Veronika Schäpers

Professional Training, Career
1988 – 1991    Formation as a bookbinder
1991 – 1996    Studies at the College of Art and Design Burg Giebichenstein, Halle Specialization in painting/book
1996                Diploma
1996                Three month scholarship at the centro del bel libro ascona
1997 – 1998    Nine month scholarship with Naoaki Sakamoto, Tokio
1998 – 2012    Freelance book artist in Tokio
2012 – 2014    Lives and works in Berlin

Current Position
Since 2014, Veronika lives and works in Karlsruhe.
Veronika has been teaching at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences since 2024. She gives lectures and has exhibitions in Europe, South Africa, the USA and Japan; her books are held in numerous international collections such as the MET, the LoC, the Bodleian Library and the Urawa Art Museum.
She is undoubtedly one of the protagonists of the contemporary artist books. In her works, boundaries are blurred. The sophisticated text stagings can neither be described as illustrated, nor as typographic books but can best be characterized as visual creations.

Further Information
Veronika Schäpers is undoubtedly one of the protagonists of the contemporary artist books. In her works, boundaries are blurred. The sophisticated text stagings can neither be described as illustrated, nor as typographic books but can best be characterized as visual creations.
Schäpers also draws on a wide range of book forms, from the classic codex to scrolls, leporellos and objects. But even her works that remain rooted in the codex fluidly transcend the boundaries of the object. Schäpers, an accomplished bookbinder, always creates delicate bindings that form part of the overall work of art.
(Stefan Soltek and Martina Weiß, Klingspor Museum Offenbach)