Loretta Riach is an artist and writer from Aotearoa New Zealand.


Originally from Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, they’re now based in Naarm/Melbourne.

Their poetry has been featured in literary journals such as Starling, Sweet Mammalian, Takahē, Minarets, Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems, and The Spinoff. From 2023 to 2024 they were a facilitator and studio artist at play_station artist-run space in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington, where their solo show Urban Green Space was presented.

They received a BFA with Honours from Massey University Toi Rauwhārangi in 2022.