Sonja Kobrehel | Vancouver, Canada
My work in visual arts reflects the constant changes,experience in my personal life.
I am guided by my feelings, thoughts, dreams and visions.
The sources of my inspiration are many. I love to look for traces of the people who came before and clues about what they did there and why.
Journeys are an integral part of the inspirations. I am always intrigued by the human cultural elements and visual stimulation that I enconter. I find that every place and culture reveals its beauty to me in the everyday life.
I like to use symbols in my art work and creating my personal iconography. The symbols are the clues to many aspects of my life,but my paintings usually start with a color idea,then evolve into composition in which color is the primary subject.
I work in collage , various media on paper and canvas, mixing everything possible together and bring it to others in a visual format. Much attention is given to the surface texture adding different materials, carving, scratching, gluing...creating visual dialog.
I complete my work using drawing techniques and whatever else it takes to communicate my intended vision.
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I was born in Subotica –Szabadka , a border city of Hungary and former Yugoslavia.
1988-1993 Graduated from the Academy of Art in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
1988 "Sumatovacka" school of traditional drawing and painting , Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
1995 Bursary for study, Enamel Art, Kecskemet (Hungary)
1998 Member of The Association of Hungarian Creative Artists
1995 Member of the Association of the Yugoslav Fine Artists
1999 Member of The Hungarian Printmaker Association
SOLO:
2009 Vancouver, Canada,Gallery at Hycroft/The University Women’s Club of Vancouver/coming in June.
2008 Widen,Switzerland,Halde Galerie
2008 Vancouver ,Canada, Monny”s Envision Gallery
2008 Vancouver(Canada) Brittania Art Gallery :Color-Texture-Whimsy
2007 Nanaimo (Canada) 223 Gallery
2007 Niederrohrdorf(Switzerland) Moos Gallery
2007 Vancouver (Canada) Granville Island
2007 Vancouver (Canada) Seymour Gallery
2007 Winipeg, Canada, Color,Play & Whimsy 2.
2006 Winipeg , Canada , Color Play & Whimsy
2006 Kelowna (Canada) Art Ark Gallery
2006 Vancouver (Canada) Monny’s Envision Gallery
2006 Widen (Switzerland) Halde Galerie
2005 Mercer Island/Seattle(WA.USA) “ Jesters and Hearts” Mercer Island Art Gallery
2005 Richmond (Canada B.C.)"The Waiting Present" Richmond Art Gallery
2004 Widen (Switzerland) Halde Galerie-Traumwelten
2004 New Westminster (Canada) Plaskett Gallery
2003 Vancouver (Canada)Monny's Envision gallery-The time of magic
2003 Vancouver (Canada) 1529 Gallery -The Good Life
2002 Vancouver (Canada) Twizzle Studio
2001 Vancouver (Canada) Monney's Envision Gallery
1998 Szeged (Hungary) "IH" Gallery
1997 Subotica (Yugoslavia) "Nepker" Gallery
1996 Subotica (Yugoslavia)Likovni Susret Gallery
1993 Budapest (Hungary) "FMK" Gallery
1993 Pecs (Hungary)"Ifjusagi Haz" Gallery
1991 Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) Hol Gallery
Group exhibitions:
2009 Switzerland , Moos galerie,” Potpouri “
2009 Canada , Burnaby, Nordic Art & Photography exhibit and sale
2008 Canada , Vancouver , The virtual Vancouver Art Gallery artist showcase, Autumn Brook Gallery
2008 Canada ,Vancouver, eastside Culture Crawl
2008 Canada, Vancouver,Chapel Art Show
2008 Canada ,Vancouver , An Evening of Art , Gallery Gachet
2008 Switzerland, Zuger Messe (Fall…)
2008 Canada , Vancouver, Seymour Gallery, Start with Art
2008 Canada (Burnaby) Nordic Art & Photography exhibit & sale
2007 Switzerland,Moos gallery , Advent Show
2007 Switzerland, SEETAL 2007 international Competition
2007 Switzerland (Widen) Halde Gallery-Spring show
2007 Delta (Canada) Art Spacific-Juried Show
2006 Switzerland (Widen)Advent show
2006 Canada, Hudson,Quebec,Galerie Harwood, WoW 2006
2006 Canada , Montreal , Expo Art
2006 Switzerland, Brega 06 –Bremgarter Gegwerbeschau 2006
2006 Canada (White Rock) Euphorbia Rotary Art Exhibition-Juried Show
2006 Canada (Semi Salmon project) White Rock
2005 Belgium (Biron de Bouffioulx Omnisport de Chatelineau) Les Decourtenay Galleries, Ambassadors’Artistic Competition
2005 USA(Mercer Island/Seattle) Mercer Island Art Gallery, Christmas Show
2005 Canada (Sydney) Main Street Gallery, Christmas show
2005 Switzerland(Widen) Halde Galerie-advent show
2005 Vancouver ( Canada) Circle Craft
2005 Vancouver (Canada) Revival Gallery, Art Show
2004 White Rock(Canada) Euphorbia Rotary Art Exhibition-Juried exhibition
2004 Switzerland (Widen) Halde Galerie-advent show
2004 Switzerland (Widen)Halde galerie-Spring show
2004 Vancouver (Canada) Ayden Gallery
2004 Delta(Canada) Art Spacific - Juried exhibition
2004 Vancouver (Canada) Monny's Envision gallery-Spring show
2003 Vancouver (Canada) Karma gallery
2002 Vancouver (Canada) 1529 Gallery
2002 Omaha (NE,USA) Miniature V International Juried Art Exhibition-Period Gallery
2002 Great Barrington (MA,USA) "Anything goes" exhibition,Gallery 304
2002 Anacortes (WA,USA) Art at the Port-Anacortes Arts Festival-Juried Art Show
2001 Vancouver(Canada) Monney"s Envision Gallery
2000 Raciborz (Poland) 3th International Biennial,Juried exhibition
1998 Cracov (Poland)International Print Triennial,Juried exhibition
1998 Raciborz (Poland) 2nd International Biennial,Juried exhibition
1998 Barcelona (Spain) International Miniature Print Exhibition MIG-89
1997 Budapest(Hungary) Exhibition of Hungarian and Yugoslav artists
1997 Baja (Hungary) City Museum
1997 Backa Topola (Yugoslavia)City Gallery
1996 Subotica(Yugoslavia) "Likovni Susret" Gallery
1996 Senta (Yugoslavia) City Museum
1995 Subotica (Yugoslavia) Likovni Susret Gallery
1995 Vrbas (Yugoslavia) "Vitalovi Suncokreti",Juried exhibition
1995 Sremski Karlovci (Yugoslavia)Salon of young artists,Juried exhibition
1995 Kanagawa (Japan) The 18th International independent exhibition of Prints
1995 Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) "ULUV" Gallery,Juried exhibition
1994 Miskolc (Hungary) Library-Gallery
1993 Dunaujvaros (Hungary) Art Festival
1993 Backa Topola (Yugoslavia) "City Gallery"
1992 Budapest (Hungary) Korcsarnok,Juried exhibition
1992 Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) N.S. Cultural center
1992 Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) Theatre Gallery
1992 Titel (Yugoslavia) City Gallery
1992 Kikinda (Yugoslavia)"Salon mladih",Juried exhibition
1989 Subotica (Yugoslavia) Annual spring exhibition "KSU" Gallery
1989 Subotica(Yugoslavia)"KSU" Gallery
Awards:
2007 Vancity ,award Art specific.Dalta, BC. Canada
2005 Best Of 123 SOHO 2005 Art Show , New York,USA
2004 Honourable Mention ,Artspacific, Delta (Canada)-Juried Exhibition
2002 Best of the Show-Anacortes (WA,USA) Art at the Port Arts Festival
1996 Municipal Award ,Hungarian National Restaurant interior design,Subotica (Yu)
1995 Prize for painting at the "Vitalovi Suncokreti" exhibition,Vrbas (Yugoslavia)
1992 Annual Fine Art Reward for category:Drawing; Academy of Art Novi Sad (YU)
Art colonies:
2005/2006 Gallery in the Garden , Delta B.C. Canada
2004 Westham Island /Delta (Canada) Gallery in the Garden
1996 Backa Topola (Yugoslavia) Art colony
1994,1995,1996,1999,2000 Tallya (Hungary) Midle East European Art colony
1994 Miskolc (Hungary) International Printmaking workshop
1992 Zobnatica (Yugoslavia) Art colony