Johanna Benz

Johanna Benz studied illustration at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (academy of design and publishing) in Leipzig and the Ecole des arts décoratives in Strasbourg. In 2013 she began working as an illustrator for newspapers and magazines, and drawing live as a graphic recording artist at congresses and conferences. Her illustrated thesis, Pacho Rada, received national and international awards in 2013/14 (Hans-Meid Förderpreis, Hamburg / Ilustrarte, Lisbon) and was published in French by Éditions Magnani in Paris in 2015. Benz lives and works in Leipzig.