Stella Dreis was born in 1972 in Plovdiv / Bulgaria. In 1995 she moved to Germany, where she first studied fashion design. Today she works as a freelance artist and illustrator in Heidelberg.
Her first picture book was published in 2008 by Clavis, Hasselt in the Netherlands. Since then, her picture books have been published by numerous national and international publishers.
Stella Dreis describes her fascination for people and working with them as one of her great passions.
Stella Dreis has received numerous awards for her work. Recently, she was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) 2024. Among others, she received the German Children's Book Award for Best Illustration 2023, the Hasselt Publication Award, the Troisdorf Picture Book Award and the Golden Plaque of the Biennale of Illustration in Bratislava.
Her paintings are exhibited internationally.
© Susanna Wengeler
EXHIBITIONS I sorted by books and artworks
Toponymy I Illustration for text by Julia von Lucadou I A projekt from Cyty of Literature Heidelberg and Québec- City
2023 A collective exhibition I Québec
Night By Light by Dirk Gieselmann IAladin I2023 I And other Works
2023 Willibald- Kramm- Award- Foundation I Public library of the City of Heidelberg
“Selfies” I Illustrations I Freework
2022 Gallery KW Randlage, Worpswerde I Bremmen I Germany
Freeworks
2021 Artspace Heidelberg I Germany
Freeworks
2015 European Children's and Youth Book Fair Saarbrücken I Saarbrücken I Germany
Die Menschenscheuche by Michael Stavarič I Kunstanstifter Verlag I 2019
2019 Gallery Labyrinth I In the frame of Plovdiv European Capital of Culture
Plovdiv I Bulgaria
Artes Liberales Universitas I Heidelberg I Germany
Grimms Märchenreise by Gebrüder Grimm I Thienemann Verlag I 2012
2013 International Biennal of Illustration (BIB) I Bratislava I Slovakia
2014-2015 Japan Traveling Exhibition: The Hiratsuka Museum of Art I Kawara Museum
Chiba City Museum of Art I Ashikaga Museum of Art I Urawa Art Museum
In the frame of LOOK! Germany in Bologna Children's Book Fair 2016 I Traveling Exibition
2016 Bologna Children’ s Book Fair I Italy
2016 Fabrik der Künste I Hamburg I Germany
2016 Frankfurt Book Fair I Frankfurt I Germany
2017 Feria Internacional del Libro Infantil y Juvenil I Mexico Complejo Cultural Universitario I Mexico City I Mexico
2017-2018 Peking, Shanghai, Xi’an, Nanjing I China
The Princes and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen I Thenemann I 2011
2015 Bookstor Krüger I Maulbronn I Germany
BIBLIOGRAPHY I original editions and translations
2023 Wie ich die Welt mir träume
Text by Melanie Laibl I Nilpferd Edition, Austria
2023 Was macht die Nacht?
Text by Dirk Gieselmann I Aladin Verlag
2022 Piepmatz macht Wald aus euch! Veltrettdings für Vorangeschrittene
Text by Michael Stavarič I Leykam Verlag, Austria
2022 Jonas Reise - Ein Abenteuer durch Raum und Zeit
Text by Peter von Becker I cbj Verlag, Germany
2022 I don`t like Crusts
Text by Jack Hanau I Callis Editora, Brazil
2020 Der Stadtwächter von Minimonomongau: Ein Weihnachtsmärchen
Text by Dagmar Dzierzan I Verlag am Eschbach, Germany
2020 Little Bear’s Treasures
Text and Illustration by Stella Dreis I Greystonebooks, Canada
Canadian Edition of Der Bärenvogelschatz I Nilpferd Verlag 2018
2019 Die Menschenscheuche
Text by Michael Stavarič I kunstanstifter Verlag, Germany
2019 Ευτυχία είναι ένα καρπούζι πάνω στο κεφάλι σου
Text and Illustration by Stella Dreis I Akripa, Greece
Greek Edition of A Felicidade É Uma Melancia Na Cabeça I Callis 2011
2018 Der Bärenvogelschatz
Text and Illustration by Stella Dreis I Nilpferd Verlag, Austria
2015 Pastéque et Patatras
Text and Illustration by Stella Dreis I Translation by Elisabeth Duval I Kaleidoscope, France
French Edition of A Felicidade É Uma Melancia Na Cabeça I Callis 2011
2012 Grimms Märchenreise
Text by Gebrüder Grimm I Thienemann Verlag, Germany
2012 Paula ist glücklich
Text by Claudia Gliemann I Monterosa Verlag, Germany
2012 Happyness is a Watermelon on Your Head
Translated in rhyme by Daniel Hahn I Phoenix Yard Books (2011-2017), England
English Edition of A Felicidade É Uma Melancia Na Cabeça I Callis 2011
2011 A Felicidade É Uma Melancia Na Cabeça
Text and Illustration by Stella Dreis I Callis Editora I Brazil
2009 Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse
Text by Hans Christian Andersen I Thienemann Verlag I Germany I 2010
2008 De Stad die ervandoor ging
Text and Illustration by Stella Dreis I Clavis I Netherlands
EDITORIAL
2018 Illustration for Das Magischste Wesen aller Zeiten I Entdeckungskiste I Germany
2019 Poster “Drei Hasen” I Entdeckungskiste I Germany
VARIOUS
2017 Unboxing I My fairy tale book I Grimmwelt Kassel I Germany
2014-2015 Covers & Booklets for CDs and audio plays I Helbling Verlag I Germany
TV
2013 Happines is a Watermelon on your Head (by Daniel Hahn, UK Edition)
as CBeebies Bedtimestory (a BBC production) I read by Peter Serafinowicz.