Lorena Ortiz Jasso is a multidisciplinary artist based in South Texas. Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, Ortiz Jasso began her studies in art at a very young age, taking interest in a range of 2D mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking, and photography. Today, her work is focused primarily in photography and time-based digital installation work.

Ortiz Jasso’s work is heavily influenced by her experience playing classical piano growing up, working to blur the line where music ends and the image begins. Her most recent body of work, When the Wind Changes, paints a narrative from Claude Debussy’s Clair de lune where she examines the conflict between comfort and growth, the fear of abandoning safety nets, and the consequences of sacrifice. She confronts these themes through photography and video, utilizing color, symbol, and archival images to reveal an inner dialogue that transcends time.

Ortiz Jasso has received a BA in Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin and a BFA in Photography from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. She is continuing her studies at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she is an MFA candidate in Photography and Related Media.