Carolina Ortega Sánchez (b. 1981 Morelia, Mexico) has a Becholars degree in Visual Arts with a major in Drawing and Printmaking from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH). She has held solo exhibitions and participated in more than 40 group shows in Mexico, United States, and the Russian Federation. Ortega has received several distinctions including top prizes in the state of Michoacan’s Painting and Printmaking competition and the J. G. Posada National Printmaking Competition in Aguascalientes. Her works are in public and private collections including the UMSNH in Morelia, the Alfredo Zalce Museum of Contemporary Art, the José Guadalupe Posada Museum, the Polyforum Cultural Center Siqueiros, and the School of Graphic Arts in Krasnodar, Russia. She has pulled lithography and calcography editions for varios state, national and international artists. She is currently teaching at the School of Fine Arts UMSNH in Morelia. Collaborates in the ALTERnativa Grafica Production Shop. carolinaos.press@gmail.com