was born in Lower Austria and grew up in the outskirts of
Vienna. From 1965-68, she studied Art Education at the Academy of Fine Arts
Vienna, and has devoted herself intensively to photography since 1994. In
1996/97, she was a student at the School for Artistic Photography under
Friedl Kubelka. Thanks to her membership of the photography group AD OCULOS
(1997-2003), she has participated in lively cultural exchange with Italy,
France, Latvia and Ukraine. For further training she attended workshops led
by Rupert Larl, Heinz Cibulka, Nick Waplington, Sabine Bitter, Elke
Krystufek and Leo Kandl. She is also in close contact with artists in the
circle of Carmen Oberst in Hamburg. Heidi Czipin's photographs have been on
display in solo and group exhibitions in Germany, Italy, France, Syria,
Latvia, Ukraine and Austria.