Herbert Wetterauer

Herbert Wetterauer (born on Easter Sunday 21 April 1957 in Karlsruhe, West Germany) is a German painter, sculptor and author. He is known for his paintings in ink and life-sized figures made of paperboard, for which he developed his own technique.

Wetterauer studied German Language at the University of Karlsruhe and Fine Arts at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe. For many years he was busy as a journalist, writing primary art criticism.

In 2009 his first novel named Stromness appeared, followed by the novels Du sollst nicht vertrauen and tod.com. His latest books, The Herd, Smilodon, Tyranny, The Trail of the Ancestors, Great Politics, Teile (Parts) and Die Schwarte (The Rind) are also available in English.

Exhibitions (selection)

2011: Presentation by the United Artists of Karlsruhe 2008: One-Man-Show at the official art-shop-window (Kunstschaufenster ) of the City of Karlsruhe 2001: Künstlerhaus-Gallery Karlsruhe 1995: Art-Collection Westermann, City-Gallery of Rastatt 1993: First Biennale for Material- and Textile-Art, Bayreuth and Manchester 1990: First prize in the poster-competition, 4th Karlsruher Art-Mass 1983: One-Man-Show at the State Art Museum Baden-Baden 1983: One-Man-Show at Gallery Forum Rotart Karlsruhe

Own publications

Consumption-Christmas, pferscha Nr. 3, Graz 1974 The Mechanic of Cartoon-Drawings, Journal of Art Nr. 5, 1975 Katchina, Ketchup-Magazine Nr. 2, 1981 KiK-Magazine Nr. 9 – 70, 1980–1983 The March of the Art-History, Artist Nr. 38, 1999 Stromness, Schardt Verlag, Oldenburg, 2009, The White Dog (Short story) in Neues Karlsruher Lesebuch, Info Verlag, Karlsruhe, 2010, Du sollst nicht vertrauen, E-Book, 2013; KDP-Paperback, 2019, DANEBEN – Geschichten aus der Nachbarschaft. E-Book 2013; KDP-Paperback 2019, tod.com, Info Verlag, Karlsruhe 2013, Haltung der griechischen Landschildkröte. E-Book und KDP-Paperback, 2019, Das Werk – Eine Monographie in Selbstzeugnissen. E-Book und KDP-Paperback, 2020, Wurst – ein Leitfaden. Erzählungen. E-Book und KDP-Paperback, 2020, Kein Tag ohne Linie – Ein Memes-Bilderbuch. KDP-Paperback, 2021, Erzählungen eines Grenzgängers. Erzählungen. KDP-Taschenbuch, E-Book und Hardcover. 2022, Die Herde. Roman. KDP-Taschenbuch, E-Book und Hardcover. 2023, Tyrannis. Roman. KDP-Taschenbuch, E-Book und Hardcover. 2025,

Reporting Badisches Tagblatt, 22 September 1983 Kunstforum international, Bd. 69, 1984 Badische Neueste Nachrichten, 30 March 1989; 26 June 2010 Der Kurier, 5 April 1991, 29 April 2010; 25 June 2010 Nürnberger Nachrichten, 21 May 1993 (NL), 9 October 1994 Eindhovens Dagblad (NL), 16 October 1994 Pfalz-Echo, 21 December 2009, 25 November 2013 RaumK, Nr. 89, March 2010 Die Rheinpfalz, 6. Januar 2010, 19. Januar 2021 Klappe auf, Issue May 2010