[1][2] Oteiza was born in Orio (Gipuzkoa, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain).

[2] He moved to South America in 1935, just before the Spanish Civil War, and stayed there for 14 years.

[2] Following his will, a month after his death a museum dedicated to his career was opened in Altzuza, Navarre, in the place where he had lived since 1975.

The Oteiza Museum is a monographic exhibition space housing the personal collection of Jorge Oteiza, which includes 1,690 sculptures, 2,000 experimental pieces from the artist's Chalk Laboratory, and an extensive collection of drawings and collages.

[5] Jorge Oteiza was granted several prizes and awards throughout his life:[6]