Anna Keiller graduated at Uppsala University, Sweden, in 1985 with a Fine Arts degree.

From 1983-85 she ran the ceramics department at Medborgarskolan in Uppsala.

From 1978 her career was divided between work as a writer, photographer and freelance journalist, travelling the world for inspiration. During this period she had two books and numerous articles published. For nine months she worked at Tao Fong Shan, Hong Kong, as a commercial ceramic designer.

In 1988 she moved from California to England to concentrate on a full time career as a sculptor and potter.