Anna Ridler (b. 1985) is an artist and researcher who lives and works in London.  She is interested in systems of knowledge and how technologies are created to better understand the world. She is particularly interested in ideas around measurement, quantification and how this relates to the natural world. 

As an early figure in the AI art scene, Ridler has been exploring and harnessing the capabilities of NFTs since 2019. She actively incorporates smart contracts into her artworks, challenging notions of value and ownership. Her artworks are not just visual but conceptual, using the smart contract as a key part of the art. 

Ridler's work has been exhibited widely at cultural institutions worldwide including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Times Square, the Barbican Centre, Centre Pompidou, HeK Basel, The Photographers’ Gallery, the ZKM Karlsruhe, and Ars Electronica. Ridler was listed as one of the nine “pioneering artists” exploring AI’s creative potential by Artnet and received an honorary mention in the 2019 Ars Electronica Golden Nica award for the category AI & Life Art. She was nominated for a Beazley Designs of the Year award in 2019 by the Design Museum for her work on datasets and categorization.