Jan Rieckhoff, born 1950 in Hamburg, is a German photographer, painter, illustrator and cartoonist. He works and lives in Hamburg. From 1977 to 1981, he worked as press photographer for different daily German newspapers, mainly for Hamburger Abendblatt as well as for magazines such as Spiegel, Stern and Quick. After a half-year work stay in Pantasina in 1981 (Liguria, Italy) and in New York in 1984/85, he changed to illustration.
He worked in the area of illustration for most of the larger German magazines (including Cosmopolitan, FAZ, Focus, Merian, Playboy, Rowohlt, and TransAtlantic) and as a title illustrator for the Spiegel from 1991 to 1992 as well as for Stern in 1993. Ten years followed during which he devoted himself exclusively to free art. In 2008, he returned to illustration which he is still pursuing today and added cartoons to his portfolio. His work is published in Süddeutsche Zeitung and by Lappan Publishing.
Jan Rieckhoff was a founding member of the Hamburg-based textile forge and taught illustration in 2005/06 at the Institute for Design IN.D in Hamburg. We bring you a first selection of works by the ART ACT new entry on GoSee.
