Born in 1934, Ignacio Ortiz is a painter from La Piedad, Michoacan, but moved to Monterrey at age twelve, where he developed an interest in painting. He was invited to attend classes at a school, studying with Spanish painter Carmen Cortes. He attended Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon and then La Esmeralda, working with famed muralists David Siquieros, Diego Rivera and Pablo O'Higgins. After graduation he returned to Monterrey to become a teacher at Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon.
He then studied in Prague and Sweden, living and working in Europe for a time on scholarship. He returned to Mexico A great admirer of women, Ortiz' art has focused on them as a central theme. Pablo Picasso was an obvious influence on the contemporary, flat, planar canvases he painted. He has exhibited his work all over the world. In addition to painting, teaching has been central to his career. He has taught at the same Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon where he received his first art degree, helped develop the art program and was appointed director, He has also taught at La Esmeralda and at Universidad Veracruzana.
Ortiz has vowed to never stop creating his art. In his words when he does not paint he "dies a little".
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