Irene Mennen-Berg is an illustrator, classical musician and music teacher from Cape Town, South Africa. She lives and works in Mannheim, Germany.
Member of the Illustratoren Organisation illustratoren-organisation.de
Awards
- 2013, M.E.R. Prize for „best illustrated children’s book“ for “Ben and the Whales”/ “Ben en die Walvisse”
- 2016, M.E.R. Prize for „best illustrated children’s book“ for “Ink”
- 2017, Shortlist Huckepack Preis, “Ein Kleid voller Geschichten”
- 2018, IBBY Honour List for the picture book “Ink”
Exhibitions
- 2018 Dalberghaus, Mannheim City Library
- 2017-2021 Travelling exhibition 100 Women – 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage/ 100 Frauen – 100 Jahre Frauenwhalrecht. Instagram “100FrauenProjekt”. Find out more on: www.100frauenausstellung.de
- 2018 KunstFoyer, Gallus Theater, Frankfurt am Main.
- 2019 Hyundai Museum for Kids’ Books and Art, South Korea
- 2022/2023 FynArts Gallery, Hermanus, South Africa