Born in Stuttgart, Germany
Vita
Sibylle Schwarz (*1960) is a German artist, born and living in Stuttgart. She studied at the Johannes-Gutenberg school of design in Stuttgart from 1977 to 1980, followed by 3 years at the colleges of Schwäbisch-Gmünd and Pforzheim.
Sibylle Schwarz started her career as an art-director of the renowned advertising agency GGK Düsseldorf followed by a position at Mc Cann Erickson in Frankfurt. A few years later in 1987, she moved to New York City, where she worked closely together with Richard Hsu until 1988, realizing design projects for Dior, Fendi, Bloomingdale’s and other prominent clients.
In the following years, Sibylle Schwarz worked as an independent artist in Tokyo together with the Japanese artist Icon Seizo Tashima as well as at the Tretjakows museum in Moscow.
From 1992 until 1995, Sibylle Schwarz was offered a guest professorship for cultural design at the Academy of Arts, Berlin. In 1995, her son Moses was born. At the end of the 90’s she worked mainly as a freelance designer and artist, amongst others for the New York Times Magazine and the Washington Post.
Recently, Sibylle Schwarz realized with Richard Hsu further creative projects, such as for the Beijing Olympiade in 2008, for the Gallery Quoquo Hongkong and the Pan Asia Conference Jeju in South Korea, 2013. In 2013, she followed a call for a guest professorship for calligraphy and painting at the Confucius Institute, Charlotte, USA.
Today, Sibylle Schwarz lives and works as an independent artist in Stuttgart, Paris and Benin.
1960
1977-80
Johannes-Gutenberg graphicdesign school Stuttgart Germany, Germany
1980-81
University of applied science/design Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany
1982-83
University of applied science/design Pforzheim, Germany
1984
GGK advertisement agency Düsseldorf, Germany
1985
Mc Cann Erickson agency Frankfurt, Germany
1986-87
Cooperation Richard Hsu NYC, USA
1988
Cooperation with Margarethe Hubauer international Hamburg, Germany
1989
Cooperation Seizo Tashima artist Tokyo, Japan
1990
Murdoch magazines NYC, USA
1992-95
Honoring professor for cultural design, HDK Berlin, Germany
1995
Birth of son Moses
1996
Cooperation Marlenaagency NY, USA
2001
‚Kiss me cake’ art baking book Prestelverlag Munich, Germany
2002
,Minimal’ art and cooking book Prestelverlag Munich, Germany
2003
,Christmas’ art and baking book Prestelverlag Munich, Germany
2006
Cooperation with Richard Hsu Shanghai, China
2013
Honoring professor calligraphy and painting Charlotte, USA
Since 2010
Living between Stuttgart/Paris and Benin
Exhibitions
1987-88
Show for Canon NYC, USA
1989
Gallery Omontesanto Tokyo, Japan
Tretjakowhouse Moscow, Russia
1990
Mailart Ubud Bali, Indonesia
1992
Mailart Margarethe Hubauer gallery Hamburg, Germany
1994
Gallery quo quo Central Hong Kong, China
1996
Museum Altes Rathaus Musberg, Germany
1997
Castle Johannisburg mailart Johannisburg, Germany
1999
BBK museum Karlsruhe, Germany
2000
Museum Leonale Leonberg, Germany
2001
Public space Ulmer Spatz Ulm, Germany
2002
Photoresponding art with L Bertrams Kulturpark Berg Stuttgart, Germany
Museum for communication Berlin, Germany
Gallery Kabinett Stuttgart, Germany
Gallery Marsha Child Contemporary Art Princeton NY, USA
Gallery Artevia Düsseldorf, Germany
2003
Rotary Beijing, photoresponding work with Bumiller, China
2004
Mailart BWK Stuttgart, Germany
Installation Novanova Düsseldorf, Germany
Installation Schloss Johannisberg, Germany
2005
Installation man and god Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2010
Biennale Passages10 Bielefeld, Germany
2011
Gallery G.Olomouc, Czech Republic
2012
Gallery AFK Lissabon, Portugal
Robert Kananaj gallery Toronto, Canada
Musee Ville d’Avray Paris, France
2013
Knight Opera Charlotte East meets West North Carolina, USA
Art Traffik Paris, France
Robert Kananaj gallery Toronto, Canada
2014
Museum BKK Oldenburg, Germany
Knight Opera Charlotte, East meets West exhibition NC, USA
Contemporary Art Istanbul, Turkey
Pan Asia Jeju, Southkorea
2015
Palagiocontemporaneo Rom, Italy
Rotary IW 8 Stuttgart, Germany
Museum Gebersheim/ Albrecht Goes, Germany
Knight Opera Charlotte, East meets West exhibition, USA
Castle Johannisburg Jan Teunen Collection Artraum Johannisburg, Germany
2016
Cloud gallery Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Man&God Boston, USA
Gold Kochfabrik Stuttgart, Germany
MAK Museum RLR Wien, Austria
2018
Ida Herion mit Nina Kurzeja Tanz Stuttgart, Germany
2019
Kunstbezirk Stuttgart, Germany
2021
TED X Shanghai, China
2022
Biennale of Urbanism Daran, China
2023
TED X China Ellipsis with Jason Botin and Andre Mendes
2024
Maison Rouge Cotonou, Benin
2025
Case Nomade Porto Novo, Benin
The Christensen Gallery NY, USA
Awards
1986
ADC award bronce ‚junior of the year’
1990
ADC Germany award for ‚Radio for you’
1991
Bund Deutscher Grafikdesigner award
1992
Creativ Club Austria bronce
1997
Certificate of Design Excellence
1998
Creativity 27 Tokyo J Award of Distinction
1999
Certificate of Excellence European Design Annual
2000
Magazine Awards for business review design
2001
Magazine Award for business review design
Publications
Conde Nast Publications NY, USA
Vogue NY, USA
Mirabella NY, USA
Merian, Germany
Ambiente, Germany
Elle, Germany
Miss Vogue, Germany
Madame Figaro Paris, France
New York Times, USA
Chicago Tribune, USA
Washington Post, USA