“We need art that transcends the every day."

Sibylle Laubscher (CH/UK, *1971) studied Textile Design and Design Management BSc(Hons) at The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. Relocating to Vienna, Austria for work, she continued her art education studying with Zeger van Soest. As the first living artist Laubscher won the public commission for designing mugs for Schönbrunn Palace. She moved to Switzerland where she completed a Fine Art course at a private art school, continuing her studies in art philosophy (what makes a work of art a work of art) with professor and artist Martin Rabe after his retirement. She studied the Hagitude program with Dr. Sharon Blackie. 2024 she completed the Online Drawing Development Year at the Royal Drawing School. She is currently studying "Finding ourselves in Fairytales: A Narrative Psychological Approach" online at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She was awarded a scholarship to study at the International Summer Academy Salzburg, Austria in 2025.

Laubscher has exhibited in group exhibitions in Austria (Vienna), Switzerland, Wales, Italy (Venice), USA (New York) and solo exhibitions in Austria and Switzerland. Her work is held in private collections around the world. Laubscher regularly designs posters and stage sets for local am dram groups. She worked as a freelance writer and illustrator for a premier Swiss gardening magazine. Laubscher painted murals in Kenya, Germany and Switzerland. She draws a monthly social and political cartoon for a premium local newspaper (Volksstimme). 

She gives talks on Art Philosophy at art exhibitions and regularly teaches art to adults - teaching how to see. She carries out "live painting" in public locations such as cafes, concerts etc. She drew live on BBC Radio 2 when the station was in Basel for Eurovision 2025. Graham Norton and Conchita Wurst were the guests - and now both have a drawing. 

A short film based on the German roleplaying game Das Schwarze Auge (the German equivalent of Dungeons & Dragons) was filmed locally in 2025. Sibylle Laubscher worked as the resident artist, documenting the “making of” through observational drawings. She created props used in the film. In addition, Laubscher designed the film poster. The film is set for a pre-premiere in Germany in September 2025 and will be submitted for the Swiss Film Awards in 2026. Laubscher has compiled her work — including behind-the-scenes drawings and the film script — into a self-published book, which will be released as film merchandise. Her drawings are also featured in the end credits of the film.

Laubscher works from her atelier and exhibition space in Arisdorf, near Basel, Switzerland.

“I have been accompanying Sibylle and her paintings for over 20 years - I see passion and a constant path to her own expression. Sibylle stays away from the vanity and arbitrariness of the art market. With her paintings, she expresses what she honestly sees and feels, beyond the fashion trends to which art is also subject.”
Ursula Burgy, collector