Laura Isabel Gomez Valencia

Art Director | México

An Art Director and Character Designer originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco, she holds degrees in Visual Arts for Plastic Expression from the University of Guadalajara and in the Restoration of Movable Cultural Heritage from ECRO. In 2019, she specialized in Character Design for Animation and Video Games at CGMA. As an art director and digital artist, she has collaborated with various animation studios—including Mr. Machin, Aska Animation, Exodo Animation Studio, and Demente—and has led art departments for independent short films such as Ellri (directed by Laura Quintanilla, winner of "Best Short Film by Women from Jalisco" at the 2026 Tequila Film Festival) and Nemi (directed by Gina Zarcco in 2020). Her notable animated series projects include Leo y la ciudad de León, Creatures from the Moshpit, and Charamuscas, all produced at Mr. Machin. She is currently working on Misterios y Travesuras—a project that won the FILMA JALISCO Local Industry award—under the direction of Aska Hernández and Ana de Loera, and she was part of the creative team that produced the promotional short for Pixelatl 2026.