about Sonja

To me the field of jewellery is a play with ideas and techniques connected both with history and the present. I’m using silversmithing and gold smithing tradition unconditionally together with every day materials in a process of curiosity.  My jeweller´s mind is playing around.

My visual art comprises elements of drawings, found materials and cut outs that merges into images in an intuitive process.

Education:

1992-1998  HDK, Academy of Art and Design  at Gothenburg University, Master of Fine arts in Jewellery Design   

1991-92      Stenebyskolan, metal craft, Dals Långed, Sweden

1990-91      Helliden Folk High School, silversmithing, Tidaholm, Sweden

1988-89      Lund University, comparative literature, Sweden

Exibitions:

2023           Cozmo, Lund, solo

2023           Grassimesse, Leipzig Tyskland

2018           Platina, Stockholm

2018           Vida Museum och konsthall, Öland

2018           Gallery Hop, Tallin, Estonia

2017           Kammaren, Lund

2016           JAAG, Falkenberg, Lund

2016           GKF, Visby, solo

2016           Nordens hus , Reykjavik, Iceland

2015           BTJ, Lund, solo

2014           Sintra, Göteborg

 2012          ”Connecting” Landskrona Konsthall

 2012          ”Connecting” Österbottens museum Vasa, Finland

 2011          ”Connecting” Lilleström, Norway

 2011           Silversmedjan, Kristianstad

 2011          “Connecting”, Flensburg, Germany                       

 2010          ”Blickwechsel” Hovdala slott, Hässleholm

 2009          ”For the moment” Malmö, Stockholm, Bryssel

 2009           Platina, Stockholm

 2008           ”Vevringutstillinga” Vevring, Norway

 2008           Konsthantverkarna, Örebro, solo

 2007           KHVC, Örebro

 2005           Sintra, Göteborg, solo

 2004           Sjöfartsverket, Norrköping, solo

 2004           ”Swedish jewellery” Krakow, Barcelona, Spain

 2004           ”Eco jewellery” Gallery Alternatives, Rome, Italy

 2003           ”Swedish jewellery” Galleri Marzee, VK Nijmegen, Holland 

 2003           ”Artigianato d´arte Svedese”, Rom, Göteborg, Strömstad

 2002           ”Exploring metal”, Sculpture to wear, Santa Monica, USA

 2001            Formargruppen, Mamö

 1998           ”Examensarbeten”, Röhsska, Göteborg

 1998           ”GOT-NY”, New York, Philadelphia, New Palz, Göteborg, mm

contemporary jewellery and visual art