Sonja Kobrehel

My work in visual arts reflects the constant changes,experience in my personal life.

I am guided by my feelings, thoughts, dreams and visions.

The sources of my inspiration are many:an appreciation ;I love to look for traces of the people who came before and clues about what they did there and why.

Journeys are an integral part of the inspirations. I am always intrigued by the human cultural elements and visual stimulation that I encounter. I find that every place and culture reveals its beauty to me in the everyday life.

I like to use symbols in my art work and creating my personal iconography. The symbols are the clues to many aspects of my life,but my paintings usually start with a color idea,than evolve into composition in which color is the primary subject.

I work in collage , various media on paper and canvas ,mixing everything possible together and bring it to others in a visual format. Much attention is given to the surface texture adding different materials,carving,scratching,gluing...creating visual dialog.

I complete my work using drawing techniques and whatever else it takes to communicate my intended vision.

Exhibitions:

Solo:

2017 Sonja Kobrehel Studio and Gallery -opening/Powell River/
2015 Waterfront Gallery, Vancouver , Canada
2015 Britannia Art Gallery ,Vancouver , Canada
2015 Halde Gallery ,Switzerland
2013 Vancouver, Canada , Firehall arts centre
2012 Vancouver,Canada, Waterfront Gallery
2011 New York,USA, Amsterdam Whitney gallery
2010 Burnaby, Canada , Deer Lake Gallery
2010 Subotica -Szabadka , Serbia, Basch house
2010 Sechelt BC., Canada, The Doris Crowston Gallery, Between House and Home
2009 Vancouver 4th Wall gallery
2009 Vancouver, Canada,Gallery at Hycroft / The University Women's Club of Vancouver
2008 Widen,Switzerland,Halde Galerie
2008 Vancouver ,Canada, Monny"s Envision Gallery
2008 Vancouver(Canada) Britannia Art Gallery :Color-Texture-Whimsy
2007 Nanaimo (Canada) 223 Gallery
2007 Niederrohrdorf(Switzerland) Moos Gallery
2007 Vancouver (Canada) Waterfront Gallery,Granville Island
2007 Vancouver (Canada) Seymour Gallery
2007 Winipeg, Canada, Color,Play & Whimsy 2.
2006 Winipeg , Canada , Color Play & Whimsy
2006 Kelowna (Canada) Art Ark Gallery
2006 Vancouver (Canada) Monny's Envision Gallery
2006 Widen (Switzerland) Halde Galerie
2005 Mercer Island/Seattle(WA.USA) “ Jesters and Hearts" Mercer Island Art Gallery
2005 Richmond (Canada B.C.)"The Waiting Present" Richmond Art Gallery
2004 Widen (Switzerland) Halde Galerie-Traumwelten
2004 New Westminster (Canada) Plaskett Gallery
2003 Vancouver (Canada)Monny's Envision gallery-The time of magic
2003 Vancouver (Canada) 1529 Gallery -The Good Life
2002 Vancouver (Canada) Twizzle Studio
2001 Vancouver (Canada) Monney's Envision Gallery
1998 Szeged (Hungary) "IH" Gallery
1997 Subotica (Yugoslavia) "Nepker" Gallery
1996 Subotica (Yugoslavia)Likovni Susret Gallery
1993 Budapest (Hungary) "FMK" Gallery
1993 Pecs (Hungary)"Ifjusagi Haz" Gallery
1991 Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) Hol Gallery

Group exhibitions:
2022 Diversia-UN Calendar May 2022 An international Group EXhibition,Biafarin,Canada , Toronto

2021 Song-Word Art House, Malibu CA,USA

2021 Halde Gallery , Widen , Switzerland

2020 Art Zurich ,Switzerland

2020 Spring Show , Halde Galerie,Widen,Switzerland

2020 Linked INNYC-Women Of The World.,New York , USA? /postp./

2019 Art Studio Tour ,Powell River BC. Canada

2019 Kunst Schimmer 7, Ulm Germany

2018 Art Studio Tour , Powell River BC. Canada

2018 Suvretta house with Halde Galiery ,St Moritz Switzerland

2017 Winter Zauber-Halde Galerie , Swizerland

2017 Art Studio Tour, Powell River BC. Canada

2016 Circle Craft , Vancouver, Canada

2016 The Good Art Show, Waterfall Gallery, Vancouver

2014 Palm Art Award Competition ,Leipzig, Germany

2014 MEGA Fair with Halde Gallery Switzerland

2014 Shine a Light ,Vancouver , Canada

2013 Eastside Culture Crawl, Vancouver , Canada

2013 Art at the Port,Anacortes WA,USA, Juried show

2012 Winterzauber, Switzerland, Widen, Halde Galerie

2012 Eastside Culture Crawl , Vancouver , Canada

2012 Art at the Port, Anacortes WA, USA,Juried Show

2012 Art World Expo , Vancouver, Canada

2012 Serbia, Gallery of Open University, Small works , international exhibition

2012 Hungary, Nyiracsad , Mail art project

2011 Canada, Vancouver, The Cultch, The ECC Preview Exhibition:

The Spirit of Eastside

2011 Canada, Vancouver, Eastside Culture Crawl /November/

2011 Serbia, Subotica,5.Biennial of Applied Art, Likovni Susret Gallery

2011 Canada, Vancouver , Bouquet of hope , Roundhouse

2011 Canada , Vancouver , "Doodle" Hunter Bisset Gallery

2011 Canada, Burnaby, Nordic Art & photography exhibit

2010 Canada, Vancouver,Flowers for food,Charity show ,Gachet Gallery

2010 Canada , Vancouver, Eastside Culture Crawl

2010 Germany , Hamburg, " Please Hold the Line" Mail Art Project

2010 Canada , Invermere , Summer strokes

2010 Switzerland, Widen,Halde Galerie

2010 Canada , Delta , Art Spacific, Juried Art Show /May/

2010 Canada , Vancouver, Seymour Gallery , Start with Art

2009 Eastside Culture Crawl , Vancouver

2009 Home and Design Show, Vancouver

2009 Canada , Vancouver , Vancouver Art Show , Heritage Hall

2009 Canada,South Delta Artirts Guild, Oil & Water, Tsawwassen Lognghouse gallery, juried exhibit

2009 Switzerland , Moos galerie," Potpouri “

2009 Canada , Burnaby, Nordic Art & Photography exhibit and sale

2008 Canada , Vancouver , The virtual Vancouver Art Gallery artist showcase, Autumn Brook Gallery

2008 Canada ,Vancouver, eastside Culture Crawl

2008 Canada, Vancouver,Chapel Art Show

2008 Canada ,Vancouver , An Evening of Art , Gallery Gachet 

2008 Switzerland, Zuger Messe (Fall…)

2008 Canada , Vancouver, Seymour Gallery, Start with Art

2008 Canada (Burnaby) Nordic Art & Photography exhibit & sale

2007 Switzerland,Moos gallery , Advent Show

2007 Switzerland, SEETAL 2007 international Competition

2007 Switzerland (Widen) Halde Gallery-Spring show

2007 Delta (Canada) Art Spacific-Juried Show

2006 Switzerland (Widen)Advent show

2006 Canada, Hudson,Quebec,Galerie Harwood, WoW 2006

2006 Canada , Montreal , Expo Art

2006 Switzerland, Brega 06 –Bremgarter Gegwerbeschau 2006

2006 Canada (White Rock) Euphorbia Rotary Art Exhibition-Juried Show

2006 Canada (Semi Salmon project) White Rock

2005 Belgium (Biron de Bouffioulx Omnisport de Chatelineau) Les Decourtenay Galleries, Ambassadors'Artistic Competition

2005 USA(Mercer Island/Seattle) Mercer Island Art Gallery, Christmas Show

2005 Canada (Sydney) Main Street Gallery, Christmas show

2005 Switzerland(Widen) Halde Galerie-advent show

2005 Vancouver ( Canada) Circle Craft

2005 Vancouver (Canada) Revival Gallery, Art Show

2004 White Rock(Canada) Euphorbia Rotary Art Exhibition-Juried exhibition

2004 Switzerland (Widen) Halde Galerie-advent show

2004 Switzerland (Widen)Halde galerie-Spring show

2004 Vancouver (Canada) Ayden Gallery

2004 Delta(Canada) Art Spacific - Juried exhibition

2004 Vancouver (Canada) Monny's Envision gallery-Spring show

2003 Vancouver (Canada) Karma gallery

2002 Vancouver (Canada) 1529 Gallery

2002 Omaha (NE,USA) Miniature V International Juried Art Exhibition-Period Gallery

2002 Great Barrington (MA,USA) "Anything goes" exhibition,Gallery 304

2002 Anacortes (WA,USA) Art at the Port-Anacortes Arts Festival-Juried Art Show

2001 Vancouver(Canada) Monney"s Envision Gallery

2000 Raciborz (Poland) 3th International Biennial,Juried exhibition

1998 Cracov (Poland)International Print Triennial,Juried exhibition

1998 Raciborz (Poland) 2nd International Biennial,Juried exhibition

1998 Barcelona (Spain) International Miniature Print Exhibition MIG-89

1997 Budapest(Hungary) Exhibition of Hungarian and Yugoslav artists

1997 Baja (Hungary) City Museum

1997 Backa Topola (Yugoslavia)City Gallery

1996 Subotica(Yugoslavia) "Likovni Susret" Gallery

1996 Senta (Yugoslavia) City Museum

1995 Subotica (Yugoslavia) Likovni Susret Gallery

1995 Vrbas (Yugoslavia) "Vitalovi Suncokreti",Juried exhibition

1995 Sremski Karlovci (Yugoslavia)Salon of young artists,Juried exhibition

1995 Kanagawa (Japan) The 18th International independent exhibition of Prints

1995 Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) "ULUV" Gallery,Juried exhibition

1994 Miskolc (Hungary) Library-Gallery

1993 Dunaujvaros (Hungary) Art Festival

1993 Backa Topola (Yugoslavia) "City Gallery"

1992 Budapest (Hungary) Korcsarnok,Juried exhibition

1992 Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) N.S. Cultural center

1992 Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) Theatre Gallery

1992 Titel (Yugoslavia) City Gallery

1992 Kikinda (Yugoslavia)"Salon mladih",Juried exhibition

1989 Subotica (Yugoslavia) Annual spring exhibition "KSU" Gallery

1989 Subotica(Yugoslavia)"KSU" Gallery

Tags:

Painting, mixed media, drawing, contemporary, bold.