Matthias Weischer, (born 1973 in Elte, Westfalen, Germany) lives and works in Leipzig, Germany. Weischer studied Painting in Leipzig, Germany in the class of Sighard Gille. In addition to several scholarships, he received the Art Prize of the „Leipziger Volkszeitung“ and the August Macke Price. He is also a recipient of the Rolex Mentor and Masterstudent Initiative with David Hockney.