Ana Fernandez was born in Madrid and obtained BFA’s in Printmaking and Fibers from the University of Washington, and a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has worked at the University of Michigan teaching drawing and printmaking courses, and has participated in exhibitions in the US and abroad, including Japan, Cuba, Scotland, Italy, France, Germany and Spain. Her artwork merges printmaking, papermaking, drawing, fibers, and collage. It reflects a tactile sensibility and an affinity for layering, patterning and ornamentation. Thematically it initially focused on the interaction amongst the female body, fashion and femininity. Later, it shifted towards the formal relationships between clothing and the body as a meditation on identity. Currently she is representing the body in a less concrete and finite way. Beyond its outer shell, she is inspired by imagined visions of its insides, microbiology, and a pulsing emotional and spiritual inner landscape.