __________.

Biography
Michelle Angela Ortiz

the neighborhood of Bella Vista in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Career
Mural Arts Philadelphia

Projects

 * 2016. Afuera y Adentro: Fanzine Martha. A fanzine created by incarcerated women in the Santa Martha prison in Mexico City, Mexico. Part of a 3-issue publication by Habitajes, a community organization advocating equity and nonviolence.
 * 2015. El Nuevo Futuro. A collaborative wall mural painted in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in partnership with the Meridian International Center's "Community Engagement through the Mural Arts" program."
 * 2015. Orgullo Otomi. asdfadfafda
 * 2014. Juntos Creamos Nuestro Comunidad. A 180-foot public mural project created in Caracas, Venezuela's La Ciudadela skate park, as part of the Feria Iberoamericano de Arte (FIA) project, FIA Todo Terreno.
 * 2012. Construyendo Puentes de Igualdad. A 30' x 114' mural painted on the exterior of the Talleres Protegidos de Rehabilitacion in Buenos Aires, Venezuela. Ortiz's imagery challenges stereotypes related to mental health.
 * 2012. Aquí y Allá. A mural project created through a collaboration between young Mexican immigrants in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and young artists in Chihuahua, Mexico. This artwork explores the role immigration plays in people's lives.

Awards

 * Pew Fellowship. The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. 2018.
 * Artist as Activist Fellow. Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. 2017.
 * Citizen Artist Fellowship. The Kennedy Center. 2017.
 * National Fellowship. National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC). 2011.