Guillermina Zabala Suarez, M.A.
Professor of Practice, Assistant Director of the Film and Media Studies Program, Interdisciplinary School for Engagement
Contact
- MH 4.05.30Q
- guillermina.zabalasuarez@utsa.edu
Bio
Born in Argentina, Guillermina Zabala Suárez is an award-winning filmmaker and artist, educator, and researcher whose art examines the intersection between the individual and their environment. Her works have been exhibited in museums, galleries, and film festivals nationally and internationally, including the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio Museum of Art, The Contemporary, Telluride Film Festival, and Showtime Latino Showcase.
Guillermina is Professor of Practice and Assistant Director of the Film and Media Program at The University of Texas at San Antonio. She received her BA in Cinema from Columbia College, Los Angeles and her MA in Media Studies from The New School, New York. She is currently working on her dissertation for her Ph.D candidacy in the Doctor of Arts program at the University of La Plata, Argentina.
Her documentary Las Artivistas won the Premio Mesquite for Best Documentary Short at the 2022 CineFestival, the nation’s longest-running Latino film festival, and her feature documentary Juanito’s Lab was the opening film at the 2021 edition of the festival in its out-of-competition category. Her photographs are part of the UTSA Art Collection and have been published in books and publications. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Media Arts Distinguished Thesis Award from The New School, the Innovation and Impact Award from The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio Artist Foundation Award, and the Rick Liberto Visual Arts Award from the Luminaria Foundation, among others.
Teaching
- Digital Video Production - MES 3333
- Film and Medicine - HUM 3353
- Digital Media Production II - COM 4723
Research Interests
Ph.D. (Doctor of Arts) Dissertation: The emerging documentary movement in Latin America and its socio-cultural narratives. (University of La Plata, Argentina)
Media and Migration articles and case studies for the platform http://www.migrationmapping.org.
Degrees
- Master of Arts in Media Studies. The New School. 2021.
- Bachelor of Arts in Cinema. Columbia College Hollywood. 1998.
