Education
MFA, Graphic Design, California Institute of the Arts
Post-Baccalaureate Degree, Graphic Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BA, Architecture, Washington University in St. Louis
Bio and Affiliation
Ana Llorente is a Cuban-Venezuelan designer and educator living and working in rural Mendocino, California. With over 20 years of combined experience in graphic design, experiential design, and education, Ana teaches graduate and undergraduate courses at Otis College of Art and Design and California College of the Arts. Ana’s studio practice focuses on collaborative experiences integrating learning and audience engagement, publication design, visual experiments using recycled, up-cycled and natural resources, and researching Cuban graphic design and history. Ana has successfully spearheaded student-to-student and professional educational exchange programs in Havana, Cuba; secured funding for lectures and workshops by Latin-American and Central-American designers; participated in book fair :ndex in Guadalajara, Mexico; and participated in the Zona Maco Art Fair in Mexico City, Mexico. Her work has been recognized by The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), The Society of Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), the American Association of Museums (AAM), How Magazine, Print Magazine, Graphis, Mohawk Papers, University College Designers Association (UCDA), and the American Institute of Architects (AIA). In her spare time, Ana enjoys the occasional ceramic course, learning how to grow food, and caring for a medley of domesticated and farm animals.
Awards and Honors
Ana Llorente's work has been recognized by The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), The Society of Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), the American Association of Museums (AAM), How Magazine, Print Magazine, Graphis, Mohawk Papers, University College Designers Association (UCDA), and the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Professional Accomplishments and Exhibitions
- Index Book Fair, Guadalajara, MX
- 2009 Habana Biennial, La Habana, Cuba
- Abrams Claghorn, Albany, CA
- AIGA National Gallery, New York, NY
- AIGA Get Out the Vote: Empowering Women’s Voices, various locations
- Bergamot Station, Los Angeles, CA
- Big City Forum, The Clubhouse, Los Angeles, CA
- Bio 23 Biennial, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
- California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
- California State University Dominguez Hills, Los Angeles, CA
- Centro de Diseño, Rosario, Argentina
- Centro de Diseño, Cine y Television, Mexico City, MX
- Centro Hispanoamericano de la Cultura, La Habana, Cuba
- Congreso Informática, La Habana, Cuba
- Dejando Huella XV, Querétaro, MX
- Facultad del Hábitat / UASLP, San Luis Potosí, MX
- MODAA Gallery, Culver City, CA
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- New World School of Art and Design, Miami International University, Miami, FL
- Pomona College Museum of Art, Pomona, CA
- Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
- Strangeways Academy, Los Angeles, CA
- Talleres Públicos, Pacoima, CA
- TypoSF, San Francisco, CA
- Zona Maco, Mexico City, MX
Clients and Employment History
- Index Book Fair
- 1750 Salvage
- Ancient Celebrity
- Bar & Garden
- Big City Forum (Leonardo Bravo)
- BIPOC Design History
- California College of the Arts (CCA)
- California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
- California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
- Citadel Environmental Inc.
- Five Design Architects
- Flight 93 Memorial (Paul Murdoch Architects)
- The Grace Hudson Museum
- The Getty Museum
- The Jerde Partnership
- Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art (LACMA)
- The Letterform Archive
- Fernando Llanos
- Otis College of Art and Design
- Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits
- Queens Museum (Suzanne Lacy)
- Richmond Art Center (in collaboration with Anne Wolf)
- Typecraft Wood & Jones
- UCLA School of Medicine
- Urban Partners