HI THERE!

Orion Inez is a Cuban-Spanish American visual artist based in Cincinnati. They received their BFA from the DAAP (Design, Architecture, Art & Planning) program in 2023 at the University of Cincinnati and a certificate in Creative Writing and Animation. In their spare time, you can find them reading, enjoying their favorite fruits, taking care of their plants and illustrating away in any coffeeshop with a good lavender latte.

Interested in collaborating?

Reach out to itsorioninez@gmail.com !

Education

2023 DAAP, Fine Arts, University of Cincinnati

2020 - Creative Writing Certificate

2019 - Animation Certificate

Experience

(2024) Artworks - photo & video studio artist

Freelance Illustration & Photography - client works

(2023) Pendleton Art Center - social media & studio assistant

Artworks - teaching artist pride mural

Wolfpack - store assistant & social media

TITLE Magazine - copyeditor & staff photographer

(2022) Youth Educating Society - story teller & public speaker

Empower Media - photo & video studio intern

Skills

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Procreate, Clip Studio Art, Social Media, Creative Writing

Murals

2024

(Designer, Artworks) Fotofocus at Easterseals

2023

(Teaching Artist, Artworks) Pride Mural at Queen City Radio

2022

(Painter & Artist Assist, Billiter Studios) East Walnut Hills

Publications

2024

BRAIDS - Photography of Shineola

2023

Iris - Cover Art Designer

Sixteen - Cover Art Designer

Title Magazine - Project Leads & Copy Editor

WAAC - Three Published Works

2021

Short Vine Literary Magazine - Cover Art Designer, Published Photo Works

Selected Exhibitions

2024

redtree, comporium - 2023

DAAPWORKS, cincinnati - 2023

thesis solo show, tabula rasa — 2023

summerfair, ccac — 2023

open studio 5, vega alta, PR — 2023

campus creatives ohio’s emerging artists — 2022