Ivana Karapincina

Ivana was born into a Rusyns family in eastern Slovakia, but has lived in Prague for several years. During her university studies in special education she focused on Roma issues and went to Roma settlements to learn about their mentality. She took her camera with her and from that moment on it became an integral part of her being. After finishing university, she smoothly moved on to study photography at the ITF in Opava. Her distinctive approach to people and emphasis on authenticity impressed the jury of the international Photo Annual Awards in the emotions category in her first year of studies, and she became the winner of the Grand Prix Award in all categories at the same time.

2011 - 2015 Silesian University in Opava, Institute of Creative Photography

2011 Italian Cultural Institute, Prague
2011 Blatná Photo Festival, Blatná
2012 Wall Gallery, Teplice
2012 VUB banka, Bratislava
2012 Czech press photo, Prague
2012 Czech Cultural Institute, Milan
2014 House of Culture Kroměříž, One World Festival
2017 - Kuala Lumpur Photo Awards2018