Jana Rieckhoff was born in Schwerin, Germany in 1974. 2000 - 2006 she studied Fine Arts in the classes of Paco Knöller and Andreas Grunert at the University of the Arts Bremen. 2006 - 2007 Jana Rieckhoff was a master student/honour student under Paco Knöller. Since 2007 she lives and works in Bremen, Germany.