Sonia Gomes
Sonia Gomes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Caetanópolis, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Sonia Gomes (born 1948) is an Afro-Brazilian contemporary artist based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.[1] She is known for her mixed media sculptures made of fabric, wires, and other objects that are either found or given to her.[2]
Background
Sonia Gomes was born to a black mother and white father in Caetanópolis, a small town considered to be the birthplace of the textile industry in Brazil, in 1948.[3] Gomes joined the art world relatively late, at around the age of 45, but claimed the creative process was a way to free her from her upbringing.[4]
Work
Gomes uses fabric, threads, and objects that are either gifts or found to create multi-dimensional sculptures and structures. Much of her work has been described as autobiographical.
Solo exhibitions
Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, NY, November 2014.[5]
Group exhibitions
- "Art & Textiles: Fabric as Material and Concept in Modern Art from Klimt to the Present," at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany, 2013
- "Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947 – 2016", Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, Los Angeles, 2016[6]
- “Histórias/Histories: Contemporary Art From Brazil”, USF Contemporary Art Museum, Florida, USA, 2016
- "No Man’s Land: Women Artists From The Rubell Family Collection”, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, EUA, 2015
- “All the World’s Futures”, 56 Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, 2014[7]
- “19th Contemporary Art Festival Sesc_Video Brasil: Southern Panoramas”, Associação Cultural Video Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2014
- “The Poetry in Between: South to South”, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa, 2014
References
- ^ "Sônia Gomes". Artsy. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Sonia Gomes". Yohshii Gallery. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "OSGEMEOS and Sonia Gomes join Lehmann Maupin". www.lehmannmaupin.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "OSGEMEOS and Sonia Gomes join Lehmann Maupin". www.lehmannmaupin.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Russeth, Andrew (17 October 2013). "Os Gêmeos and Sonia Gomes to Lehmann Maupin". Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Smith, Elizabeth; Wagner, Anne (6 September 2016). Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women 1947-2016. Paul Schimmel, Jenni Sorkin (eds.). Milano: Skira. ISBN 978-88-572-3065-8.
- ^ "56th Exhibition: Artists". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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