ABOUT
Viktoria Andreeva is a fine art photographer whose work focuses on the human body as a sculptural element. As a former ballet dancer, her artistic vision is highly influenced by movement and the expressive potential of the nude. Her work explores individuality within the context of social structures, guided by recurring themes of identity, duality, and metamorphosis.
Born and raised in Bulgaria, in 2015 she moved to Vienna to study Photography and Audiovisual Media at the College of Arts “die Graphische ”. During the time of her studies, she published
a photography book project in collaboration with professional ballet dancers from the Vienna State Opera. In recognition of her artistic achievements, Andreeva has received many awards, including a Gold medal in the Fine Art/Nudes category at the Trierenberg Super Circuit - one of the largest photography competitions in the world. In 2022, she won a Gold Medal in the World’s Top 10 Fine Art Photographers One Eyeland Awards. Her work has been featured in exhibitions in Vienna, Paris, New York, Rome, Milan, Budapest, and beyond.
In 2023, she won the “I Am You” Open Call in Photography category at the XIV Florence Biennale, earning the title of Guest of Honour and presenting her newest series in Florence, Italy. Shortly after, she was selected for Forbes Bulgaria’s 30 Under 30, recognized as a leading figure in the arts.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work examines the human body as both form and language. Having spent much of my life in dance, movement has become the way through which I connect with the world around me. At the core of my practice lies a search for balance within opposites, where beauty and rawness, reality and illusion coexist and define one another.
Although photography serves as the foundation, the initial image is just the starting point of the concept. After capturing the idea, I engage in a process that is both intuitive and tactile, observing how different substances react to light, surface, and form. Much like in sculpture, each material possesses its own temperament: it can be fragile like marble or fluid like bronze. The textures that emerge on the body are often not pre-existing. They are built gradually, layer by layer, through a slow and attentive process, merging the elements into an organic composition. Time becomes a material in itself, shaping the image as it reaches a state of both presence and abstraction. By deliberately distorting and depersonalizing the subject, the work moves beyond the individual, extending the body’s physicality into a universal symbol.
ONGOING
22/10/2025 - 7/01/2026 Metamorphosis, Group exhibition
Salzvision Gallery, Vienna, Austria
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
11/2025 Escape into the world of illusion, Group exhibition
Splitartprojects, Radetzkystrasse 4, Vienna, Austria
11/2025 Tres Hombres Art Gallery & UpOnwalls Gallery, Ongoing group show
Halmstad, Sweden
06/2025 Back To Athens 12, Group exhibition
Athens, Greece
06/2025 Hjo's Art Weekend, Group exhibition
UpOnWalls Gallery, Hjo, Sweden
02/2025 Strength & fragility, Group exhibition
Schlumberger Art Floor, Vienna, Austria
02/2025 Tension, Group exhibition
Splitartprojects, Radetzkystrasse 4, Vienna, Austria
01/2024 "I am You" - Winners of the "Lorenzo il Magnifico Award", Florence Biennale
Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, Florence, IT
10/2023 XIV Florence Biennale - International exhibition of contemporary art & design
Florence, IT
09/2023 Imagenation Milan, Group exhibition
Part of Collater.al Photography 2023, Milan, IT
03/2023 - Imagenation New York, Group exhibition
Soho Photo Gallery, New York, USA
10/2022 Minimal Signs and Forms of the Essential, Group Exhibitions
Rome Art Week - curated by LoosenArt Gallery/ Rome, IT
07/2022 World Masters of photography
Galerie LIK, Vienna, AT
05/2022 Imagenation Paris, International group exhibition
Galerie Joseph le Palais, Paris, FR
09/2021 Van Gogh Photography Awards, Nominees Exhibition
Nuenen, NL
09/2021 Die Ynsel Lounge, Group exhibition & Sound
Hallein, AT
08/2021 "Unveiled mirrors", Group exhibition
Desiderio Gallery, Vienna, AT
06/2021 "Bodyscapes", Group exhibition
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, HU
06/2021 "Her power", Online contemporary art exhibition
Hong Kong, CN
07/2021 "The naked and the nude", Group exhibition
Press photo club, Sofia, BG
04/2021 "Romantica - shape of my art", Group exhibition
M.A.D.S. Gallery, Milan, IT
10/2020 “Chosen“ - Traveling group exhibition
Museum of Photography and Visual Arts, Kazanluk, BG
09/2020 “7-th International Photo Salon Plovdiv” - Awarded photographers
Ancient Theater, Plovdiv, BG
09/2019 “Loco-not locals”, Group exhibition
Kunstraum am Schauplatz, Vienna, AT
06/2019 “Body Paint Soul” Viktoria Andreeva & Stefan Nuetzel
Studio Stefan Nuetzel, Vienna, AT
04/2019 Participated in FOTO WIEN - Month of Photography
Vienna, AT
06/2018 - “In Schwebe”, Group exhibition
Gallery Lumina, Vienna, AT
AWARDS
1st Prize Photography Winner & Lorenzo il Magnifico Award
01/2023 Top 10 Fine art Photographers 2022 - One Eyeland Awards
Austria's Top 10 Fine art Photographers and Gold medal in Nudes
09/2022 Refocus - One shot Awards
Honorable mention in Fine Art category
07/2022 Moscow International Foto Awards
Gold winner in Fine art/ Nude Category
06/2022 Siena Creative Awards
Highly commended in Nude Category
04/2022 World Masters of Photography Award
Silver medal and an Honorable mention in Contemporary Category
12/2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards
Bronze in Fine Art-Nudes Professional Category
11/2021 ND Photo Awards
Gold in Fine Art-Nudes Professional Category
09/2021 Prix de la Photographie de Paris
Bronze in Fine Art-Nudes Category
08/2021 Muse Photography Awards
Gold Winner in Fine-Art-Nudes/ Professional Category
08/2021 Vienna International Photo Awards
Honorable mention
04/2021 Trierenberg Super Circuit 2021 - the world's largest photo art contest
Gold Medal in Nude category
04/2021 7th Fine Art Photography Awards
Nudes Nominee Professional Category
12/2020 Chromatic Photo Awards
Honorable mention in Professional Category-Nudes
12/2020 Budapest International Foto Awards
Silver Winner in Professional Category - Fine Art-Nude
09/2020 7-th International Photo Salon Plovdiv
HPS Statue “Aphrodite“ for the best Nude Body Photography
04/2020 6th Fine Art Photography Awards
Nudes Nominee in Professional Category
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
11/2025 PARNASS Auctions & Fine Arts
11/2025 Les Noveoux Riches Magazine
10/2025 Parnass Magazine
01/2024 Artuu Magazine
12/2023 Forbes 30 under 30 Bulgaria
11/2023 Live interview for BTV News
09/2023 Collater.al Photography Magazine
06/2023 Exclusive Interview for Lens Magazine - Florence Biennale Winner & Finalists
07/2021 Create Magazine Summer Issue 26
05/2021 Into the Void Magazine Issue #19
04/2021 Marvelous Art Magazine Issue #12
02/2021 International Art Market Magazine- Issue #56
"I am You" - Exhibition of the Winners of XIV Florence Biennale at Accademie delle Arti del Disegno, Florence, Italy
"I am You" - Exhibition of the Winners of XIV Florence Biennale at Accademie delle Arti del Disegno, Florence, Italy
"I am You" - Exhibition of the Winners of XIV Florence Biennale at Accademie delle Arti del Disegno, Florence, Italy
Interview for Forbes "30 Under 30"/ February 2024
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