[1][2] Ortega spent the first ten years of her career using the language of site-specific installation by combining elements from painting and abstract drawing.

[3] Since 2010 Iliana has been specializing in photography, using conceptual elements to influence her photographic procedures, as well as to integrate philosophical concepts about the way light behaves.

Her latest body of work incorporates drones to capture photography and video footage that is then digitally and manually manipulated.

[4][5] Her work has been exhibited internationally at venues including the Anahuacalli Museum as part of the Diego Rivera XIII Biennial, Higher Pictures Generation Gallery, and Museo del Vidrio.

Ortega received the Edward F. Albee Foundation Artist Residency Fellowship in Montauk, NY.