ANA C. MEZA 3D Instructor
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anameza101@gmail.com
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812-606-1489
EDUCATION
May 2019 MASTER OF FINE ART, Georgia State University Focus in Sculpture May 2016 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, Indiana University Focus in Interior Design May 2016 BACHELOR OF FINE ART, Indiana University Focus in Sculpture
EXPERIENCE
MERCER UNIVERSITY | Appointed Instructor (2021) *Prepare lesson plans and set schedule of achievement for various courses based on syllabus requirements *Explained and demonstrated the Elements and Principles of Design *Monitor students’ performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives *Developed and provided exciting lessons for artistic instruction through cognitive strategies to educate on art techniques and methodologies *Provide one-on-one academic coaching GEORGIA STATE U.| Appointed Instructor (2018 - 2019, 2021) *Emphasized research as an on-going process of academic discovery and growth, encouraging students to see research and inquiry as activities central educational and everyday success *Mentored a diverse population of students, including many international students and ESL students, and develop strategies for responding effectively to a wide range of writing abilities *Assist graduating students with resume and portfolio preparation resulting in interviews with working professionals and placement into workforce *Conducting art instruction in both a traditional and online environment ID3 GROUP | Exhibition Designer & Farbricator (2019-2020) *Render $400k using Rhino of scenic, architectural layouts for commercial trade shows, resorts, museums, and public art instalations *Oversee the efficient use of production project budgets ranging from $7000 to $30,000 using lean manufacturing techniques to minimize waste *Draft and illustrate technical manuals for fabricating custom built 3D models, carpentry, metalworks, molds, and finishes *Train 5+ fabricators in CNC G-Code programs using ArtCAM, CorelDRAW, and PowerMILL
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www.anameza.info
SKILLS Adobe creative sweep Photoshop, Illustrator, In design, Premiere 3D computer modeling Fusion 360, Rhino, SolidWorks, Revit, SketchUp CNC Router, 3D printing, Laser cutter Woodwork Table saw, Panel saw, Miter saw, Bandsaw, Belt sanders Metalwork Metal bandsaw, MIG welder, Oxygen acetylene welder
VOLUNTEER Habitat for Humanity Graduate Artist Forum, Member Edgewood Sculpture Forum, treasurer Art Papers auction Art Benefit for K.I.N.D.(Kids in need of defense) Your Art Here, curator IU Sculpture BFA Club member
ANA C. MEZA 3D Instructor
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anameza101@gmail.com
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812-606-1489
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www.anameza.info
EXHIBITIONS
HONORS
2020 A Kind of a stopwatch, Fresh As Fruit Gallery, DeLand, FL Hot Donuts now, Stove Works, Chattanooga, TN
2018 AQUA Art Miami, exhibtiing artist invite
2019 Recall, Recollect, and Reconstruct, Kyoto International Community House, Kyoto, JP The summer swan invitational, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA Love Triangle, Deep Space Gallery, Jersey City, NJ Georgia Artists, Abernathy Art Center, Atlanta, GA Fashion in Bloom, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA Emerge, Day & night projects, Atlanta, GA I know now… I am here, GSU gallery, Atlanta, GA Student Juried Show, GSU gallery, Atlanta, GA
2016-2019 Full Tuition Scholarship, Georgia State Univeristy
2018 Re-programed, Aqua Art Miami, Miami, FL Tenable Folly, Soup Experimental, Tallahassee, FL Trifecta southern students MFA show, Trio Gallery, Athens, GA 2017 GSU MFAs group show, FSU gallery, Tallahassee, FL Trifecta southern students MFA show, GSU gallery, Atlanta, GA FSU and GSU student show, Thomas Dean Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2016 BFA exiting show, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, IN (Sp?)ecific, Heron School of art and design, Indianapolis, IN 2015 Push button for, the Fuller Projects, Bloomington, IN BFA group show, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, IN Plants, the Fuller Projects, Bloomington, IN NSAL 2015, Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN 2014 Double blind, the Fuller Projects, Bloomington, IN A piece of your body, Mc Calla, Bloomington, IN Puppet slam, the Fuller Projects, Bloomington, IN
2016 Michelle grabner Master class finalist, Indianapolis Museum of Art
AWARDS 2019 Georgia State University purchased award 2017 Georgia State University graduate suplemental funding 2015 The Grunwald Award 2015 Alma Eikerman Memorial Award (NSAL) 2015 The Genia and Max Tanner Scholarship
RESIDENCIES 2020 Stoveworks (residency) 2018 Vermont Studio center scholarship (residency)
ANA C. MEZA 3D Instructor
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anameza101@gmail.com
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812-606-1489
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www.anameza.info
Artist Biography Ana C. Meza is a sculpture artist from Colombia based in Atlanta, GA. In 2008 she immigrated from Colombia to Bloomington, Indiana. Meza started her design technology studies at Ivytech Community College, where she learned Computer-Aided Design (CAD), which will help her in her artistic career. In 2011 she graduated with an Associate degree with a concentration in Mechanical Design. She then transferred to Indiana University. She graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Interior Architecture and sculpture degree from IU. At the university, She started making artwork for the first time. She developed a series of sculptures inspired by design, patterns, and structures like buildings, bridges, stairs, and ladders. part of the series was build using CAD She received an MFA from Georgia State University in 2019, where she received a full-tuition scholarship. While studying at GSU, she developed an obsession with the science of stairs. Much of her research is based on Friedrich Mielke, who wrote over 30 books on stairs and produced Scalalogy( the science of stairs). He once said the stair is “the queen of architecture.” Meza manipulates the stair symbols’ semiotics to tell a story about her personal experiences as an immigrant. She is also influenced by minimalism and abstract art made by immigrants such as Gertrud Goldschmidt and Do Ho Suh. Her artwork’s common themes include: *Immigration. *The in-between. *Social identity. *Political and personal power structures. The use of delicate three-dimensional lines characterizes her work. Through interaction with a complex system of dots, these lines expand into space-defining volume. Her choice of material is PLA plastic which is commonly used in CNC 3D printing. Meza uses a 3D pen that allows her to make delicate sculptures by hand, achieving a valance between craft and technology. She has taught 3D design, Sculpture, capstone portfolio classes at Georgia State University and Mercer University in Macon. She has exhibited work nationally and internationally. Some of her most notable exhibition venues include Atlanta Contemporary, Aqua Art Miami, and Kyoto International community House in Japan. Some other honorable mentions include selected participants in Michelle Grabner’s master class at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and attended an art residency at Vermont studio center with a merit grant. Winner of the Alma Eikerman Memorial Award ( Second place in the National Society of Arts and Letters) and honor award at the Georgia Artist: Juried exhibition.
Light ladder paper, Projection image 6’x1.5’ 2015 By: Ana C Meza
weak ladder PLAm filament 8’x2’ 2018 By: Ana C Meza
New citizen PLA filament 2”x1”x1” 2018 By: Ana C Meza
Waiting tracing paper, wood, aluminum tube, nails 3”x3”x1” 2017 By: Ana C Meza
Stairladder Red oak plywood 2’x4’x8’ 2015 By: Ana C Meza
Reroute Plywood 8’x8’x3’ 2017 By: Ana C Meza
Up and then down Plywood 3’x8’x4’ 2017 By: Ana C Meza
Here and there Pine Plywood 13’x1’x8’ 2016 By: Ana C Meza
Sister waiting Styrofoam 7’x3’x1’ 2017 By: Ana C Meza
stair composite Plywood, styrofoam 10’x2’x3’ 2018 By: Ana C Meza
Ladder wall paper from a gender, race, and class book. 5’x4’ 2017 By: Ana C Meza
Ladder wall (detail) paper from a gender, race, and class book. 5’x4’ 2017 By: Ana C Meza
CMU PLA filament 8”x8”x12” 2018 By: Ana C Meza
Stepping walls 145 concrete blocks 7’x5’x7’ 2015 By: Ana C Meza
Amerika PLA filament 10’x7’x1’ 2019 By: Ana C Meza
Entry Port PLA filament 8”x64”x32” 2018 By: Ana C Meza
Victory arch PLA filament 4’x7’x.5’ 2020 By: Ana C Meza
Happy PLA filament 5’x2’x2.5’ 2018 By: Ana C Meza
A Hat for KIND PLA filament 10”x11”x5” 2019 By: Ana C Meza
Weak Cube 1 PLA filament 5’x3’ 2018 By: Ana C Meza