Ana Maria Tavares began her studies in art at the Escola de Belas Artes da UFMG and continued at FAAP when she moved to São Paulo, under the mentorship of Regina Silveira and Julio Plaza. Two years after the show at the Pinacoteca, the artist began her Master Degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she lived and continued to exhibit until 1986. In the mid 1990’s, Tavares’ sculptures would move on to larger scales, always referencing every day objects such as ladders and tourniquet entrances, and spaces such as airport lounges. During that period, her frequent use of stainless steel has placed her work at the crossway between art and design. In 2000 she began her doctorate at Universidade de São Paulo (USP), where she continues to do research and teach. Her dialogue with architecture has become another important aspect of her most recent production, as she also uses video images that are part of larger scale installations.