About
About
Magda Biernat is a Polish born, NYC based contemporary art photographer specializing in architecture and interiors and is the former photo editor of Metropolis Magazine. Her art projects explore the concepts of home, belonging, in-betweenness, borders and cultural identity. She received her Masters in Marketing and Management from Adam Mickiewicz University and BFA in Photography from Wielkopolska School of Photography as well as her MFA in New Media from Transart Institute in Berlin and New York. Her photographs have been published in, among others, The New Yorker, The New York Times, National Geographic, Interior Design, Wallpaper, Metropolis, Dwell and Afar. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally with exhibitions in Poland, Belgium, France, UK, Canada, Japan, The Philippines, Taiwan and the United States. She is a recipient of awards such as the Center 2016 Director's Choice Award, LensCulture 2015 Emerging Talents Award, TMC/Kodak Grant, Lucie Foundation Awards, Magenta Foundation Flash Forward, Reminders Photography Stronghold 2017 Grant and the 2021 Film Photo Award. Her work is represented by Robert Klein Gallery in Boston and Clic Gallery in New York City. Biernat lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.