Christoph Niemann: The 3 fears every creative faces

About Christoph

Christoph Niemann was born in 1970 in Waiblingen, Germany. He is an Illustrator, graphic designer, and has collaborated in the making of several books including children's books. His work has appeared on the covers of several important magazines such as WIRED, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine. Christoph has won awards from AIGA, the Art Directors Club and The Lead Awards.

Niemann is the author of Abstract City. His latest project is an interactive, animated app called Petting Zoo. He was inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall Of Fame in 2010. His artworks have been subject to numerous exhibitions. His most recent one was at Gallery Max Hetzler in Berlin.

He has drawn live from the Venice Art Biennale, the Olympic Games in London, the 2012 Republican Convention, and he has drawn the New York City Marathon, while actually running in it. For his column he draws and writes essays about politics, the economy, art, and modern life.