Adriana was born and raised in Mexico and has worked in animation for over 25 years. She received her MFA degree from the Division of Animation and Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) at the University of Southern California (USC), and her BFA degree in Graphic Design from the University of the Pacific (UOP). She is currently Assistant Dean in Animation and Professor of the 3D Computer Animation program at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Throughout her career, she has worked as a senior digital trainer for teams of animators at Sony Pictures Imageworks and has collaborated with several independent directors creating visual effects for their award-winning projects. Her current research focuses on decentering the human to re-story narratives from multispecies perspectives, with a focus on urban coyotes.
