Master of Arts  •  HAW Hamburg Department Design  •  Science Illustration MA

Bachelor of Arts  •  HAW Hamburg Department Design  •  Illustration BA

 

Member of Illustratoren Organisation e.V.

Founder of Atelier Botanimalia

Isabel Roos is a freelance illustrator and artist.

Her creative work unfolds a rich palette of colours, patterns, structures and shapes. In a creative synthesis, abstract and concrete elements merge harmoniously to create an iridescent aesthetic and are given a special depth through precise drawing techniques.

Her work radiates poetic sensitivity and bold presence at the same time.

Her illustrative work includes book illustration, editorial illustration and scientific illustrations. In addition to illustration, she also specialises in fine art and painting. She has over the years been part of many exhibitions and artist collaborations.

Isabel Roos graduated with a Master of Arts in Science Illustration from the Department of Design at HAW Hamburg. She is the founder of Atelier Botanimalia

After many years in Hamburg in the north, she currently lives and works in her home town of Würzburg in Bavaria, in the south of Germany.

Exhibitions (selection)

Geronimo Rebellion Gallery • C.A.P.S • Dornheim • Würzburg 2024

Tage der offenen Ateliers • TOA Begleitausstellung • Würzburg • 2024

Vivo and Friends • Öhringen • 2024

Meefisch • Franck- Haus • Marktheidenfeld • 2023

Spitäle • VKU • Würzburg • 2023

add art • you • Hamburg • 2022

Find yourself • Kunster • None Project Gallery • M50 Art District • Shanghai • 2022

Buntspecht Buchpreis • Ueberreuter Annette Betz Verlag & AID • Berlin • 2022

Iteration • Pop-Up Ausstellung • Sudhaus • Würzburg • 2021

Doppelausstellung mit Stephan Hohenthanner • Zajadacz • Neu Wulmstorf • 2021

Digital Edition • Rundgang Armgartstraße • Hamburg • 2021

Window Exhibition • Atelier Botanimalia • Bürgerbräu • Würzburg • 2021

The Sketchbook Project Vol.14 • Brooklyn Art Library • New York • USA • 2019

Multiples • Alliance Française di Bologna • Bologna • Italien • 2019

Vivo and Friends • Öhringen • 2019

add art • IMS • Hamburg • 2018

LGS Landesgartenschau • Würzburg • 2018

Münzsammlung Jubiläum 300 • UBL Universität Leipzig • Leipzig • 2018

Migrations • BIBIANA The International House of Art for Children • Bratislava • Slovakia • 2017

Altonale • Altona • Hamburg • 2017

Luks • Magazine Release • Immanuelkirche • Hamburg • 2016

Botanical • Human Empire • Hamburg • 2016

Atelier Botanimalia • Bürgerbräu • Würzburg • 2016 - 2022

Bestiarium • Schmaddelfest • Finkenau • Hamburg • 2016

Zentrum für Naturkunde • Zoologisches Museum • Hamburg • 2015 - 2016

Celtenham Illustration Award • Wilson Gallery & Museum • Celtenham • England • 2015

Meefisch • Franck- Haus • Marktheidenfeld • 2015

Rundgang • Finkenau Wartenau Armgartstraße HAW • Hamburg • 2010 - 2018

Farbwelten • Glashaus der HypoVereinsbank • Würzburg • 2007

Completed study courses under

Reinhard Schulz-Schaeffer (science illustration), Bernd Mölck-Tassel (book illustration), Gabriele Basch (painting), Christian Hahn (painting), Ruprecht von Kaufmann (drawing, painting), Henning Kles (painting), Amir Andikfar (3D modelling), Sebastian Katsura (animation), Anja Billing (painting)etc.

Awards

Meefisch Buchpreis • Publikumspreis • S. Fischer Verlage & Stadt Marktheidenfeld  • 2023

Buntspecht Buchpreis • 3. Platz • „Das Maisfeld“ • Ueberreuter Annette Betz Verlag & AID Berlin • 2022

World Illustration Awards • Shortlist • „Reise ins Licht“ • Shortlist • Science & Technology • 2021

Annual International Contest for Illustration • Diploma • Moscow Union of Artists • 2018

Altonale Plakatwettbewerb • Selection for Exhibition • Top 30 • 2017

Adobe Design Achievement Awards • Semifinalist • „Eden – A botanical dream“ • 2017

Adobe Design Achievement Awards • Semifinalist • „Leiermann’s Moritat“ • 2017

Cheltenham Illustration Award • Selection for Annual Book and Exhibition • 2015

Meefisch Buchpreis • Finalistenauswahl • Arena Verlag  & Stadt Marktheidenfeld • 2015

A detail about me

The world in a sketchbook

As an illustrator and artist, travel sketching is more than just a technique for me - it's a passion that accompanies me on every journey. Every time I open my sketchbook, I feel like an explorer looking at the world with fresh eyes. The vibrant colours, vivid sounds and unique smells of the places I visit inspire me deeply. Each sketch tells a story shaped by the encounters and experiences I have while travelling. It is this connection between art and experience that drives me and shows me that the world is an endless adventure full of inspiration. I look forward to exploring my next travels with my sketchpad.

With the regular training of a routine through sketches and drawing exercises, a craft of artistic expertise develops. This expertise is then applied to both illustration and fine art work.