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Zwerger was born in
Vienna in 1954. She studied 1971 to 1974 at the
Applied Arts Academy of Vienna, but left before completing the course of studies. She married English artist John Rowe.[3] Since the publication of her first illustrated book in 1977 she has worked as a freelance
picture book illustrator in Vienna, specializing in
fairy tales.
Michael Neugebauer Verlag published Zwerger's first book, Das Fremde Kind in 1977. Zwerger continued to work with Neugebauer, who also occasionally contributed to the lettering and book design.[3]
Her style is similar to that of English illustrators of the 19th century and she acknowledges being influenced by the work of
Arthur Rackham.[4]
Awards
The biennial
Hans Christian Andersen Award conferred by the
International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Zwerger received the illustration award in 1990.[1][2] She has also been honored at the Bologna International Children's Book Fair and the Biennial of Illustrators at Bratislava.[5]
She won a Silver Brush in 2000 for her illustration of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Österreichischer Kunstpreis - Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, 1998[6]