Margit Platny

I grew up in rural Austria and remember that I was drawing and painting from my early childhood on. My parents were always providing all kinds of art materials to experiment with. I focused more seriously on painting at the age of 15. Taking art classes and doing life drawing and painting for the first time was an amazing experience. This was the moment when I decided to become a painter.
After receiving a masters degree in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 1997, I moved to Tuscany, Italy, where I am still living with my husband, our two dogs and four cats.

My close relationship with the natural world plays a very inspirational role in my work, with a particular focus on the coexistence and affinity between humans and animals. I draw inspiration and creative energy mainly from these relationships and the associated emotions.
My creative process is intuitive, often combining both drawing and painting. With the intentional willingness to give up control, the imagery emerges through many layers and often unexpected discovery.
Many viewers detect a mysterious atmosphere in the paintings, often describing them as 'haunting'. Initially these reactions seemed strange to me, but now I recognize them as appropriate and authe...

1992 - 1997 Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, masterclass for painting
(Prof. Wolfgang Hollegha), Master degree of Fine Arts (MFA)
Study trips to New York, Paris, St. Petersburg

SOLO SHOWS (selection)

2024
Through Your Eyes I Want To See, Domena Real Estate Agency, Siena, Italy

2023
Nobody Said It Was Easy, curated by Domenico de Chirico, Moiré Gallery, Milan, Italy

2019
In Perfume We Art, Perfume Gallery Avery, Milan, Italy

2018
Mysterious Distance, Galleria Palazzo Patrizi, Siena, Italy

2017
Windows in the Sky, Galleria Palazzo Pretorio, Casole d'Elsa, Italy

2016
What We See We Believe, Galleria Sala della Cancelleria, San Gimignano, Italy
milk and honey, Bien Vivre, Siena, Italy

2015
Nobody said it was easy, Sala Dante Alighieri, Monteriggioni, Italy

2014
Show Me Where You Live, Galleria Sala di Cultura, San Gimignano, Italy

2013
Guardians, Galleria Sala della Cancelleria, San Gimignano, Italy

2012
Big Shots. Große Tiere., Galleria Sala della Cancelleria, San Gimignano, Italy

2009
Paintings, Cortile del Podestà, Palazzo Comunale Siena, Italy

2008
You Can't Tame the Tiger, Galleria Limonaia, Panzano in Chianti, Italy

2005
Gallery Fox, Città della Pieve, Italy