Education:
2006-07 Postgraduate Specialization Scholarship, Academy of Fine Arts Brera, Prof. Diego Esposito, Milano /IT
2004 Scholarship, European Animation Master Class, Leipzig-Halle /DE
2003-04 Scholarship, Academy of Fine Arts Brera, Prof. Esposito, Milano /IT
2002 M.A. at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prof. Franz Graf, extended painterly space, Vienna /AT
2018 M.A. at the University of Applied Arts “d’Angewandte”, Art and Communication, Vienna /AT
2001-02 Scholarship, Academy for Fine Arts, Prof. Ursula Hübner, painting, Linz /AT
1999-00 Academy of Fine Arts, Prof. Andrei Daniel, painting, Sofia /BG
1998 Exchange Program at the Bath School of Art and Design /GB
1994-99 High School for Fine Arts Sofia /BG
Solo exhibitions (Selected):
2018 “Iv Toshain”, Austrian cultural forum, FLUCA, Curated by Boris Kostadinov, Sofia/BG
2014 “Love is the only superstar”, Viertelneun Gallery, Vienna /AT
2013 „Space Odyssey II“, Gemäldegalerie Academy of Fine Arts, Gyptothek, Vienna /AT
2012 „TOUCHE“, BSA Galerie, Curator Werner Rodlauer, Vienna /AT
2011 „The One That Shines Has No Shadow“, Eberharter Display, Project Space for Contemporary Art, Vienna /AT
2011 „Space Odyssey“, MAK, Museum of Applied Arts Vienna /AT
2010 “Beyond Eden”, NAG 1 Contemporary, Arezzo /IT
2010 „Urban Safari, Bright Stars Pieta“, Bulgaria & Austria Cultural Forum, Prague /CZ
2009 “Camouflage Predator Species”, LAZNIA Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk /PL
2009 “Ultramodern Solitude”, Fleetwing Gallery, Brooklyn, New York /US
2009 “Crucified tulips live longer”, FB69 Kolja Steinroetter Gallery, Muenster /DE
2009 “Origamy Trinity“, Ohge Contemporary, Seattle /US
2008 „Diablo Species”, Devening Pprojects + Editions, Gallery, Chicago /US
2007 „Black Box”, Habers + Partner Gallery, Vienna /AT
2005 „Lunar Chick“, Artists Quarterly, Sotheby’s ,Vienna /AT
Group exhibitions (Selected):
2019
“Wie wir arbeiten Wollen – Kollektives Handeln und künstlerische Komplizinnenschaft“, Das Weisse Haus, Vienna /AT
“MERDELAMERDELAMER”, Curated by Kendell Geers, Mario Mauroner Contemporary, Vienna /AT
LLLLLL Gallery, Curated by Boris Kostadinov, Vienna /AT
“Poison Ivy”, Curated by Ivica Capan, Franz Josefs Kai 3 Vienna /AT
“МИР- МИРУ- FRIEDE”, Performance, FXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain / Ceeh, Red Square, Moscow /RU
2017
“SAW III”,Hönig Gallery, Vienna /AT
“Sterne”, Lentos Art Museum, Linz /AT
“Diamanten”, Kunsthaus am Schauplatz, Vienna /AT
“Opposition” screened at ‘Floating World,’ an exhibition curated by Jonathan Watkins and Alistair Hicks at Art Bahrain, Bahrain /BHR
“МИР – МИРУ – FRIEDE”, Performance, FXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain / Ceeh, 57th Biennale di Venezia /IT
„Frau_Mann_Transgender fotografiert: Feminismus“, FXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain / Ceeh, MUWA/ Museum of Perception, Graz /AT
“Transparent Borders”, FXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain / Ceeh, Centre RED, Moscow /RU
2016
“Let them Draw”, Curated by Pravdoliub Ivanov, Sariev Gallery, Plovdiv /BG
“Option Project”, Sothbys, Vienna /AT
“Death Can Dance – Nature Morte”, Curated by Lori Hersberger, RAE space for contemporary art, Berlin /DE
“Revue”, Kustraum Am Schauplatz / Büro Weltausstellung, Vienna /AT
“МИР- МИРУ-FRIEDE”, Performance, FXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain / Ceeh, Wir Sind Wien Festival, Vienna/AT
“URBAN DIARY – Vienna Extended” (Part of Destination Vienna, Kunsthalle Wien), Charim Gallery, Vienna /AT
“ANATOMIA – Perfect Body”, FXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain / Ceeh, Center for Contemporary Arts, Minsk /BY
2015
“SAW II”, Hönig Gallery, Vienna /AT
“Vienna For Art’s Sake, 13 Positions”, Curated by Peter Noever, Winter Palais, Belvedere Museum, Vienna /AT
“Eureka”, curated by Kendell Geers, GALERIST, Istanbul /TR
“Urban Diary II – Vienna Extended”, Charim Events, Vienna /AT
“Urban Diary I – Vienna Extended”, Charim Galerie, Vienna /AT
“Art International 2015”, Galerist, Istanbul /TR
“Young Art Auction – Ten”, Albertina, Vienna /AT
“Vienna Contemporary, Focus Bulgaria”, Vienna /AT
“Austrian Collection of Imago Mundi”, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice /IT
“Bulgarian collection of Imago Mundi”, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice/IT
2014
“Dance with us”, Projektraum, Viktor Bucher, Vienna /AT
“ПРЕЙЪР”, FXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain / Ceeh, Art in Public Space, KÖR, Vienna /AT
“PARKFAIR TERMINARTOR”, Art Fair, Park Deck, Stadion Center, Vienna /AT
2013
„Open Art“, Art in Public Space, Summer Stage, Vienna /AT
„Vom Weggehen und (nicht) Wiederkommen“, Kunstraum Montafon, Schruns /AT
„FEMINism – Anna Ceeh – Iv Toshain”, Spiegelkabinett, Büro Weltausstellung, Vienna/AT
„Red Bull Curates“, Kunthalle Wien, Project Space, Vienna /AT
„БАЙХТЕ”, FXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain / Ceeh, Charim Events, Vienna /AT
VIENNAFAIR, Artfair, FXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain / Ceeh, Vienna /AT
“HOT ВИЗИБЛ”, FXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain / Ceeh, Kunstraum Niederösterreich, Vienna/AT
2012
„Anna Ceeh – Iv Toshain / in passing 17“, Curated by Ursula Maria Probst, Künstlerhaus Passage, Vienna /AT
„Inklusion“, Kunstraum am Schauplatz, Curated by Stephan Bidner, Wiener Art Foundation Vienna /AT
PARKFAIR ARTE NOAH, Art Fair, Park Deck, Stadion Center, Vienna /AT
„Death Can Dance“, Annex M, Project Space, Curated by Lori Hersberger, Zürich/CH
2011
“Gaudenz Ruf Award“, Rayko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia /BG
“M21 – Museum of the XXI Century – Evolution“, Langenlois, Lower Austria /AT
“PARKFAIR“, Art Fair, Park Deck, Stadion Center, Vienna /AT
“ARTSTAMP.DK+GUEST“, Kunsthalle Brænderigården, Viborg /DK
„Heros of Today“ Graffit Gallery, Varna /BG
„ARTmART“, Kuenstlerhaus, Vienna /AT
2010
„Re-Edit“, Charim Gallery, Vienna /AT
„Don’t Even Think About It“, Galeria LETO, Warsaw /PL
“On Paper 2010”, Stalke Galleri, Copenhagen /DK
“Helden von Heute“, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Innsbruck /AT
„Preview Berlin 2010“, Art Fair, Berlin /DE
2008
„Premio Profilo d’Arte”, Museo della Permanente, Milano /IT
“The Beautiful Children”, The Wharf Road Project organised by V22, The Wenlock Building, London /GB
„OSTRALE ’08” – 2. International Exhibiton for Contemporary Art, Ostragehege, Dresden /DE
„FEMACO“, Art Fair, Mexico City /MX
“7 II 7“, Art Expo / MNAC Museum, Bukarest /RO
„Spiders from Jupiter – Lost Categories – ABC – Antagonist“, Rayko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia /BG
2007
„Contemporary Istanbul“, Art Fair, Istanbul /TR
„Porno total Illegal”, Mayerhof, Waldviertel /AT
„Somewhere in between”, Museum Sammlung Friedrichshof, Burgenland /AT
2006
„1000KM Vienna – Sofia“, Dauhaus-Association for Contemporary Art and Culture, Sofia /BG
„I was born to make you happy“, Prospekthof, Semperdepot, Vienna /AT
„Spekulative Projekte“, Betonsalon, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna /AT
Awards:
MiA AWARD 2012 (category Art & Culture for outstanding achievements of women with an international background who live and work in Austria)
Since 2011 she is co-founder, curator and organizer of the PARKFAIR – Avantgarde art fair for established and aspiring contemporary artists.
Since 2012 she is co-founder of the art label FXXXi̶s̶m̶ Toshain / Ceeh (Vienna – Sofia – St. Petersburg).
