Anna Vidyaykina lives in Vienna, Austria.
2008-2015 studies of painting and animated film at the Vienna University of Applied Arts
2012-2013 Erasmus scholarship at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts in Italy
Since 2016 teaching and learning art from teenage students and colleagues.
Sand animation performances
Exhibitions
Published books
Prizes and awards
Sand animation performances
2021
“Soulskin” – artistic collaboration with Christoph Zimper, Florian Willeitner, Marie Spaemann, Nina Kazourian and Alexander Wienand at Weissensee Klassik Festival, Austria
“Karneval der Tiere” Café Korb, Vienna, Austria
Villa Musik, Baden, Austria
“The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross” by J. Haydn with Auner Quartet, Hofkapelle, Vienna, Austria
2019
“Musikalische Momente in Sand gemalt” (Musical moments painted in sand) with Auner Quartet, Kultursalon Bank Austria, Vienna, Austria
2018
“The Carnival of the Animals” by C. Saint-Saëns, International House of Music, Moscow, Russia
2015
“The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross” by J. Haydn, Festival sulle Vie del Prosecco, Veneto, Italy
2014
Debut in sand performance – “Danse orientale” by S. Rachmaninoff, Podium Festival for chamber music, Mödling, Austria
Exhibitions
S – Solo exhibition, G – Group exhibition
2021
“Elemente trunken”, KochKulturMuseum, Eggenburg, Austria (G with Anna Steinhäusler and Nikita Gerkusov)
“Träum süß”, Galerie im Alten Rathaus, Fürstenfeld, Austria (S)
2017
“rondi”, Sternstudio, Vienna, Austria (S)
2016
“Mei Gesicht, Gedicht, Geschicht”, Artist in Residence, Kunstzentrum PROGR, Bern, Switzerland (S)
2015
“Being there“, Diploma exhibition, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria (S)
2014
“Landscape rhythms”, Konferenzzentrum Loipersdorf, Austria (S)
2013
“Animate it!”, Kro Art Gallery, Vienna, Austria (G)
2012
“Luft”, ASIFA-Keil, Museums Quartier, Vienna, Austria (S)
2011
“Essence”, MAK, Vienna, Austria (G)
Published books
2020
“Von Drachenfrau und Zauberbaum / Das große Buch der österreichischen Volksmärchen“, text by Helmut Wittmann, Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck, Austria
2014
“La leggenda di Robin Hood“, text by Laura Simeoni, Orecchio Acerbo, Rome, Italy
2011
“Morgen ist morgen”, text by Frau Wolle, Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck, Austria
2009
“Hühnersuppe und Rosenduft“, text by Frau Wolle, Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck, Austria
Prizes and awards
2014
Winner of the first prize at the international illustration competition Notte di fiaba in Sarmede, Italy, followed by a publication of the illustrated book “La leggenda di Robin Hood” by Laura Simeoni, Orecchio Acerbo Verlag .
2012
Honorable mention for “folia” – Black and White Festival, Porto, Portugal
Special diploma of the festival for “folia” – New Vision International Film Festival, Kiev, Ukraine
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