Virgil ortiz biography
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Vergil Ortiz Jr.
American boxer
For the Native American artist, see Virgil Ortiz.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (born March 25, ) is an American professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) interimsuper welterweight title since August
As an amateur, he was a seven-time national champion and won the pounds category at the USA's Junior Olympic National Championships in [2][3] He was named the Prospect of the Year by The Ring magazine.[4] Ortiz is known for his exceptional punching power, having scored all but one of his wins by knockout.[5]
Professional career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Ortiz was victorious in his first six fights, winning all six bygd stoppage and only going past the first round in one of the six fights.
Ortiz Jr vs. Valenzuela
[edit]His seventh bout came on September 16, , on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin inom against Cesar Valenzuela, which he won by second-round technical knockout.
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Virgil Ortiz
For American boxer, see Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Virgil Ortiz | |
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| Born | (age&#;55&#;56) Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Known&#;for | Experimental Native Pottery, Native Fashion Design, Immersive Art, Murals, Native Jewelry Design |
Virgil Ortiz (born ) is a Pueblo artist, known for his pottery and fashion design from Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. Ortiz makes a variety of pottery, including traditional Cochiti figurative pottery, experimental figurative pottery, traditional pottery vessels. His clothing and jewelry designs are influenced by traditional Native American pattern and aesthetics. He is best known for his edgy pottery figures, his contemporary take on the traditional Cochiti pottery figures (monos) from the late s.
About
[edit]Virgil Ortiz was born in at Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico and was the youngest of six children.[1] He is of the Herrera family of Pueblo potters in New Mexico, whose work is often found in art collections and in
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They never forced me; they only encouraged me. It is with their support that I was able to develop my own signature style and storytelling with my art.”
In , Ortiz was invited to work with fashion design icon Donna Karan. “Being mentored by Donna was an incredible opportunity,” he says. “I was able to see first-hand the entire process from conceptual ideas, sketches, design, cut and sew, fittings, runway, showroom presentation, marketing and sales. It was this experience that inspired and motivated me to create my own clothing line.”
Over the years, Ortiz experimented in different mediums, and began combining pottery, fashion, video and film. His studio, situated adjacent to his childhood home, is a telling repository of his various artistic pursuits. Clay pots share space with racks of garments, while large, shiny mannequins showcase his evolution from pottery to fashion design. A bright room is used as a photography and video workspace.
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