Raphael Montañez Ortiz

Raphael Montañez Ortiz (Ed.D., ’82) is Distinguished Professor in Visual Arts at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He founded and was the first director of the El Museo Del Barrio in New York City in 1969. His sculptures are included in many museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, where he has twice been featured in the Whitney Biennial. He has created mixed-media ritual performances and installations for museums and galleries in Europe and Canada and throughout the United States. His computer-laser-video works are in numerous collections, including the Ludwai Museum in Cologne, Germany, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. His video Dance Number 22  won the Gran Prix at the 1993 Locarno International Video Festival of Switzerland.

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Published Wednesday, Jul. 3, 2013