Lori Ryker is the founder and principal of studioryker and founder of Artemis Institute, a not for profit organization. She was educated at Texas A&M University and The Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Her design work has received national awards and is published nationally and internationally. Her research has received awards from the Graham Foundation, the American Institute of Architects/Fellowships, Artist Innovation Award in the Visual Arts from the State of Montana, and the National Endowment for the Arts among others.
She has written three books; Mockbee Coker: Thought and Process, Off the Gridand Off the Grid Homes, and published her writing in national architectural journals.
She lectures nationally on the topics of architectural design, sustainable design, her design work and educational thought. She taught at several universities and received Tenure at Montana State University in 2005. From 2006-2015 she devoted teaching to Remote Studio, an educational program of Artemis Institute.
She currently works in both the professional and non-profit arenas through studioryker and Artemis Institute.