Ana Martinez Orizondo
Ana Martinez Orizondo, is a visual artist living in Shelter Island, NY. Born in Cuba, raised in New York City with a stop in Miami, Ana returned to the Big Apple in 2017 for an executive position in higher education. After two successful careers as an Emmy award winning television producer and a non- profit executive, she is now a full time artist.
Ana is fascinated by trees, animism and mystical states of in-betweenness. Her tree stories series explores themes of ecology, spirituality and transformation. Specifically, she sees trunks as bodies, and bark as cosmic memory.
It is her hope that, through her art, she brings awareness to the climate crisis and awakens a sense of intimacy with our living planet. Her artwork calls the viewer to see trees and all non-human forms as beings, as sacred and necessary for the health of our planet and spirit.