Foto by Wakaba Noda
Yoko Sonya
1997.2000 Aichi Prefectual University Of Art and Music,Ceramic major, Product Design course, Japan
1998.1999 Teaching modeling as an assistant at Aichi Prefectual Ceramic Museum
2000.2001 Guest student at Burg Giebichenstein University Of Art and Design, Industrial Design department Glass&Plastic
Master Program, Halle, Germany
2004-2005 Östra Grevie Folkhögskola, Ceramic&Glass course,Sweden
2005- 2007 Master Program, Art Craft department at H.D.K. Gothenburg, Sweden
2006 Aug-Sep Workshop “Ceramic Context in Bornholm” Denmark
2007 Sep-Oct Works at Charlotte Wiesmann´s studio in Linz, Austria – Artist In Residence Program -
2008 Jan- 2010 Apr Works at Sculpture Casting Studio “Maiale”, Malmö, Sweden
2010 Aug-Sep Works at The ComPeung Artist-in-Residence Program in Doi Saket, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2010 Aug - now Lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Group Exhibitions
1998 “Triple Exhibition” , Nagoya, Japan
“Creator’s Table LOFT Nagoya”, Japan
2005 Körsbärsgåden, Ystad, Sweden
“Ungt på Stockholms Auktionsverk”, Malmö, Sweden
2007 “Leka med Linne”, Alingsås, Sweden
Graduation exhibition at Röhsska museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
Sangmyung University international exchange ceramic exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
Upper Austrian Open Studio exhibition “Geneus” at Charotte Wiesmann`s stueio,Linz, Austria
“EXXARE 0607”, Rackstad Museet,Arvika,Sweden
2008 Gallery “Lerverk”, Gothenburg, Sweden
“Ett drömlandskap” at Hovdala Slott, Hässleholm, Sweden
2011 Tokyo Art Book Fair 2011 (16.July-18.July.2011), Tokyo Japan
2011 "HDK Master students 2005-2011" Höganäs, Sweden
Solo Exhibitions/ Window Exhibitions
2004 Gallery “Skåne Kraft”,Lund, Sweden
2005 Gallery “Lerverk”,Gothenburg, Sweden
2006 Gallery “Sintra”, Gothenburg, Sweden
2007 Gallery “Lerverk”,Gothenburg, Sweden
Gallery & Art Office, Linz, Austria
2007 –2008 Röhsska museum ,Gothenburg,Sweden
2009 "Mellanrum Project" at Breipott, Berlin, Germany
2010 "ComPeung" Doi Saket, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Awards and Grants
1999 “ Design Forum 1999”, Japan
2007 Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers, Sweden
2007 Estrid Erikssons Stiftels, Sweden