Sonja De Graaf

Sonja de Graaf was born in The Netherlands and in 2001 she moved to Florence where she graduated at the Libera Accademia di Belle Arti. Her paintings investigate the beauty, the energy and the turmoils of women's youth. With a skilful and evocative use of colour she breaks the veil of the dominant aesthetic models to reveal the innocence, the fragility and the sweetness, in one word humanity of the subjects in which their real and intimate sensuality lies.

Exhibitions

2021 Questione di Forme, Libri Liberi, Florence Italy
2015 And there she was, Creative Collective, Florence, Italy

2014 The flower Electric, OPC Chianti

2013 The story of the creative, Angel Orensanz Foundation 172 Norfolk Street, New York NY

2012
International Art exhibition and art forum in Shanghai CEIBS
‘L arte della fuga’ Casa Masaccio, San Giovanni sull’arno

2011
Becomes part of the permanent collection of the gallery ‘Tannaz’, Florence, Italy

2009
‘Videt’ International video and art festival, Villafranca del Penedés, Spain
‘ArtVerona’ Artfair, Rappresented by Carini Gallery, Verona, Italy

2008
Dragmagic International womens short film festival, Spain
"Artverona" The art fair in Verona, Italy
"Ciudadania" Centre de Cultura de Dones Francesca Bonnemaison CCDFB, Barcelona, Spain
"Fragile" Cortile del podere, city hall, Siena, Italy

2007
'Festival della Creativit', Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy.
'Streghe e altre donne', a one week residence in the township of Scontrone (AQ)creating a site specific project for the International Museum of Women in Art

2006
Costellazione, 05 Gallery, Santa Croce sullArno, Italy
Realt Parallele, Spazio 126 Gallery, Siena, ...