Alexis Portilla

Studio Address: 401 Washington Street, Sixth Floor
New York, NY 10013
212-343-9702
FAX 212-956-7980

Born in Mexico City in 1965, Alexis Portilla moved to New York in 1970 with his parents. He was enrolled at the High School of Music and Art in New York where his formative associations with visual art were fostered. He received his B.F.A. from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and his M.F.A. from Columbia University in New York City.

In the summer of 1985, he traveled to Venice, Italy with an international group of artists and art historians which proved to be a significant episode of study for him. In the summer of 1991, he lectured on the art and culture of the Asmat People of Irian Jaya (formerly Papua New Guinea) at the American Museum of Natural History. His work, like so many artists, has been influenced by the art of Oceania. Line and symbol are prominent features of his abstract landscapes.

The artist may be contacted for information about his work at the address above.


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