Ana Jaras was born in Getafe, Madrid - Spain in 1971. Having developed a love for languages at a very young age, she studies English and French in the Official School of Languages, as well as carrying out numerous exchange programs abroad. In 1996, Ana completes her University studies in Business and Tourism at the Official Tourism School in Madrid.
Always fascinated by different countries and cultures, Ana learns the love of becoming a tourist and an inexhaustible traveler. Her extensive exhilarating career in the tourism industry begins in 1991. To the subtle remembrance of each scene visited in her travels, she adds light, color, and emotion.
After a long staying in Paris, where her bond with painting begins, she settles down near the Retiro Park in Madrid and begins to paint scenes and landscapes outdoors. She finds this quite challenging due to the logistics involved, the change of weather conditions and the speed in which the light fluctuates. It is the most spontaneous way to express herself.
Ana doesn't paint any dramatic or disturbing things. Instead, she paints calm and peaceful objects and sceneries. Something nice to look at.
She continues to broaden her education by studying drawing and painting with various instructors as well as participating in
the life nude painting sessions at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.
Further widening her love for art, Ana attends numerous outdoor painting courses through the school of 'Fenêtres Imaginaires' in Paris (Essaouira, Marrakech, N'Kob, Priego de Córdoba, Praga, Barcelona, La Toscana, Salies de Béarn, Le Crotoy, Belle Île) and the Scottsdale's Art School (Grand Canyon of Colorado National Park).
Ana’s work was selected in the Army Contest, April 2011. Exhibition at the Cuartel General del Ejército de Tierra (Army Headquarters). Madrid.
Individual Exhibition "Entre Aguas". Casa de la Cultura, Miraflores de la Sierra. October 2014.
Individual Exhibition “Naturaleza Femenina”. Tourist Innovation Center, Villa San Roque, La Cabrera. November 2017.
Collective Exhibition "Sensaciones Encontradas", Espacio Mercado, Getafe. February 2018.
Collective Exhibition "Mujeres". Feel&Flow Gallery, Madrid. March 2018.
Collective Exhibition "Semana de la Mujer", Cultural Center, Soto del Real. March 2018.
Individual Exhibition "Naturaleza Femenina", Cultural Center, Soto del Real. May 2018
Collective Exhibition "Confluencias", Municipal Activities Center. Becerril de la Sierra, Madrid. August 2018.
Individual Exhibition "Entre Aguas". Torre de Control Puerto Deportivo Almerimar. December 2019.
Honorable Mention in the National Park Sierra de Guadarrama painting contest. Interpretation Center of Pedriza. June 2021
Collective Exhibition "Figuración Emergente". Hall El Patio. Tomelloso. Ciudad Real. August and September 2022.
Collective Exhibition "Confluencias II". Cultural Center in Navacerrada. October 2022.
Collective Exhibition "Confluencias III" Municipal Center of Activities Cristo del Buen Consejo. November 2022.
Individual Exhibition "Caminos del Agua". Gallery Hare in Tokio, Japan. November 2022.
Collective Exhibition "Au fil de l'eau - Routes de l'eau". Gallery St Michel. Le Croty, France. May 2023.