Pia Andersen was born in Frederikshavn, Denmark. Today she shares her life between Extremadura, Spain and Copenhagen, Denmark.
She has studied at The Art Academy of Cracow, Poland and the School of Arts and Crafts, Kolding, Denmark.

Pia Andersen is a painter mainly working in oil, but she also works in other medias such as glass and ceramics in collaboration with workshops in Denmark and Spain and porcelain in cooperation with Danish Royal Copenhagen.

Her work is represented in numerous collections and institutions, among others The National Gallery of Denmark; The New Carlsberg Foundation; Oaxaca Museum, Mexico; Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum, Hjørring, Denmark
and Leopold Hoesch Museum, Düren, Germany.

Her work is inspired from many journeys in Europe and South America linked to a profound inspiration from nature, ranking from Greenland in north till Mexico in south.

The intention is to create moments of contemplation for the spectator.