Heidi Konig (b1964)

Konig was born in Germany but studied at Brighton and Slade Schools of Art.  She works on her prints in a very spontaneous way, using the etching plate as a drawing board, and then colouring every print by hand with many of the key details being added after they have been through the press.  She rose to prominence as a printmaker in 2002, and has been described as one of the strongest artists to graduate from the Slade in the last decade.