Doris Schmitz

Doris studied Art and Design at the prestigious Royal College of Art in London and the Bauhaus Art colleges
in Berlin and Braunschweig.
The "return to the craft" and the clash of
artistic trends such as Expressionism, Dadaism, and Constructivism
which she experienced in these environments influenced her work. The
Vienna Secession artists Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele also had an
impact. Her later studies at the Royal College of Art in London, where
she gained a MA in Fashion Design led Doris to a more reduced and
minimalistic illustration style.

“I am fascinated when drawing the human figure, dressed, semi-nude or
undressed. As a fashion designer I always had a passion for designing
and drawing fabrics, textures, impressive sculptural garments, and
costumes. I am interested in the emotions and moods one can create
with the body, postures and Its coverings. Humans express so much of
their inner world through their outer appearance.
Drawing is for me a meditation. When I draw, I enter another
universe, totally absorbed in what I do in the moment. I am drawing
as an emotional outlet, out of sheer joy and passion."

Doris worked as a senior designer and illustrator on projects with prestigious fashion brands such as Burberry, ...

2010 Professorship Art and Design

2000 MA Fashion Design Royal College of Art London

1998 Diploma Fashion Design Kunsthochschule Berlin

1993 Diploma Fine Art Kunsthochschule Braunschweig

2024 38 Artworks acquired by the Art Deco Hotel Waldorf
Astoria, New York
2023 Featured in the "Fible", fashion iillustration book,
London
2022 Exhibition Art Gallery, Berlin
2022 Shortlisted for the FIDA worldwide award, portrait
2022 Featured in the Saatchi Art catalog
2021 Featured in the art book "The heart of drawing"
2021 Featured in Goldfoil Magazine Issue 06 London
2021 Featured in a Saatchi collection
1999 Feltmakers Design Award, London
1999 Exhibition im Debenham‘s Windows, London
1998 DAAD Stipendium, Berlin
1998 Royal College of Art Schoolarship
1997 Erasmus Stipendium London Fashion
1997 Exhibition Filmmuseum, Berlin
1997 Prasentation of the collection Gala Show der Fashionfair, Leipzig
1996 Martini Club-wear Award, Präsentation des outfits auf 15 Award Shows