Collection: Viviane Ortiz Mauske

Viviane Ortiz Mauske

Painter & Textile Designer

Born in the Philippines in 1953, Viviane Ortiz Mauske is a painter and textile designer based in Chatou, France. A graduate of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, she holds degrees in fine arts and architecture. She comes from a lineage of artists: her grandfather was a visual arts teacher, her father a painter, and her sister a sculptor.

A prolific and passionate artist, Viviane continually explores new visual horizons. She works in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, and Indian ink, on a variety of media such as canvas, wood, and textiles. Her art navigates between the figurative and the experimental, with a predilection for the representation of women, scenes from Filipino daily life, influences from the 1960s, and the aesthetics of cubism.

Refusing stylistic constraints, Viviane likes to "let the brush and pencil express themselves" to create authentic, vibrant, and deeply personal work. Her international career has led her to exhibit in Paris, Madrid, Vienna, Munich, New York, and even Japan.

Affectionately nicknamed "Life", she also draws on her dreams to nourish a vibrant, colorful and emotional painting, which touches both the intimate and the universal.