Hello! I am a freelance illustrator with a background in film design and fine art. Drawing in sketchbooks the weird and wonderful facets of urban everyday life has been a strong impulse for my work, which includes narrative and non-fiction picturebooks, chapter books, illustration for film and handprinted commissions.  

I experiment with techniques such as lithography, screenprint, monoprint and risography and customise my approach to each project. I am passionate about dance and delving into past and distant worlds, raiding flea markets and junk shops. I live in London with my two children, their imaginary guinea pig and chicken. 

Exhibitions and Prizes: 

Bologna Illustrators’ Exhibition Finalists, 2024

Shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, 2023 

DPictus Showcase, Publishers' Favourites Exhibition, Bologna, 2023 

Macmillan Prize for Emerging Illustrators, 1st prize, 2022 

Buntsprecht Prize for Illustration, 1st prize, 2022 

DPictus, Publishers' Favourites Exhibition, Bologna, 2022  

Shortlisted for Hamburg Picturebook Prize, 2021 

Website: www.heikescharrer.com

Instagram: @hikatika

Email: h.scharrer@hotmail.co.uk