Sonja Weber Gilkey

artist

Professional Representation
VIRGINIA GREEN AND ASSOCIATES
Virginia Green, Director
225 West 11th Street
New York, NY 10014
Contact Gallery for appointments
Tel: 917-690-6637
Website: http://www.artnet.com/gallery/469/virginia-green--associates.html

Selected Artists and Artwork Represented

Sophie Calle
Douglas Dejardains
Marcel Duchamp
Sonja Weber Gilkey
Man Ray
Ed Ruscha

Sonja Weber Gilkey

Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1938
Educated in Europe (Holland and Switzerland)
Moved to the United States in 1961

Collections
USA International
Los Angeles, CA London, England
Palo Alto, CA Paris, France
Stamford, CT Kyoto, Japan
Washington, DC Amstelveen, The Netherlands
Chicago, IL Amsterdam, The Netherlands
South Port, ME Heemstede, The Netherlands
Trevett, ME Kudelstaart, The Netherlands
Basking Ridge, NJ Leiden, The Netherlands
New York, NY Lisbon, Portugal
Charlottesville, VA
Keene, VA
Sheboygan, WI

Selected Group Shows

2009 ARC Gallery Chicago, IL
 2008 River Arts Gallery Damariscotta, ME
2007 Inauguration of Frank iX Building Charlottesville, VA
1982 Union League Club, “The New West” Chicago, IL
1982 Notre Dame University, “The New West” South Bend, IL
1981 Columbia College, Faculty Show Chicago, IL
1981 Thirty-Three Sculptors, “Holy Roller”, S.A.I.C Chicago, IL
1981 Cultural Center, Chicago Public Library, “The New Chicago, IL
West”
1981 Paul Waggoner Gallery, “Alternative ’81 Exhibit” Chicago, IL
1981 Artemesia, “Invitational Show” Chicago, IL
1981 The Renaissance Society, University of Chicago Chicago, IL
1980 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Footnotes”
1979 Hyde Park Art Center, “Award Winners Show”, Hyde Chicago, IL
Park Federal Savings and Loan Association
1979 Hyde Park Art Center Chicago, IL
1978 N.A.M.E Gallery, “False Face” Chicago, IL
1976 Illinois Institute of Technology, “Santa Claus”, with Chicago, IL
Cosmo Compoli
1976 Gallery 1134, “Spumoni Village”, Curator, with Cosmo Chicago, IL
Compoli
1974 Hyde Park Art Center, Fiber Show Chicago, IL
1974 Sangamon State University, Women in Art Springfield, IL
1973 Beth Emet Synagogue Evanston, IL
1972 Barat College Lake Forest, IL
1971-74 University of Chicago, Baptist Graduate Student Center Chicago, IL
1970-73 University of Chicago, The Renaissance Society, Chicago, IL
“Young Collectors Show”
1965 American Academy Rome, Italy

Solo Exhibitions
1979 “Stadskunst” Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1979 Ways of Seeing Art Room, “Chicago Hubcap Art” Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1976 The University of Chicago, School of Social Service Chicago, IL
Building
1976 The University of Chicago, The American Bar Chicago, IL
Association
1974 Gary Art League Gary, IN
1973 Loyola University, Water Tower Campus Chicago, IL

Reviews
03/82 “The New West”, The New Art Examiner, Chicago, IL
09/81 “Thuis”, ZC/RC/RC/Rotterdamse Courant, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
04/81 “Four Artists”, New Art Examiner, Chicago, IL, Karen Bornstein, reviewer
 03/81 “Four Artists”, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL, Harold Haydon, reviewer
02/81 “Alternative ’81 Exhibit”, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL, Harold Haydon, reviewer
09/79 “Chicago Hubcap Art”, Art Zien, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Peter Raffloer, reviewer
07/12/79 “Chicago Hubcap Art”, “Stan Huygens Journal”, column in De Telegraaf, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
07/79 “Award Winners Show”, Chicago Magazine, Chicago, IL, Donald J. Klimovich, reviewer
11/76 “Art Club Makes Proposal”, I.I.T. Technology News, Chicago, IL Charles-Gene
McDaniel, reviewer
09/76 “Spumoni Village”, Progressive Magazine, Chicago, IL, Charles-Gene McDaniel,
reviewer
07/18/76 “Exciting Gallery 1134”, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL, Harold Haydon, reviewer
05/76 “Spumoni Village”, Chicago Magazine, Chicago, IL, Harold Haydon, reviewer
05/15/76 “Cosmo Compoli’s ‘Spumoni Village’”, Chicago Daily News, Chicago, IL, Franze-
Schulze, reviewer
05/74 “Two Chicago Artists Exhibiting in Gary”, Hyde Park Herald, Chicago, IL, John
Forwalter, reviewer
01/24/73 “Live Rope Hangings”, Hyde Park Herald, Chicago, IL, John Forwalter, reviewer

Publications
2008 Domino Magazine, New York, NY
2003 House Beautiful Magazine, New York, NY
06/79 Directory of Illinois Visual Artists, Illinois Art Council, Chicago, IL
01/79 The Blue Gargoyle Cookbook, Blue Gargoyle Youth Center, Inc. Chicago, IL
02/78 Rosenthal Art Slides, Vol II. John W. Rosenthal, Chicago, IL
10/76 Art News, Bicentennial International Magazine, Franze Schulze, New York, NY

Media Interviews
10/08 N.O.S Radio, The Netherlands, “Obama Campaign”, Joris van de Kerkhof, interviewer
04/82 National Public Radio: “Wholistic Art Therapy”, Sandra Gair, interviewer
11/79 N.O.S TV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, “Beeldspraak”
05/79 National Public Radio: Award Winners Show, Hyde Park Art Center, Sandra Gair,
interviewer
05/79 National Public Radio, Chicago, IL, Sandra Gair, interviewer
08/76 CBS-TV National News program about Mars, “Mr. and Mrs. Spumoni”
05/21/76 With Cosmo Compoli, WFMT, Chicago, IL, Studs Terkel, interviewer

Awards
1965 Study Grant, American Academy of Fine Arts Rome, Italy
1964-71 Study Grant, United States Government Grant Chicago, IL
Teaching
1981-83 Columbia College, conducted classes in Psychology Chicago, IL
1981-83 Columbia College, conducted classes in Three- Chicago, IL
Dimensional sculpture
1980 The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Hyde Chicago, IL
Park, conducted Art History classes
1979 The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Hyde Chicago, IL
 Park, conducted Art classes
1979 The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Hyde Chicago, IL
Park, visiting Artist and Lecturer
1979 Chicago Board of Education, visiting Artist and Lecturer Chicago, IL
1978 The School of the Art Institute, assistant to teacher, Chicago, IL
Y.A.S Sculpture Ceramics class
1972-74 Taught Sculpture at my private studio Chicago, IL
1967 Hyde Park Art Center School, conducted classes in Chicago, IL
Sculpture for adults and children
1960-61 UNESCO Art Curator and Press Lecturer Paris, France
1958-59 United Nations Art Curator and Press Lecturer New York, NY

Education
1983 Art Therapy degree, S.A.I.C Chicago, IL
1981 M.F.A in Sculpture, S.A.I.C Chicago, IL
1975 Studied Pottery and Ceramics under Zen Master Kyoto, Japan
Hasuro Kiyomizu
1966 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, studied with Chicago, IL
Elsa Regensteiner
1965 American Academy of Fine Arts, studied Sculpture Rome, Italy
1964-71 Contemporary Art Workshop, studied Sculpture with Chicago, IL
Cosmo Compoli
1963-64 University of Chicago, studied Sculpture with Freeman Chicago, IL
Schoolcraft
1956-58 Ecole de Lausanne B.F.A Lausanne, Switzerland
1950-56 Studied Art Conception with painter Theo Bennes Amstelveen, The Netherlands

Languages Spoken Fluently

English, German, Dutch, French

Statement
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