Global nomad and award-winning artist Conni Tögel was born in Winfield, Illinois, on July 24, 1965 as a daughter of German immigrants. Her parents, Heinrich and Lisa Scherz, immigrated to the United States in 1961 and later became American citizens. Since then, colors and spirituality – with a big dollop of fun – has been her oxygen, breathing life into her art.

Conni is the youngest of three kids, with two older brothers, Michael and Martin. In 1973, her parents accepted a missionary appointment to Germany, where she spent the next twenty-four years of her life. From the age of four, Conni’s favorite pastimes were drawing, creating, and dreaming.  In 1993, she graduated from the Kolping College of Design & Multimedia Communications in Stuttgart, Germany. Her reputation as a graphic designer grew, as she created magazines, logos, signs, catalogs, ads and corporate identity packages.

Conni’s journeys throughout Europe shaped her perception of the world and of what art could or should be. Whether it was sitting under a tree in the Provence, painting an old rusted jalopy, or sipping cappuccino on the Piazza San Marco in Venice with her sketchbook in her lap – capturing emotions, colors, and light became her obsession in her art.

In late 1995, Conni and her family moved to Colorado, where she spent the next ten years sharpening her skills and techniques as an artist while raising her three daughters. Her studio in Colorado Springs was a sunny room on the second floor of the house, with a view of Pikes Peak and the aspen trees. Here she created the first of her beloved watercolor fairies, wizards, sheep and landscape paintings.

In 2005, Conni and her family purchased their new home in the Upstate of South Carolina near Lake Hartwell, where she resides with her husband Peter and their three daughters, Jamie-Lee, Holly, and Annie-Mae. They have established a small sheep farm with a new art studio where Conni can devote her attention to her art obsession.

To make certain you have a chance to see her award-winning exhibit Sheep Incognito, prestigious art shows from all over the world have invited Conni and her wild sheep paintings.

Her paintings are owned by private and corporate collectors in over twenty countries around the globe. Conni’s works have been published in several magazines and have graced books and catalogs in Europe and Australia. Her paintings found their way into collections of famous music producers, banks, hospitals and a President of the United States. Conni Tögel is listed in MARQUIS Who’s Who in America, Artprice, as well as on AskART.com – the “American Artists Bluebook”.

Awards:

• Second Place, Historic Pendleton Spring Jubilee, 2010
• Patrons Choice, IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts, 2010
• Best of Oil / Acrylics, Atlanta Dogwood Festival, 2009
• Second Place, 7th Annual Whalehead Club Arts Festival – “Under the Oaks” , 2008
• Third Place, 3rd Annual Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival, 2007
• Third Place, Historic Pendleton Spring Jubilee, 2007

Recent Press Quotes:

• The Daily Advance about Under the Oaks Festival, Corolla, NC: "The show was juried and one of the top prizes went to Sheep Incognito artist Conni Tögel, whose paintings are inspired by nature and the environment. However, her main subject is sheep. Togel's unique exhibit drew a steady crowd of visitors."