Fine Artist

ABOUT

Emerald Ortiz-Kehoe is a visual artist whose creative journey began with painting before expanding into animation, film, and TV commercial production. She began her professional creative career as a 2D animator and later worked in film and television commercials, developing experience in visual effects, editorial, production, and visual storytelling. Her film credits include Patient X (2009), Rosario (2010), Isang Tasang Pangarap (2011), A Life in a Day (2012), and 1945 (2012), with earlier credits appearing under Emerald Santos and Emerald Santos-Tolentino.After years working in animation, film, and television production, Ortiz-Kehoe returned her creative focus to painting—the medium where her artistic journey first began. Her work explores portraiture, landscapes, symbolism, color, and imaginative visual narratives, drawing upon both traditional artmaking and a background shaped by animation and cinematic storytelling.Now based in Michigan, she continues to develop her practice through painting, photography, and music, creating works that move between personal expression, observation, and storytelling.