Ana utilizes planetary design thinking and speculative design to challenge post-natural relationships and reimagine our interactions with the world. Growing up in Colombia, she cultivated a profound connection to indigenous cultures, nature, shamanic practices, performance art, and artistic movements.
Ana started her artistic journey in Colombia, earning a Bachelor of Arts and a New Media degree from Andes University. Fascinated by the intersection of art and technology, she pursued digital filmmaking and multimedia upon arriving in New York. She has 15 years of collaborating with sociologists, psychologists, strategists, healers, and creatives, crafting interactive presentations, POVs, multimedia showcases, educational workshops, workshop events, films, and videos.
Ana started her artistic journey in Colombia, earning a Bachelor of Arts and a New Media degree from Andes University. Fascinated by the intersection of art and technology, she pursued digital filmmaking and multimedia upon arriving in New York. She has 15 years of collaborating with sociologists, psychologists, strategists, healers, and creatives, crafting interactive presentations, POVs, multimedia showcases, educational workshops, workshop events, films, and videos.
In recent years, she left her consulting job to work with nonprofit and immigrant organizations. She teaches workshops for children and adults and curates events with music, arts, and technology. Ana is passionate about blending art, mental health, equity, and environmentalism. She continues participating in art showcases with art installations and performances fostering dialogue and introspection. Her mission is to challenge perceptions about our human-centered reality, consumer, and behavior to move towards a new ethical mindset of planet equity and interbeing.
" I invite everyone to join me during the weekend to delve into discussions about the environmental crises, our relationship with the environment, and our connection with the land and this planet. The goal is to engage in practices and discussions that question our rooted believes and how it affects all life"
Previous and current exhibitions:
• Production & Events• Root Altar / Sound Healing Events, The Local Art Project, NYC 2023
• Es la historia de un amor Exhibit - Espacio Alterno - Uniandinos Bogota, 2022
• Es la historia de un amor Exhibit - Espacio Alterno - Uniandinos Bogota, 2022
• Collaborative thinking wall, Anomalous Company, Beyond Doomsday Event, 2022
• Art Direction, Naked Spurious, New York City, 2018
• Screening / Gallery. Sunnyside Film Festival film, New York City 2018
• Garrabon Foundation & Time Square, Save the forest, Save the future. New York City, NY, 2011
• Steve McCurry: Installation design selection. People’s for United Nations (ONU), NYC 2011
• The Concert Meinser Series, Illustrations, 2009
• Gogol Bordelo Non-Stop, Illustration & animation 2009
• Bogota Subterrenea, Interactive Installation. Bogota - Colombia, 2007
• Buenos Aires, Video Installation, Argentina, 2006
• Bogota Sound Festival, Sound installation, Bogota Colombia, 2001
• Monserrate Digital Exhibition, Video Art, Bogota - Colombia, 2000
• Tienda de Cafe Murals & Performance, Bogota- Colombia, 1999
• First Internet Cafe, Bogota, Colombia, 1998
• Art Direction, Naked Spurious, New York City, 2018
• Screening / Gallery. Sunnyside Film Festival film, New York City 2018
• Garrabon Foundation & Time Square, Save the forest, Save the future. New York City, NY, 2011
• Steve McCurry: Installation design selection. People’s for United Nations (ONU), NYC 2011
• The Concert Meinser Series, Illustrations, 2009
• Gogol Bordelo Non-Stop, Illustration & animation 2009
• Bogota Subterrenea, Interactive Installation. Bogota - Colombia, 2007
• Buenos Aires, Video Installation, Argentina, 2006
• Bogota Sound Festival, Sound installation, Bogota Colombia, 2001
• Monserrate Digital Exhibition, Video Art, Bogota - Colombia, 2000
• Tienda de Cafe Murals & Performance, Bogota- Colombia, 1999
• First Internet Cafe, Bogota, Colombia, 1998
Education:
2006 Arts and new media - Andes University
2010 Digital Filmmaking - New York Film Academy
2012 Human Center Design - Ideo.org
2015 Experience Design - Interaction Design Institute
2022 Meditation Certification - Siddhi Yoga Institute
2023 Touch Designer - The Node Institute
2023 Design for a Better Planet - Interaction Design Institute
2024 Zen and the art of saving the planet
2006 Arts and new media - Andes University
2010 Digital Filmmaking - New York Film Academy
2012 Human Center Design - Ideo.org
2015 Experience Design - Interaction Design Institute
2022 Meditation Certification - Siddhi Yoga Institute
2023 Touch Designer - The Node Institute
2023 Design for a Better Planet - Interaction Design Institute
2024 Zen and the art of saving the planet
Awards / Grants / Fellowships
2024 Recognition. The responsible Metaverse experience
2020 WatersTechnology - Best data solution: EDM - First data Market Place - Deloitte Digital
2019 ACE ANA Awards - World Connect Media and Redesign 2018
2018 The Ad Club - ACE ANA Awards - Art Direction - Gyro
2017 The Human Finance Project. B2B Design Award. Gyro
2008 Webby Award. Best web design. Oxygen.com - NBC Universal
2008 Webby Award. Best web design. Oxygen.com - NBC Universal
2008 Webby Award. Outstanding Television Innovation Award. Oxygen.com - NBC Universal
Coaching / Collaborations
The Belfry Centre - Bringin art and environmental education to immigrant communities
Nurture We - Art coaching for immigrant women
Daniela Kuntz - Rethinking mental health and sustainability
Yoga every day: Paleo Artistic meditations + Performance
2020 WatersTechnology - Best data solution: EDM - First data Market Place - Deloitte Digital
2019 ACE ANA Awards - World Connect Media and Redesign 2018
2018 The Ad Club - ACE ANA Awards - Art Direction - Gyro
2017 The Human Finance Project. B2B Design Award. Gyro
2008 Webby Award. Best web design. Oxygen.com - NBC Universal
2008 Webby Award. Best web design. Oxygen.com - NBC Universal
2008 Webby Award. Outstanding Television Innovation Award. Oxygen.com - NBC Universal
Coaching / Collaborations
The Belfry Centre - Bringin art and environmental education to immigrant communities
Nurture We - Art coaching for immigrant women
Daniela Kuntz - Rethinking mental health and sustainability
Yoga every day: Paleo Artistic meditations + Performance