Ana V Rankin

Born in Uruguay and raised in both South and North America, Vizcarra Rankin creates research-based and perceptual art about mapping, data visualization and our sense of being in and of the universe. Rankin has exhibited extensively, and her work is held in numerous collections, including Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, MOMA Franklin Furnace Collection, Brandywine River Museum of Art, Uruguay Cultural Foundation for the Arts, Peoria Riverfront Museum, Brooklyn Art Library, and Print Council of Australia. Awards include a Project Stream Grant from Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, funding from Creative Capital x Skoll and many more.

Rankin participated in the first TrueQue Artist Residency in Ayampe Ecuador, was a Barnes Artist in Residence in Umbertide Italy, a resident artist at Liliput Experimental in Puebla Mexico, and is the founder of BrobDinGnag International, a curatorial program focused on bio-cultural diversity and human impact on the natural environment.

Education

MFA Studio Art - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)
BA Art History - Temple University summa cum laude
Drawing Marathon - New York Studio School
Architecture Design - Oklahoma State University (transferred to Temple)

Research Interests

Subjects: Cartography, Systems, Data Visualization
Art: Aqueous Media, Color Theory, Works on Paper
Scientific Research: Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy