LA II Angel Ortiz Partner of Keith Haring Multi Media on Glass Abstract.

size: 36 x 24, 36.5 x 24.5 outside frame. ASKart: Angel Ortiz (b. 1967)Angel Ortiz was born in New York. He is also known as LAII, LA2, or LA Rock, names which stand for "Little Angel" and are often seen as his tags.At thirteen, he began his career when he met Keith Haring in 1980. For a number of projects Ortiz collaborated with Haring from 1981 to 1984. He continued to make his own artwork after his work with Haring ended. However, Ortiz is often overshadowed by Haring's fame. He has been fighting to make his past and current work more well-known. In 2008 he famously tagged his name in a restored Haring outdoor mural without permission.Ortiz is still living in New York and continues to create graffiti art.Selected Exhibitions:1982Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York City, with Keith Haring1983Fun Gallery, New York City, with Keith HaringGalerie Watari, Tokyo, Japan, with Keith HaringRobert Fraser Gallery, London, United Kingdom, with Keith HaringSpecial Projects Paint Fiorucci, Milan, Italy, with Keith Haring1990Future Primeval Queens Museum, Flushing MeadowsCorona Park, New York with Keith Haring2001Follin Gallery, New York City2002Clayton Patterson Outlaw Museum, New York City2003LA II & Keith Haring, Due amici a New York negli anni '80, Putignano Arte2004Scope Art Fair, Los Angeles, California2005Galleria Leonardo Galerie, Bolzano, Italy.