about me

Magdalena Křenek-Florian was born on 30th March 1966, the third of six children in the town of Dačice in the Czech Republic.

Her grandfather, Josef Florian, was the founder of a publishing company´Dobré dílo´ and opened an artistic spirit in the family. Magdalena´s mother, Karla Florian, is an artist and window-dresser. Her father, Jan Florian (25.12.1921-12.2.2007), was a sculptur, painter and restorer.

Magdalena graduated from the grammar school Gymnazium Telč.She studied English at an evening language school in Brno.She worked in a bookshop, as a secretary, cleaner and teacher.

She is married to Jiří Křenek. They have a son Vojtěch and two daughters, Veronika and Michaela. They live in the house where Josef Florian was born in the small village of Stara Říše in the Czech Republic.

Magdalena studied old painting restoration in her father´s studio in Stará Říše. Magdalena has exhibited her paintings, graphic art and illustrations at various places in the Czech Republic. Two collections of Magdalena´s poems were published – Antithesis and Kladina.