Czech photographer and scientist based in Prague, working, exhibiting, and with the works represented in the collections worldwide (e.g. Chicago, Paris, Berlin, New York, Atlanta, Michigan, Italy, Austria). A graduate of the PGCert Therapeutic Photography at Robert Gordon University in Scotland, previously obtained PhD in Neurobiology and Physiology from Charles University. She began working as a photographer in 2013, however she has been taking photos from childhood, she firstly openly talked about her life story and photographic journey for 2nd Therapeutic Photography Symposium in 2024. Ivana’s work includes both, mostly black and white works in variety of documentary series and projects, women’s portraits, personal diaries and other projects, as well as reflecting on social and psychosocial issues and today’s world through various artistic languages with the signs of symbolism and experimentation across multiple mediums. Ivana´s works often focuse on the areas of women´s empowerment and choices and dealing with trauma, she connects the field of photography with science to explore and search for the meaning of human existence and searching for identity. From the documentary serie
