Meredith Coloma

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Meredith Coloma is a Canadian musician and luthier from Vancouver.

Born in Vancouver, [1] Coloma grew up in Canada, Chile and Taiwan. [2] She attended the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City. [3] As a teenager, she apprenticed under professional luthiers, including Roger Sadowsky. [1] [4]

Coloma went on to start her own guitar-making business in Vancouver. [1] She has earned recognition for entering the male-dominated field of guitar-making as a young woman. [1] [4] She is known for her handcrafted gypsy jazz guitars, mandolins, violins, ukuleles, acoustic guitars and electric guitars. [5] [4]

A singer-songwriter, Coloma was a finalist in the 2012 International Songwriting Competition in Nashville. [3] She is a co-founder of the Vancouver International Guitar Festival. [6] [7]

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