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Inez Ortiz
1960 Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico - 2008
Person TypeIndividual
1910 - 2006 Santa Fe, New Mexico
born 1958 Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico; lives Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico
BiographyCochiti potter Juanita Inez Ortiz, also known as Inez Ortiz, was born on August 11, 1960 to the Herrera family of potters. She was the daughter of Serafina Ortiz and granddaughter of Laurencita Herrera. Her siblings are also potters: Virgil Ortiz, Joyce Lewis and Janice Ortiz. Inez Ortiz learned pottery making from her mother and grandmother. She began making pottery for the market around 1984 and is known for her nativities, storytellers, owls, turtles, drums, bears, jars and bowls. Her work is in collections including the National museum of the American Indian and the Birmingham Museum of Art. Inez Ortiz died in 2008.