Ana María Méndez Salgado
- Animation Department
- Director
- Art Department
Ana is a Colombian/Australian Animation/Art Director and visual storyteller, passionate about designing characters and worlds for animation, illustration and comics. Co-founder of Karu-Karu, she's worked on animations officially selected in festivals in Europe, Latin America, USA and Australia. Ana is also passionate about nurturing local emerging talent, working as an Animation and Visual Development lecturer at the University of South Australia (collaborating in the development of the Animation Program). She's also a co-creator of the new Australian Animation & Illustration Community, 'Squish Squash'. Ana contributes to The School Magazine as an illustrator, explores visual poetry and narrative through sequential art and comics, and generates story-concepts and Visual Development work for Karu-Karu's animation slate.