O.W. Himmel was born in Ludwigshafen/Rhine in 1967 and lives and works as a freelance artist in Köllerbach. He studied German language and literature, philosophy and fine art, and was a lecturer in business start-ups and sustainability officer at the Saar Historical Museum.

O.W. Himmel also sees himself as an archivist of everyday graphic and typographic culture. His works have been presented in numerous exhibitions, for example at the Kulturzentrum Schlachthof Kassel, the Museum Saar in Saarbrücken, the Heyne Kunst Fabrik Bad Orb and the Walpodenakademie Mainz. He has received several scholarships for his work, including the Printmaking Scholarship (Atelier im Schlachthof, Sigmaringen) and the Scholarship for Solo Artists (Ministry of Education and Culture, Saarland).