Miguel Ontiveros
Miguel Ontiveros (b.1994) raised in Little Village on the Southwest side of Chicago is an artist who works between the media of photography, collage, and other cross interdisciplinaries. Ontiveros' photo collages explore visual-spatial investigations from his neighborhood. He deconstructs and layers his own personal photo archive in relation to self and site, elevating the neighborhood structures that often get overlooked.
Ontiveros was awarded the Doug and Laurie Kanyer Art Collection Recipient (2019) and the Oxbow Leroy Neiman Scholarship (2016). Ontiveros was a resident at The Weaving Mill for 2019 and attended the Oxbow-School of Art Residency for his studio and research practice at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). He holds a BFA from SAIC with an emphasis in Photography and was a former teaching assistant at his alma mater (ChiArts).
Ontiveros has shown at exhibitions including SOFA Chicago at Navy Pier, Fiesta del Sol, Kolaj Fest at LeMieux Gallery in New Orleans, Filter Photo at Latitude, and Sullivan Galleries. Ontiveros' work can be found online on Filter Photo and "Critical Issues in Collage" (2019) magazine.
Education
2018 — BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2013 — The Chicago High School for the Arts, Chicago, IL
Group Exhibitions
2020
Context 2020, Filter Photo at Hubbard Street Lofts, Chicago IL
2019
Cultural Deconstructions: Critical Issues in Collage, LeMieux Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2018
Spring Undergraduate Exhibition, SAIC Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
Context 2018, Filter Photo at Hubbard Street Lofts, Chicago, IL
2017
EXT Collective No.001, The Robey, Chicago, IL
Somos Sur/Somos Norte/Somos Unidxs, SAIC Columbus Building, Chicago, IL
Fuerza Del Sol: Underground Justice 2.0, St. Paul's Catedral, Chicago, IL
Art Pavilion at Fiesta Del Sol, Chicago, IL
2016
SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
2014
Deep Friend Frienz, The Box Lifestyle Gallery, Chicago, IL
Grants + Awards
2019 Doug + Laurie Kanyer Art Collection Recipient, Kolaj Fest, New Orleans, LA
2016 Ox-Bow Leroy Neiman Scholarship Recipient
2013 SAIC Distinguished Scholarship
2013 Siragusa ChiArts Scholarship
Residencies
2019 W.A.R.P. Resident, The Weaving Mill, Chicago, IL
2016 Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist’s Residency – Saugatuck, Michigan
Publication / Press
2021 Issue 1, Repave Magazine, Chicago, IL
Collage Care: “Transforming Emotions and Life Experiences with Collage,” Doug + Laurie Kanyer Art Collection, Yakima, WA, USA.
2020 “Context 2020” — http://filterphoto.org/context-2020-online/
2019 “Cultural Deconstructions: Critical Issues in Collage” http://kolajmagazine.com/books/cultural-deconstructions-critical-issues-in-collage
2018 “Familiar-Familial” — Photo Emphasis https://www.photo-emphasis.com/familiar-familial
2016 “Fotomobile – This Week’s Ten Best Photography, Fotografiamagazine.
Professional Experience
Floor Manager - wndr museum, Chicago, IL (Sep 2018-March 2020)
Teaching Assistant - ChiArts, Chicago, IL (Aug 2018-May 2019)
Studio Facilitator - Marwen, Chicago, IL (Oct-Dec 2018)
Leadership League - Low Res Studio at Hubbard Street Lofts, Chicago, IL (April-Oct 2018)
Gallery Intern - Roots & Culture, Chicago, IL (Sep-Dec 2017)
Studio Assistant Intern for Ingrid Olson, Hubbard Street Lofts, Chicago, IL (July-Aug 2016)
Apprentice Artist, After School Matters, Gallery 37, Chicago, IL (Aug 2011)