ANA VIANA (LAGOS, 1984) IS A COMMUNICATION DESIGNER AND ARCHITECTURE RESEARCHER CURRENTLY PURSUING A MASTER'S IN ARCHITECTURE. SHE HOLDS A DEGREE IN COMMUNICATION DESIGN FROM THE FACULTY OF FINE ARTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON AND WORKS ACROSS VISUAL IDENTITY, EDITORIAL DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION, AND GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION.

THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, SHE HAS COLLABORATED WITH ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, AND INDEPENDENT INITIATIVES, EXPLORING DESIGN AS A TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION, RESEARCH, AND STORYTELLING. HER CLIENTS AND COLLABORATORS INCLUDE THE SERRALVES FOUNDATION, NOVA UNIVERSITY LISBON, BONS SONS FESTIVAL, CASA DA MÚSICA JORGE PEIXINHO, JOANA SÁ, ANA NOBRE, AND A RANGE OF CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS.

ALONGSIDE HER PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, SHE HAS BEEN DEVELOPING RESEARCH IN ARCHITECTURE, WITH A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TERRITORY, HERITAGE, ECOLOGY, AND PARTICIPATION, OFTEN THROUGH SITE-SPECIFIC AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS. SHE REGULARLY TAKES PART IN COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES THAT BRING TOGETHER ART, DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

SHE CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS BETWEEN THE ALGARVE AND LISBON.