Pia Ortuño (1996, San José, Costa Rica)
Lives and works in London.
E D U CA T I O N
2020-2022 Royal College of Art (MA Painting)
2015-2019 University of Costa Rica (BA Hons Fine Art)
SOLO
2025- Down to the Roots', Cadogan Gallery (Milan, Italy)
2025- Ceremonias, Make Room Gallery, ( Los Angeles, California)
2024- The Day of His Wrath - Duarte Sequeira Gallery- Braga, Portugal
2022- A Blue Fire-Incubator 22 - London, UK
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026
Runes- Ohsh Projects- London, UK
Frieze seoul- Group exhibition with Make Room Gallery
2025
A handful of dust- Palmer Gallery- London UK
2024
Marking Time- Cooke Latham Gallery- London UK
In Continuity, Sherbet Green, London|
Across the Pond, Eric Firestone Gallery, New York
2023
Echos across surfaces- Duarte Sequeira Gallery- Braga, Portugal
MATTER- Flowers Gallery- London UK
New Ancients - Guts Gallery - London UK
Flares in the Darkroom- TheWho Gallery - London, UK
Echoes in the sky- FOLD Gallery - London, UK
2022
Taking a Broom to the Wasps’ Nest - Pictorum Gallery -
London, UK
Books and Things- Helen J Gallery- Los Angeles, USA
Gertrude Presents -Gertrude at Truman Brewery - London, UK
Friends with benefits- Safehouse 2 - London, UK
Painting degree show- Royal College of Art - London, UK
Rhymes with Orange- Fold Gallery - London, UK
Time Lines- Safehouse 1 - London, UK
2021
Shadows - S-Chanf, Engadine Vally, Switzerland
La Via dell’arte - Camaiore, Italy
The Running Water Takes Me to a Farther Lake- Meisyakan - Ningbo, China
Interior, Exterior, Sala Salon- London, UK
Identity, Yuan Art Museum - Hangzhou, China
Work in Progress, Royal College of Art - London, UK (online)
AWARDS
2022 -Hine Prize, Royal College of Art, Short-listed
PU B LI CA T I O N S
17 Must-Visit Shows this Latine Heritage Month in Los Angeles- Medium
Cadogan Gallery presenta Pia Ortuño, Down to the Roots-Art a part of Culture
Milan: Pia Ortuno's premiere at the "Cadogan Gallery" -Montenapo Daily
Meet the most exciting young artists in London right now- The Standard
Artista Costarricense- El Mundo CR
The third iteration of Incubator opens showcasing the work of exceptional, emerging artists- FAD magazine
PIA ORTUÑO: RHYTHMS OF NOW AND THEN, HERE AND THERE Interview by LATAMesa
The Shared Drive, Spotlight Artist- By Josephine May Bailey
‘Feast Holiday Now’ Magazine; Royal College of Art