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
Vita Obscura – Out of Sight
(avant-verlag, 2026)
ISBN: 978-3-96445-164-4
COMING SOON: October 2026
On Tour
PANEL DISCUSSION
SEPTEMBER 9, 2026, 5 p.m.
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
IHK Stuttgart
Jägerstraße 30
70174 Stuttgart, Germany
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PANEL DISCUSSION
SEPTEMBER 28, 2026, 7 p.m.
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, 7 p.m.
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
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READING
JANUARY 19, 2027,
VITA OBSCURA
Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart
Mailänder Platz 1,
70173 Stuttgart, Germany
More information coming soon
Exhibitions
EXHIBITION
May 1, 2025- November 1, 2027
FAUST - Eine Ausstellung,
Schiller-Museum
Schillerstraße 12
99423 Weimar, Germany
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EXHIBITION
JUNE 29 - November 11, 2026.
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
Stadtmuseum Schorndorf
Kirchplatz. 7-9
73614 Schorndorf, Germany
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EXHIBITION
SEPTEMBER 9 - October 9, 2026.
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
IHK Stuttgart
Jägerstraße 30
70174 Stuttgart, Germany
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EXHIBITION
DECEMBER 1, 2026.
100 KÖPFE DER DEMOKRATIE
Stiftung Demokratie Saarland
Europaallee 18
66113 Saarbrücken, Germany
