Since 2004, Ana Lucia González Ibáñez, also known as Ana Ibáñez, has blended her architectural knowledge and training to create a distinctive style of jewellery design. She studied at The Workshop Studio for Contemporary Jewellery in Guadalajara in 2012–2013, where Jiro Kamata taught the course Memento: A Piece of Reality. In the summers of 2020 and 2022, she participated in workshops led by Jorge Manilla (Materia y Forma, both online and in person) and Rud Peters in 2020. Ana has been a member of the Precious Collective since 2020.

Selected Exhibitions

• 2020: Cuarentena. Quarantine in Coronavirus Time (online, May 2020); Arte y Parte, Studio Squina, Madrid (July–August); Tincal Lab Antivirus (May–December); Finalist in the 10th Edition International Award Arte y Joya, Barcelona, and featured in the annual yearbook (October).

• 2022: Exhibition at the Milano Jewellery Fair, Rubin Gallery, Milan.

• 2023: Solo exhibition at the Union of Architects, Guadalajara, Mexico.

• 2024: Exhibition at Marso Gallery, Mexico City (October); participation in the International Book Fair, Guadalajara (December).

Ana Lucia González Ibáñez is a Mexican architect with a doctorate in regional planning, specialising in the preservation of cultural heritage. She recently founded ANA IBAÑEZ Contemporary Jewellery Studio, a creative venture that seeks to redefine ornamentation beyond the confines of fashion. This militant project aims to explore new ways of addressing cultural preservation, cultural diversity, and biodiversity.

Her inspirations include architecture, literature, comics, Mesoamerican cosmogony, nature, women, and sociopolitical imaginaries. Her work combines contemporary techniques with traditional methods, employing a wide range of mixed media and materials, from metal and embroidery to transfer techniques, laser cutting, and more. Experimentation lies at the heart of her process, often leading to unexpected discoveries and surprising outcomes in her creations.

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The wearer of her sophisticated, playful, and unique jewellery becomes the bearer of its meanings and stories, embodying both sensitivity and a commitment to the sociopolitical issues of our world.