Magdalena Charylo was born in Poznan, Poland. Graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, where she received her Master of Art and Cinematography Certificate.
Studied fine art and photography in Fine Art Academy in Poznan( Faculty of Multimedia Communication). At the same time she worked for Polsat Television.
Studied and in 2002 graduated from New England School of Photography, Boston with Portfolio Honors, Honors in Digital Imaging, Honors in Portraiture.
Also, in 2004 graduated from Fine Art Academy in Poznan( graduated cum laude).

Nowadays, Magda specializes in photo illustration and digital image manipulation working as a freelance photographer.

selected exhibitions:

2005 May - Okno Galeria, Slubice, Poland "Not Obvious"( with Dorothy Simpson Krause)
2004 September - Stary Browar, Kulczyk Fundation, Poznan, ASP Graduate Exhibition
2004 June to September - Lazienki Warszawskie, Warsaw; exhibition celebrating 5 - year of "Pozytyw" - prestigious photography magazine
2002 July - Macworld Conference&Expo, the Jacob K. Javits Center, New York City;" Red Gate" in Macworld Digital Gallery
2002 June to July NESOP Gallery, Boston, Graduate Exhibition

scholarships and awards:

2004 - won scholarship from Santa Fe Workshops, New Mexico
2002 Jule - art piece " Red Gate" awarded at Macworld Conference&Expo Digital Gallery
2002 June - won Graduate Exhibition Poster Contest, NESOP, Boston

selected publications:

2005 Fotografia no. 18
2003 Pozytyw no.5/6
2003 Pozytyw no.4