Ana Straze (1982) received her master’s degree on the theme of photography in contemporary art from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering in Ljubljana in 2013, majoring in Graphic and Interactive Communication. In 2009, she began to take part in photography competitions, receiving both local and international awards. Between 2013 and 2020, she presented her photographic projects in several group and solo exhibitions. These include her solo presentations at Plevnik Gallery – Kronkowska, Celje (2016, 2017) and Celje FOKUS Festival (2016, 2017), as well as group shows at Racka Gallery, Celje (2018, 2019), Match Gallery, Ljubljana (2017), Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje (2016, 2019, 2020), AQ Gallery, Celje (2013, 2014) and Tribeca Factory Interiors, Prato, Italy (2020). In recent years, her photographs have been featured by international photographic, fashion, design and art magazines, as well as digital platforms: PhotoVogue (Italy), Uncoated Editions (Berlin, Germany), F-Stop Magazine (Chicago, USA), The Artling (Singapore & Shanghai, China), Plain Magazine (Barcelona, Spain), Colossal (Chicago, USA). She also received the Sienna International Photo Award (“Runner Up” of the Creative Photo Awards 2021) for her work from the series Forbidden Food. Her work from the Garden of Eden series is included in the permanent collection of the Center for Contemporary Arts. She lives and works in Celje.
