Ana Rugani

Ana Rugani is a nature loving, rock hound, beach combing, bookworm who loves to create, explore, practice yoga, swim and travel. She is passionate about using her mind, body, and spirit to create and build artwork. Her works are a tangible interpretation of concepts and ideas that provoke fascination and intrigue. Much of her sculptural work incorporates wire and a multitude of other mediums including fabric, wood, paper, plastic, and found objects she collects on adventures. A practice Ana often utilizes in her work is “deconstruct to reconstruct,” where material is broken down into pieces or sections and reconstituted into sculptures. Most of the tools she uses are simple hand tools. Five items you will always find in her tool box are needle nose pliers, wire snips, a magnifying glass, a machete, and sewing needles. The pieces and installations Ana creates are a reflection of nature where plants, animals, and humans come to life in a weird and chaotic tangle of materials that also maintains a balance and harmony to engage the observer in a variety of ways. Because of Ana’s passion for the outdoors and a deep interest and concern with the state of the world today, much of her art reflects upon nature and addresses humanities relationship with the natural world – a concept at the heart of Manifestation Facilitator, the artistic entity she is one-half of with partner Christopher Allen. Ana’s chief roles in Manifestation Facilitator are artistic director, conceptualist, and creator of the two and three dimensional artwork.

Ana grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and moved to Portland, Oregon in 1996. After attending middle and high school in Portland, Ana graduated cum laude from the University of Puget Sound in 2006 with a BA in Studio Art. Some of her accomplishments include major art installations at the Emrg-N-See Festival in Oregon and the Desiderata Festival in New York, as well as gallery shows in Seaside and Portland, Oregon.

Ana’s Artistic statement:

“I truly feel as though the art is humanity in a way. Certainly a reflection of humanity, my humanity, and the detritus of life at this time.”