Anna Riess

Anna Riess is an artist living and working in Vienna. After briefly studying architecture and then completing a master's degree in cultural anthropology in 2012, Anna began to focus on her true joy in creating with her hands. After completing a three-year study of contemporary jewelry design, Riess has been working as a freelance artist since 2019 to critically address social issues by shaping objects in close relationship to the human body. In a workshop concept designed by Riess called 'Circle of Clay', she offers process-oriented workshops and co founded the retreat ‚clayground'.