ANA
GARCÍA LÓPEZ

Ana García López holds a PhD in Fine Arts and is Professor and Researcher at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Granada (Spain). She postgraduated in Computer Graphics at UCLA (University of California Los Angeles, USA) and her doctorate thesis was awarded extraordinary doctorate prize in 2003 (UGR). She is Director of the research Chair for Innovation in Crafts, Design and Contemporary Art at the University of Granada since January 2021 and has been Vice-Dean of International Relations and Research at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the UGR (2008-2018). Her main line of research focuses on the relationship between contemporary art, design, heritage and crafts with the use of technologies, under paradigms of circular economy and sustainability. She is currently leading three multidisciplinary, multi-sectoral and international research projects: two EU research projects (Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions H2020) WARMEST and RRREMAKER and one national project (European ERDF funding) MakerArt: proposal for the digital transformation of the cultural industry related to crafts, through design, collaborative processes, and Maker culture. In addition, it coordinates the Interreg EuroMED project HERIT ADAPT: HERItage and territory resilience through sustainable Tourism, climate change ADAPtation and ciTizen engagement which started in January 2024. She has impact publications in international Journals. She has directed several cultural projects, with the presence of international artists and companies both in Spain and abroad. In Granada, she has directed the 'Ephemeral Art Exhibition: Tradition and Modernity' (2008 and 2009) and the `Millennium Biennale: Contemporary Art and Heritage' (2011) in collaboration with the Consortium for the celebration of the first Millennium of the Kingdom of Granada. She is co-director of the José Guerrero Artists Residence in the Lecrín Valley (Granada) and director of the ADA Crafts+Design+Art project. She lectures and researches in national and international centres and institutions. As a researcher, she has participated in numerous international projects and impact publications and in the international networks Paradox Fine Art European Forum and ELIA (European League of Institutes of the Arts). Founder of the company ALDEAVISUAL SL and ARTES Association with which she promotes cultural events and international exhibitions. She is part of the network Disorderly Women. The Alliance of women leaders in culture https://www.disorderlywomen.net/