Anna Voke
Born in England in 1986, Anna Voke works between Paris and the Alps in France. After studying art history at the University of East Anglia (BA, MA), she trained in ceramics in Germany for three years. She then worked in numerous wood-firing and salt-glazing studios throughout Europe, before setting up her personal studio in 2018. She is currently completing a practice-based PhD under the direction of Professors Antonella Tufano and Sophie Fétro at the Institut Acte, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Her doctoral research focuses on the interplay of the notions of crisis and chance in contemporary ceramic practices. She has taught ceramics in art schools since 2017, and is currently responsible for the ceramic studio at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts de Paris where is an elected member of the Research Council. She is currently leading a ceramic material research project on glacial clays funded by the Beaux-Arts Paris.