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Artist Statement:
I create art to express the
way I see the world, how it is
and how it could be. I put
together the tangible and
intangible, bits of color and
texture, tesserae of meaning.
For me, mosaic is all about
essential structures and
skeletal elements. My art is
strongly related to a sense of
place and a connection to the
land, seeing terrain in terms
of its geology and topography.
I remain fascinated with an
altered view of the earth on
which we all live, landscapes
both familiar and unreal.
I work in natural materials
(marble, glass, smalti,
minerals, golds, found
objects, etc.) exploring the
texture and the spaces in
between. Perhaps these give a
clue to what lies below the
surface. As my work becomes
more map-like, I seem to be
finding my way without knowing
where I am going. At the
moment, the illusion and the
contradiction fascinate me. Is
this a slide under a
microscope or a view from
outer space? I want viewers
to look at the world around
them with different eyes after
seeing my work.
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
Named Best Mosaicist, D Home
and Garden Best of
Everything, March, 2002
Featured Artist, The New
Mosaic, Danielle Truscott
Dawson, Lark Press, 1999
Feature Article, East
Dallas/Lakewood Advocate,
January, 2000
Featured Artist, Crazy Mosaic,
Tracy Gravier, Laurel Glen
Publishing, 2000
Featured Artist, Pieces de
résistance, Dallas Morning
News, ...
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Collections:
Professional Experience
Instructor in Mosaics:
Creative Arts Center of
Dallas, West Dean College,
Chichester, UK (also in
Australia, New Zealand,
France, Turkey)
Past-President and Founding
Member, Society of American
Mosaic Artists
Art represented in private,
public and corporate
collections
Speaker, British Assoc. for
Modern Mosaics, London; AIMC,
Brazil; Prix ...
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Sonia King:
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Selected Exhibitions
2008
Mosaic Arts International Juried, Bakehouse Arts Complex, Miami, FL
International Assoc. of Contemporary Mosaicists, Gaziantep, Turkey
Inspired By Invitational, University of Mary Washington, Fredricksburg, VA
Contemporary Mosaics Invitational, West Dean College, Chichester, UK
2007
Mosaic Arts International Juried, Mesa Contemporary, Mesa, Arizona
Sum of All Parts, Hillsboro, Oregon
An Ancient Language, Garland Arts Center, Garland, Texas
2006
Beneath the Surface International Juried, High Risk Gallery, Chicago, IL
International Assoc. of Contemporary Mosaicists, Skopje, Macedonia
Naturalis Invitational, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas
Fractured Light, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
What Are You Saying?, St Paul, Minnesota
Celebrating 25 Years Invitational, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas
Bits and Pieces Juried Exhibition, Studio 2600, Dallas
Nature in Art, Twigworth, England
2005
Mosaic In Architecture, Museo do Jardim Botanico, Curitiba, Brazil
Texas Visual Arts Association National 2005 Exhibition, Irving Arts Center, American Airlines Award winner
American Mosaic Project: Pieces of a Life, Washington, DC
A More Perfect Union International Juried, Ellipse Arts Center, Alexandria, VA
LOVE: Lost and Found Juried Show, Mary Ann Thompson Fine Art, Dallas
Texas Sculpture Association Annual Show, Dallas
Celebration of Texas Artists, Dallas, Texas
Miniature Open 2005, BAMM, Stroud, England
My Atlantis, San Francisco. California
Instructor Exhibition, Institute of Mosaic Art, Oakland, CA
2004
Prix Picassiette, Chartres, France
Opus Veritas International Juried, Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco
Int'l. Assoc. of Contemporary Mosaicists, Melbourne, Australia
The Sum of All Parts, Bath House Cultural Center
Piece Work: Mosaic and Assemblage by Eight Women Artists, North Charleston Cultural Center, Charleston, SC (also at Rabold Gallery, Aiken, SC)
Mosaics Fine Art & FUNctional International Juried Show, Miami, FL
The Summer Show, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
The Salon Show Invitational, Dallas
American Mosaic Project: Pieces of a Life, Orangeburg, SC & Irving, TX
El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center
Texas Sculpture Association Annual Exhibition, Dallas
Outside the Lines 4 Juried Show, Dallas
Alertness Invitational, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas
Discovered Dreams Juried Show, Texas Sculpture Assoc, Addison
Rockwall Artist League 2004 National Juried Art Exhibit, Rockwall
Texas Visual Arts Association Juried Citation Exhibition, Dallas
2003
Solo Show, Lay of the Land, Irving Arts Center
Earth Elements International Juried, Miami, FL Award of Merit
Extravaganza!, British Association for Modern Mosaics, London, England
Arts 2003 National Juried Exhibition, Rockwall, Texas, Second Place Award
CONNECTIONS 2003 Juried Exhibition, Texas Sculpture Association, Dallas
Outside the Lines III Juried Exhibition, Dallas, Texas
El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center
Texas Sculpture Association 20”th Annual Exhibition
Texas Visual Arts Association Juried Citation Exhibition, Dallas
2002
Solo Show, Center for the Arts, Irving
Pieceful Visions, International Juried Show, Orangeburg, SC
Connections, Texas Sculpture Association Juried Exhibition
Int'l. Assoc. of Contemporary Mosaicists, Vittoria, Brazil
Texas Visual Arts Association Juried Citation Exhibition, Dallas
La Loteria! La Loteria! Invitational, Dallas, Texas
Prix Picassiette, Chartres, France
Reserved Seating Invitational, Dallas and Plano, Texas
19th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Corsicana, Texas
El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center
Conglomerations, Society of American Mosaic Artists, Orangeburg, SC
Pieces Presented as a Whole, Invitational, Art Resources, St.Paul, MN
Outside the Lines II Juried Show, Dallas, Texas
Art Connection, Irving Arts Center
2001
Solo Show, In Back of Beyond, Bath House Cultural Center
Solo Installation, The Outer Limits, Dallas Visual Art Center
Connections, Texas Sculpture Association Juried Exhibition
El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center
2001
National Juried Exhibition, Plano Art Association
35th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Richardson Civic Art Society
Northpark 2001, Texas Sculpture Association
Elemental - an Invitational, Bath House Cultural Center
My Piece of the Wall, Dallas Visual Art Center
500x Open Show
Texas Visual Arts Association Membership Exhibition
Art Connection, Irving Arts Center
W - Members' Invitational, McKinney Avenue Contemporary
Bath House Cultural Center 20th Anniversary Invitational
By Hand, Group Show, Garland Performing Arts Center
Metamorphosis, Texas Sculpture Association Exhibition
2000
Forces of Nature – Four Artists Explore The Environment
El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center
Texas Sculpture Association Annual Exhibition
Black and Blue - McKinney Avenue Contemporary
Collage Artists of America Open 2000 National Juried Exhibition
Texas Artists Museum Gulf Coast National Juried Exhibition
Texas Visual Arts Association Membership Exhibition
Int'l. Assoc. of Contemporary Mosaicists 'Ravenna 2000', Italy
Dallas Visual Arts Center Membership Exhibition
1999
Texas Visual Arts Association Citation '99 Juried Exhibit
Oklahoma Art Workshops 15th National Juried Exhibition
Day of the Dead, Bath House Cultural Center
Texas Visual Arts Association Membership Exhibition
Dallas Visual Arts Center Membership Exhibition
Texas Sculpture Association 1999 Juried Show
500x Open Show
Texas Sculpture Association Annual Exhibition
El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center
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