Animation Director, Production Designer and Illustrator
Ana María is a visual storyteller passionate about designing stories, characters and worlds for animation, illustration and comics. She finds inspiration in the metaphors and poetry inhabiting film, picture books and sequential narrative. She's also moved by children’s conversations, Nature, traditional folk tales and old cities. Originally from Bogotá, she currently lives in Adelaide where she works as a University Lecturer, Animation Production Designer, Illustrator and Comic Artist.
Her personal work has been influenced by some of her research interests, like: how to capture the fleeting end of that which isn't yet forgotten; the relationship between... Read more
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Animation Director, Production Designer and Illustrator
Ana María is a visual storyteller passionate about designing stories, characters and worlds for animation, illustration and comics. She finds inspiration in the metaphors and poetry inhabiting film, picture books and sequential narrative. She's also moved by children’s conversations, Nature, traditional folk tales and old cities. Originally from Bogotá, she currently lives in Adelaide where she works as a University Lecturer, Animation Production Designer, Illustrator and Comic Artist.
Her personal work has been influenced by some of her research interests, like: how to capture the fleeting end of that which isn't yet forgotten; the relationship between Self-expression and Personal Identity; the cultural effects of migration in young women and their sense of individuality/belonging; and the inner world of Highly Sensitive People and Orchid Children living in an unaccepting society.
She’s the co-founder of Karu-Karu, a multimedia production company that plays with audio-visual language in unusual ways to connect with the audience, through animation, sequential art, sound design and interactive pieces, filled with fantasy and magic realism. Ana has received recognition, funding and awards for her design work in animated productions officially selected in festivals in Europe, Latin America, USA and Australia.
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Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators
Australian Society of Authors
Woman In Animation
Illustrators Australia
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Graduate Diploma is Visual Arts and Design (Illustration) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Visual Art Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Teaching & student supervision