Louise HEYMANS
Louise HEYMANS
Born 1983, Cologne, Germany
Lives and works in Hamburg, Germany
“My imagery comes from the world of book art and illustration. Pictures are often linked to a short story, a dream or a fairy tale, sometimes to stories I make up and write myself. I am fascinated by unusual points of view that make you see the surroundings with new eyes. I love to create atmospheric and detailed worlds which can be explored by children as well as by adults.”
Biography
2003-2011 Diploma, Illustration and Printmaking, University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany
2012-2013 MA, Illustration, Accademia di Belle Arti Macerata, Macerata, Italy
Since 2013 Lecturer, Intaglio Workshop, University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany
2017 Artist in Residence, Konstlitografiska, Verkstaden, Tidaholm, Sweden
Awards
2018 Project Sponsorship, Stiftung Kulturwerk, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Germany
2012 Grant Award – Ars in Fabula, Children’s Book Fair, Bologna, Italy
2011 Sponsorship Award, Hans-Meid-Society foor Book Art, Germany
2009 Wilhelm-und-Lotte-Neufeld-Foundation for Book Art Award, Germany
Book publications
2020 Ein Seemann namens Ozean, Vunstanstifer Verlag, Mannheim, Germany
2014 Der Letzte Centaur, Pegasus Presse, Königbrunn, Germany
2012 Louises Luftballon, Verlag Bibliothek des Provinz, Weitra, Germany
2011 Weit hinaus, Questsche Verlag für Buchkunst, Witzwort, Germany
Solo and group exhibitions with her engravings and book illustrations in national and international galleries in Germany, Russia, Sweden, Italy, UK, Iran, United Arab Emirates etc.
Group Exhibitions/selected/
Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, Sharjah, UAE /2019, 2018/; Hamburg Illustriert “Gegenwelten”, Galerie Greskewitz, Kleinitz, Hamburg, Germany /2018/; 4th IMF, Ekaterinburg, Russia /2017/; Kunst in Szene, LOEBA treuhand GmbH, Lörrach, Germany; Raben und Raben, In Kürze Kunst, Flensburg, Germany /2016/; 3rd IMF, Ekaterinburg, Russia; International Lithographic Symposium Tidaholm, Sweden; Hamburg Illustriert, Kulturreich Galerie Hamburg, germany /2015/; One Hundred and Four Windows, Iranian Artists’ Forum, Tehran, Iran; …denn er wurde gerade erst vermisst, Frappant Galerie, Hamburg, Germany; Kinderbuch-Illustration, Fabrik der Künste, Hamburg, Germany; Illustrators Exhibition, Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy /2012, 2013/; Hand-Meid-Preis, Fabrik der Künste, Hamburg, Germany; 16th German International Triennial of Graphic Art, Frechen, Germany /2011/; Frische Tinte, Labyrinth Kindermuseum, Berlin, Germany; Hochdruck, Künstlerhaus Lauenburg, Germany / 2011/; IMPACT Print Conference UWE Bristol, UK /2009/.
Collections Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg; Klingspor Museum Offenbach, Germany.
www.louise-heymans.de/ post@louise-heymans.de