Sarah van Sonsbeeck

Sarah van Sonsbeeck

BIOGRAPHY

Born 1976, Utrecht, NL

Education | Residencies
2009 Residency Rijksakademie, Amsterdam
2008 Residency Rijksakademie, Amsterdam
2006 Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam (BA & nominated for the Rietveldprijs Fine Arts)
2001 TUDelft, Architecture (MA)

Grants | Fellowships
2010 Fonds BKvB
2009 Dr. Hendrik Muller's Vaderlandsch Fonds
2008 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds

Shows
2010 'Breaking the Silence', Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam. (The Bakery, in the main gallery David Majlcovic)
2010 'Moon-Life Concept Store', (Alicia Framis), Shanghai. Presenting 'The Right to Silence'
2010 'Bienal Sao Paulo', presentation on 'Portable Silence'
2010 'Sonic Resistance', Impakt Festival, Utrecht
2010 'Mental space - how my neighbours became buildings', artist book in edition
2010 'Office for Silent Investors', within group show Mapping for tourists, Mediamatic, Amsterdam
2010 'Nacht van Duivenvoorde', Voorschoten. Groupshow with Gabriel Lester, Michael Portnoy, Amie Dicke e.a.

2009 Art works on paper E/AB, New York 5-8 november
2009 '2F7' and 'Unknown Territories', Museum de Paviljoens, Almere. 2009 'Open studio's - Rijksakademie 2009'
2009 'Een dijk van een kust',
2009 'Stedelijk Museum in de Stad', Amsterdam. Presenting Guided tours through the Silence

2008 'Open studio's - Rijsakademie 2008', Amsterdam.
2008 'Getting Closer to Pauli', solo show at Smart Project space, curated by Hilde de Bruijn, Amsterdam
2008 'Guided tours through the Silence', project for the Blue House, IJburg (by Jeanne van Heeswijk)

2007 'Letters to Nobody', groupshow for the Artrental Gouda, Gorinchem en Vlaardingen. Curated by Hilde de Bruijn, curator Smart Project Space, Amsterdam.
2007 'Marketspace', Solo exhibition for Kunsteyssen, Alkmaar
2007 'The Neighbourshop', curated by Martijn Engelbrecht and SKOR

2006 'How My Neighbours became buildings', Graduation project Rietveldacademie, nom. Rietveld prize Fine Arts
2006 'How My Neighbours became buildings', show in Kunsteyssen, Alkmaar

Bibliography
2010 'Mental Space - How my neighbours became buildings', artist book, english edition 500 copies
2006 'Mentale Ruimte - Hoe mijn buren gebouwen worden', artist book prototype, dutch edition 20 copies

Collections
2009 'Bench for the Silence', private collection
2008 'The Universe of A', two private collections
2006 'Mental Space - How my neighbours became buildings', collection Koninklijke bibliotheek Den Haag
2006 'Mentale Ruimte - Hoe mijn buren gebouwen werden', various private collections