Ana B. Galano is a
Cuban-American artist, born and raised in Miami, FL.
She played an integral role in establishing
the Graham Center Art Gallery at FIU, which provided a venue for the
university students and the community to display their artwork. For six years, she was the gallery manager;
curating innovative and educational exhibits of faculty, student and visiting
artists; implementing community outreach exhibits with Miami-Dade schools and created
an annual exchange with the University
of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Ms. Galano worked with visual arts
faculty and students on various projects during her time in Alabama, including the 2005 "Arty
Party" fundraiser and restoration of the sculpture graduate studios. Work from her “Alabama Bible
Series” is included in the Flaming Fire Illustrated Bible project and her Polaroid’s have also been selected
for inclusion in Polarama, a UK
based web gallery.
Ana currently lives and works in Miami, Florida.
ARTIST STATEMENTMy artwork allows me to analyze my life
experiences within the safety of symbolism, layers and hidden meanings.
Through narrative and the use of different mediums, I delve into issues
such as identity, self-awareness, carnal repression, spirituality and body
consciousness. By exposing, then attempting to understand that which
would normally have remained unspoken and unrevealed, I permit my inner
world to come to the surface.
My process is primarily an intuitive one. Meaning, that I surround
myself with the
"materials" I'm working with, then step into that "zone", where
creativity and imagination reside. There are usually no pre-conceived
ideas or imagery and quite often I am surprised, amused and pleased
with the outcome.
This way of working assures me a pure and honest discovery of the truth
I’m searching for.
Ultimately, this whole journey is about
peeking
into and revealing the mysteries that created me and continue to shape who
I am, while at the same time inviting the viewer to perhaps question
similar issues within themselves.
