Ortiz, M Janice

Mary Janice Ortiz was born into Cochiti Pueblo in 1956. She was the daughter of Seferina Ortiz and sister of Virgil Ortiz and Inez Ortiz. She learned how to make pottery as she was growing up and she always favored making whimsical figures of all kinds and shapes.

Some Awards earned by MJ

• 2017 Santa Fe Indian Market: Classification II – Pottery, Division B – Traditional, Category 605 – Figures/Manas: Second Place
• 2005 Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. Class. VIII – Pottery, Div. A – Traditional/native clay/hand-built (painted), Honorable Mention
• 2004 Santa Fe Indian Market. Class. II – Pottery, Div. F – Traditional pottery, painted designs on matte or semi-matte surface, all forms except jars, Cat. 1307 – Other figures, First Place;
  – Div. G – Non-traditional pottery, using traditional methods and techniques, any form or design, Cat. 1406 – Figures, sets of two or more separate pieces, First Place
• 2000 Santa Fe Indian Market. Class. II – Pottery, Div. F – Traditional pottery, painted designs on matte or semi-matte surface, all forms except jars, Cat. 1312 – Other figures (all one piece), First Place, Second Place;
  – Cat. 1313 – Other figures (sets of two or more pieces), First Place
• 1999 Santa Fe Indian Market. Class. II – Pottery, Div. F – Traditional pottery, painted designs on matte or semi-matte surface, all forms except jars, Cat. 1312 – Other figures (all one piece), Third Place;
  – Div. G – Non-traditional pottery, new forms, using traditional materials & techniques, Cat. 1407 – Figures (all one piece) over 7″, Second Place
• 1975-13th Annual Scottsdale National Indian Arts Exhibition. Safari Hotel Convention Center. Scottsdale, AZ. Section C – Crafts, Class. VIII – Pottery, Div. B – Adaptations, Honorable Mention