Margriet Heymans


Margriet Heymans is a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature.
Heymans has written and illustrated various books in collaboration with her sister Annemie Heymans, including Het poppenfeest, De gele draad, Adam Wortel krijgt bezoek and De prinses van de moestuin.

Early life

Heymans was born in 1932 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. After attending a gymnasium Heymans studied for two years at the School voor Kunst en Kunstnijverheid in 's-Hertogenbosch. She then moved to Amsterdam to study at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten.

Career

Heymans first published in 1958 in children's magazine Kris Kras.
Heymans has illustrated various books written by Dutch authors, including Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht by Imme Dros and Ik was de zee by Ienne Biemans. Heymans received the Gouden Penseel award for her illustrations in Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht and Heymans stated in 2013 that she considers this book to be the most beautiful story by another author that she has ever illustrated. Dros received a Zilveren Griffel award and the very first Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for this book.
She lectured in illustration at the Koninklijke Academie voor Kunst en Vormgeving from 1972 till 1993.
Her collaborations with her sister Annemie have been exhibited in Paris in 1981 and in Voorhout in 1984.
In 2018 Heymans donated her original illustrations to the Dutch Museum of Literature in The Hague.
Heymans married twice and has five children.

Publications

Heymans has received numerous awards for her work: