Originally from Mexico, Ana Bianchi is an artist, designer, illustrator and twice published children book author/illustrator with her books "The Sailor who Loved to Draw" and "The Swimmers: paper cut-outs with Matisse". 

With degrees in both graphic design and fine arts, her 35+ years of creative work spans across disciplines ranging from printmaking and ceramics, to illustration, surface design and children's books, clothes and products to graphic design, packaging and branding for clients small and big, from local restaurants to major airlines.

Her art brand AnaLovesColor is where all these diverse projects live. Her lifelong love of color is what connects it all and helps her comfortably move from one discipline to another and from one technique to another. Her upcoming book "Color Curious" (to be published by Chronicle Books Fall 2025) includes the breath of her creative work: her photography, illustrations, patterns, paintings, hand-made ceramics, and colorful bakes, and as you read her texts, you will discover her curiosity and deep interest in art history, world cultures and the pursue of creative ideas.

When not working in her Bay Area studio, Ana loves to cook and bake colorful things, tend to her garden -her other color studio- and spend time with her tiny family, Alberto her husband, Florencia her daughter and Bonnie and PepaPug, their dogs.