Maria-Magdalena Ianchis

, born in 1982 in Cluj, Romania, lives and works in Reykjavik and Vienna.

In 1990, following the fall of the Ceaușescu regime, she emigrated to Austria with her family as a political refugee.

EDUCATION

2019 Diploma from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Department of Fine Arts, Photography, under the supervision ofProf. Gabrielle Rothemann

2018 Master of Fine Arts from the Academy of the Arts Iceland under Bryndis Snaebjornsdottir

2007 Apprenticeship qualification in metalworking at WIFI Salzburg

SHORT

BIOGRAPHY

Maria

-Magdalena Ianchis is a multimedia artist who works with photography, video, object art, costume, installation, performance, sound and participatory formats. Since childhood, she has practised lucid dreaming, which she experiences as a boundless way of thinking in which everything imaginable becomes possible.

This approach has a significant influence on her artistic practice and enables her to interweave dream worlds, mythology and physical reality.

At the heart of her work lies an exploration of the relationship between humans and nature, which she

understands

not as separate elements

but as parts of a larger, living organism.

In contrast to this

,

she examines humanity’s relationship with the artificial, as well as our transience.

For her, everything is interwoven and interconnected; nothing stands alone.

MEMBER

of the Living Art Museum Reykjavík

COLLECTIONS (selection)

Arendt, Luxembourg

Esther Atter

Private

collectionsSCHOLARSHIPS

AND NOMINATIONS (selection)

2025 Nominated for the St. Leopold Peace

Prize2021 Nominated for the European Month of Photography Arendt Award 20212020

Nominated for the St. Leopold Peace

Prize2013–2018 Self-Sustaining Artists’ Grant, Vienna Scholarship

Office2017–2018 Overseas Scholarship, Vienna Scholarship Office

2016 European Forum Alpbach, working scholarship

2016 University of Applied Arts,

merit-based

scholarship

2016 University of Applied Arts, overseas scholarship

EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS (Selection)

2025

Gallery, Base AT4, Vienna, Austria (coming in October)

24 ½, Gabriele Rothemann, Photography Department, Atelier Augarten Vienna

On the Blue Planet, Long Night of Museums, Colegul Academic UBB, Cluj, Romania

EUTOPIA International Symposium on Science, Art & Community, Cluj, RomaniaGod

and Money, Musem, Neuburg Abbey, Austria, Annual

Exhibition2024

A Yellow Dream 02, Hamraborg Festival 2024, Iceland

A Yellow Dream 01, Litla Gallerý, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

Rolling Snowball 17, ARS LONGA’s Contemporary Art Museum, Djúpivogur,

Iceland2023

Oculus Photo Festival, Bugno Art Gallery, VeniceArt Auction

, Art for Children, Prunksälen of the Albertina,

ViennaIf you go, I wanna go with you, Bräuhasgasse 21, Vienna

FLÆÐI in collaboration with “Menningarnótt” ,

Iceland2022

Torg, Art Fair, Reykjavik 2022, Iceland

Corralation, SÍM Salur, Reykjavik,

IcelandGallery Kannski, Reykjavik,

IcelandFLÆÐI exhibition at RUSL fest 2022, Gufunes, Iceland

FOTO Vienna, Festival Headquarters: Atelier Augarten,

Vienna2021

Parallel Vienna, Studio 3, Vienna

IMAGO, MUSEU DA ÁGUA, Lisbon

Rethinking Nature/Rethinking Landscape EMOPLUX, Arndt House, Luxembourg

; Rethinking Nature/Rethinking Landscape, CERCLE CITÉ, Luxembourg

; Was Leid tut, Sala terrena Gallery, Neuburg Abbey, Austria;

2020

Keep on doing Art, Showrooms Karlsplatz, Vienna

2019

Graduation Exhibition, Transparent Dreams, University of Applied Arts, Vienna

2018

Photography Exhibition, Arti Visive Gallery, Matera, Italy

Unicorn tears and big desires, Llorar Art Gallery, Mexico City

Stukav Brischko – As intimacy, Galerie G99, Brno, Czech

Republic; ‘Myndlist Hönnun Fine Art’, Gerðarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum, Reykjavik;

‘Bable Radio 101.1FM’ broadcast / performance, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik

; ‘Let’s get lucid’, RÝMD, Reykjavik

2017

Magdalena used her time to enter hidden spaces – Einar Örn used his time to liten,

Kubburinn, Reykjavik

2016

the turtle, Chongqing–Vienna, Heiligenkreuzer Hof, Vienna, curated by PRINZpod

Closer inspection reveals, Eyes On / Vienna Photography Month, Mican Offspace

Glance, Eyes On / Vienna Photography Month, Heiligenkreuzer Hof, Vienna

Open House, University of Applied Arts, Vienna

Tools of Enlightenment, European Forum Alpbach 2016, Tyrol

Essence, Annual Exhibition, University of Applied Arts, Alte Post, Vienna

Singular Galerie Z, Hard

Organhaus, Chongqing, China

Videodrom, curated by Anna Jermolaewa, Photography,

Vienna2015

I moved on until I went back, Blockfrei Curators, Vienna

Open House, University of Applied Arts, Vienna Konvolut21, Ho-Gallery, Vienna

Essence Annual Exhibition, University of Applied Arts, Künstlerhaus,

Vienna2014

Pretty Raw, group exhibition, Eyes On / European Month of Photography, Vienna

In Search of the Failed Image, curated by Timm Ulrichs, Vienna

Cabin #99 23-hour show, Yosemite National Park, USA

In an Other Dark Room, short film festival curated by Nikolaus Geyrhalter,

Gartenbaukino,

Vienna

PUBLICATIONS (selection)

2020 *Was Leid tut*, exhibition catalogue, Stift Kloster Neuburg

2020, April issue, Vor Magazin, pages 34–35

2019 *Aperto per ferie*, a publication on the study trip by students from the

Photography

class

led by Prof. Gabriele Rothemann to Matera in October 2018.

2016–17 Season Programme, Volkstheater, pp. 4

2–

43

2016 Eyes on, Vienna Photography Month, EMPO European Month of Photography, Pages 122

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123, 2

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6 #96 Eikon International Magazine for Photography and Media Art, 46–47,

2015 Bilding, Photography at the University of Applied Arts Vienna 2007–2014. Pages 554–555

2014 #88 Eikon, International Magazine for Photography and Media Art, Pages 46–47