Ana Lucía Cuevas — **********

Ana Lucía was born in 1963 in Guatemala, growing up during the course of its 36 year-long civil war. She left her country as a political exile in 1984 at the age 21. She has since lived and developed her practice in Costa Rica, Bulgaria, Honduras, France and the United Kingdom. She holds a BA in Applied Graphics, Sofia, Bulgaria and an MA in Computer Graphics, Goldsmiths at University of London. She is the co-founder of Armadillo Productions, a small independent video production company based in Manchester. Throughout her life Lucía’s work has been informed and shaped by her desire to contribute to social change. The focus of her early work, in both Guatemala and Bulgaria, was poster design and painting. Subsequent to earning her Masters at Goldsmiths, she began to develop work in digital media and documentary filmmaking. She spent 4 years producing Public Service and educational documentaries in Honduras. Since being based in the North West she has produced over 20 documentaries, including the award-winning The Echo of Pain of the Many about her experiences in Guatemala, and a 'Short History of Alexandra Park.' Her most recent focus has been clay modelling.

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