Johannes Heisig (born 23 April 1953 in Leipzig, East Germany) is a German painter and graphic artist.

He portrayed several famous German politicians such as Willy Brandt,[1] Johannes Rau and former Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück.

In 2008 he presented his large works series "es war einmal" (once upon a time) which shows the topic of German separation both from a private and a public view in colored portraits and large black-and-white canvasses with scenes from both West and East.

These artworks were presented to the public for the first time in the Berlin House of Representatives in 2008 and then in the German Embassy London.

He created several painting and lithograph series inspired by or referring to international musicians like Van Morrison, Tom Waits and Johann Sebastian Bach.