Ulises Ortiz Castillo was born in Mexico City on July 1, 1984, he has a degree in Graphic Design and Master in Communication and Visual Languages. His work is based on three aspects: graphic design (poster, branding, editorial design), contemporary art (installation, object art) and curatorship (research and art exhibitions). The constant theme in his work is about political-social problems based on the iconic-symbolic image.

He has participated in more than 80 contemporary art and design exhibitions —individual and collective— nationally and internationally. His work has been published in catalogs of Biennials of Poster, Contemporary Art and Graphic Design, being he also the recipient of several awards and recognitions at the local and global levels. He has also participated with body paint in two editions of the International Body Makeup Meeting – Fonámbules (2012 and 2014) and with poetry in the book 60 Miradas (2019).

He has also given lectures and conferences at different Universities and cultural spaces in Mexico, Argentina and Venezuela.
He is a member of the Collective Movement for Culture and Art in Mexico (MOCCAM – Mexico), the Association of Plastic Artists of Mexico A.C. (ARTAC – Mexico), World Council of Visual Artists (COMAV – Mexico), China Europe International Design Culture Association (CEIDA – Belgium), ASIAN Southeast Digital Art Association (ASEDAS-Malaysia) and The Art Association (TAA-Geneva, Switzerland).

Today he’s a full-time academic, freelance graphic designer, cultural promoter, multidisciplinary creator and independent curatorship.