Simon Schwartz – Illustration & Comics
About
Simon Schwartz, born in 1982, is one of the best-known German comic artists. He made his debut in 2009 with "drüben!", the touching graphic novel about his parents' departure from East-Germany. His book "Packeis" was awarded the Max and Moritz Prize in 2012. He designed a 7 x 40 meter frieze for the Stasi memorial in Erfurt. In 2017 and 2019 the German Bundestag honored him with solo exhibitions.
New Books
100 Köpfe der Demokratie
(Hanser Verlag, 2025)
ISBN: 978-3-446-28124-0
LAGERFELD
(C.H.Beck, 2025)
ISBN: 978-3-406-83772-2
On Tour
READING
JUNE 20, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
LAGERFELD
Centre Franco-Allemand de Rennes
35 Rue Saint-Melaine,
35000 Rennes, France
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PANEL DISCUSSION
JUNE 29, 2026, 7 p.m.
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
Stadtmuseum Schorndorf
Kirchplatz. 7-9
73614 Schorndorf, Germany
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PANEL DISCUSSION
SEPTEMBER 9, 2026, 5 p.m.
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
IHK Stuttgart
Jägerstraße 30
70174 Stuttgart, Germany
More information coming soon
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PANEL DISCUSSION
SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
Stiftung Bundeskanzler-Adenauer-Haus
Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 8C, 53604 Bad Honnef, Germany
More information coming soon
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PANEL DISCUSSION
SEPTEMBER 29, 2026,
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
Stadtbibliothek Lörrach
Basler Str. 152, 79540 Lörrach, Germany
More information coming soon
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PANEL DISCUSSION
DECEMBER 1, 2026, 6 p.m.
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
Stiftung Demokratie Saarland
Europaallee 18
66113 Saarbrücken, Germany
Exhibitions
EXHIBITION
May 1, 2025- November 1, 2027
FAUST - Eine Ausstellung,
Schiller-Museum
Schillerstraße 12
99423 Weimar, Germany
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EXHIBITION
MAY, 2026
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
Hambacher Schloß
67434 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
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EXHIBITION
JUNE 29, 2026.
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
Stadtmuseum Schorndorf
Kirchplatz. 7-9
73614 Schorndorf, Germany
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EXHIBITION
DECEMBER 1, 2026.
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
Stiftung Demokratie Saarland
Europaallee 18
66113 Saarbrücken, Germany
