Anna Shark
Anna Haifisch (* 1986 in Leipzig ) is a German comic book artist and illustrator .
Life
Anna Haifisch studied illustration at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig until 2011 and was also working as a screen printer in New York City at that time . This was followed by a master class with Thomas M. Müller . In 2013 she and friends founded the comic / illustration festival The Millionaires Club , which takes place parallel to the Leipzig Book Fair . Her webcomic The Artist was published by Vice.com from September 2015 , and her first book Von Spatz was published by Rotopolpress in October . The The Artist episodes appeared in 2016 as an album in reproduction . In that year she received the eoplauen Prize ( advancement award) and in 2018 the Sondermann Prize ( advancement award). Her works have been translated into several languages. In 2020, the New York Museum of Modern Art commissioned her as a comic artist for its series Drawn to MoMA. In 2020 she was awarded the Max and Moritz Prize for "Best German-speaking comic artist".
Publications (selection)
- 2015: From Spatz . Rotopolpress , Kassel 2015, ISBN 978-3-940304-97-1 .
- 2016: The Artist . Reproduced , 2016, ISBN 978-3-95640-032-2 .
- 2017: The Artist - Der Schnabelprinz . Reprodukt, 2017, ISBN 978-3-95640-123-7 .
- 2018: Fuji-San (Cabinet)
- 2019: Schappi . Rotopolpress, Kassel 2019, ISBN 3-96451-008-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anna Haifisch at reprodukt.com
- ↑ Heiner Lünstedt: Shark Ballad. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . November 12, 2018, accessed February 13, 2020 .
- ^ The Artist x Modern Museum of Art , Moma Magazine
- ^ Max and Moritz Prize at tagesspiegel.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shark, Anna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German comic author and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |