Sonia Kacem (born 1985) is a Swiss visual artist, of Swiss and Tunisian descent. She is known for her sculptures and installation art. She has lived in both

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, and

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Biography

Sonia Kacem was born in 1985 in Geneva, Switzerland. Her mother is Swiss and her father is Tunisian. She studied at

Geneva University of Art and Design Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD), () is a European art and design school founded in 2006, and belonging to the network of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland The University of Applied Sciences and Art ...

, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in 2009 and then a master's degree in 2011. Kacem was the winner of the

Manor Cultural Prize Manor Cultural Prize (; ) is a Swiss fine arts prize awarded every two years by the Manor (department store) alongside art museums in 12 Swiss cities, which was founded in 1982 in Lucerne. The goal is to promote emerging artists under the age of 40 ...

2014; Kiefer Hablitzel Göhner Art Prize in 2015; and the

Zurich Art Prize Zurich Art Prize is a Swiss art prize that has been awarded annually by the Museum Haus Konstruktiv together with the Zurich Insurance Group, since 2007. The award includes a cash prize (roughly $100,000 USD), and a solo exhibition in a museum. ...

2021, from the museum

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and the Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. From 2016 to 2017, she was awarded a residency and grant from the

Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school supports ...

, in Amsterdam. In 2019, she was awarded the residency at Pro Helvetia

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. Her work is in museum collections, including at

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Solo exhibitions

* 2021, museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich, Switzerland * 2019, ''Between the Scenes'', Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster, Germany * 2018, ''Did snow fall on the pyramids?'', T293, Rome, Italy * 2017, ''Carcass'', Swiss Cultural Center, Paris, France * 2016, ''Night Shift'', Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland * 2015, ''The Flâneur'', T293, Naples, Italy * 2015, ''Bermuda Triangle'', Kunsthalle St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland * 2015, ''Loulou Replay'',

Kunstverein Nürnberg The Kunstverein Nürnberg (art association Nuremberg, official name "Kunstverein Nürnberg - Albrecht Dürer Gesellschaft e.V.") is a venue for exhibitions of contemporary art. The association was founded in 1792 and is Germany's oldest arts assoc ...

, Nuremberg, Germany * 2014, ''Loulou'', MAMCO, Geneva, Switzerland * 2013, ''Petra'', Gregor Staiger, Zürich, Switzerland * 2013, ''Thérèse'', Athenaeum Palace, Salle Crosnier, Geneva, Switzerland * 2011, ''Progress MI 07'', Gregor Staiger, Zürich, Switzerland

References

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