Magdalena Koch

January 1st 1967 Born in Szczecin/Poland.I live and work in Hannover/Germany.A canvas is not simply an underlay for paintings. It is three dimensional, having a kind of deepness. I incorporate this property into the creation. I cut the canvas and the space behind it becomes visible. This can either be the wall, the picture is hanging from, or I create a background where I fix another fabric or paper to the back of the frame. An interaction between the foreground and the shrouded background emerges.Textures on the surface arise from incorporating even, rumpled or teared paper, sand, fabrics and cord by using acrylic paint. This is why the picture becomes not only a visual experience but also a tactile one.

1987-1993 Studies in Fabrics-Design at Fachhochschule Hannover,graduate designerApril-July 1996 Technologiecentrum HannoverMarch-May 1997 "Art feminin" funded by the Niederschsisches Frauenministerium and the Kunstzeit-Zeitkunst GbR gallery at the Technologiecentrum, HannoverMay-August 1997 Leolux "Art forum" at the Leolux design center, HannoverDecember 1998 Art Market at Kunstzeit-Zeitkunst, HannoverOctober 1999 Kulturtreff Plantage, HannoverJan.-Feb. 2001 Copthorne-Hotel, LaatzenNov. 2003-Feb. 2004 Lawyer's office, HannoverJan.-Febr. 2005 farbARTig, group exhibition at Kulturtreff Plantage, HannoverMarch 2005 Color, texture and composition in Szczecin May-June 2005 farbARTig group exhibition at Guildhall, GarbsenSept.-Okt. 2005 Komm ins Blau, group exhibition at Kulturwerk Nienburg Febr. 2006 Am seidenen Faden , group exhibition at Kulturtreff PlantageOther projects:January 2000 Leading a school project in acrylic painting, Friedrich-Ebert School, HannoverSince 2005 Painting teacher, Kulturtreff Plantage, HannoverApril 2006 Leading a school project in acrylic painting, Wilhelm Busch School, Hannover,