Juan Ortiz-Apuy

Juan Ortiz-Apuy is a Canadian-Costa Rican artist who has been living and working in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal since 2003. Ortiz-Apuy has a BFA from Concordia University (2008), a Post-Graduate Diploma from The Glasgow School of Art (2009), and an MFA from NSCAD University (2011). His work has been exhibited across Canada and internationally and has been awarded numerous grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. His work has also been reviewed in various publications such as Canadian Art, MOMUS, esse arts + opinions, The Gazette (Montreal), Le Devoir (Montreal), and Public Parking. In 2024, he was awarded Best International Representation by the International Association of Art Critics (AICA, Costa Rican Chapter). Ortiz-Apuy has completed several artist-in-residence programs, most notably at MASS MoCA (USA), The Vermont Studio Center (USA), The Frans Masereel Centre (Belgium), and the Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center (Denmark). Ortiz-Apuy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Studio Arts at Concordia University.

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