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Sonia Ben Achoura is originally from Paris, France. A multimedia artist, writer, and lecturer of art and psychology, she is inspired by science in her work. She is a Laureate of Societe Academique des Arts Sciences Lettres in Paris. She collaborates with Curating Futures Art Collective, based in the UK, and BeatMeLab International Collective, based in Barcelona, Spain. She lives and works in London, UK.
She exhibits her multimedia work across Europe and sells her art internationally. Her art and writings appear in publications regularly.
EDUCATION
2006-10. BSc, MSc Health Psychology
Sept 2021. MOMA Coursera. Art and Inquiry: Museum Strategies for your Classroom
2023. AI Certification for Writers by Writing.io Academy
2020. Counselling and CBT
2018. NLP, Mindfulness and Life Coaching
2012. Teacher Training
AWARDS
2023. Laureate of Societe Academique des Arts Sciences Lettres de Paris
Graduation with medal award
2023. Winner for best painting 'Optics of Happiness'
Prize from Artrepreneur international competition
2022. Winner of from Artrepreneur international competition
Portfolio Review Competition
with artist and curator Laleh Khorramian
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Dec- January 2023 - Vivid Figurations - Virtual exhibition.
June 2021- Exhibition at Kensington and Chelsea Art Week.
May-June 2013. ‘Art, Spirit and Psychology’. Solo exhibition. Brady’s Art Centre, London, UK
November 2012. ‘Psychological Symbols’ Solo exhibition. Oxford House Gallery, London, UK
MAIN GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Dec 2023. Art Basel Miami. Shim Social Justice with Aqua Art Miami. Curated and organised by Amy Jackson
13 – 17 December 2023. Exhibit Here’s Art Maze Exhibition at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf.
Apr 2023. ‘New Contemporaries’ virtual exhibition. Dodomu gallery, Japan.
July 2020. Virtual exhibition at the Design Museum ‘Make it Public Festival’, in collaboration with the Royal College of Art. This events include publication ‘Gathering Zine’
Oct-Nov 2021. 'Teaching children about Racial Justice' curated by Kyung Eun Lee
and organised by Unbound Visual Arts (UVA) (Boston, Massachussets).
Aug-Sept 2021. Virtual exhibition in collaboration with the University of Huddersfield, entitled 'Climate Action and Visual Culture'. https://www.artsteps.com/view/60a5212af8f5287fae8f1c7c
View the digitally curated publication:
https://research.hud.ac.uk/media/assets/photo/research/culturalecologies/CAVCFinalupload.pdf
Artist statements:
Mar 2021. 54 The Gallery. Mayfair, London.
June 2021. V1 Virtual Exhibition with Flux Review
https://www.thefluxreview.com/virtual-exhibitions/
June 2021. 'Connectivite' Virtual Exhibition
May 2021. 'Immersion' Organised by Stay Connected
A futuristic exhibition curated by Lois Emma Harkin and Shannon Skye Robinson https://loisemmaharkin.wixsite.com/stayconnected/immersion
May 2021. The Virtual Art Fair Fourth Edition. Group exhibition organised and curated
by Lucy Fiona Morrison
July 2020. Virtual exhibition at the Design Museum ‘Make it Public Festival’, in collaboration with the Royal College of Art. This events include publication ‘Gathering Zine’
June. Art of Caring exhibition. Exhibitions at St Pancras Hospital and
St George’s Hospital.
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
Feb 2021. Virtual Exhibition Intimists 8 - Beautiful World with LaFenice Art Gallery, Hong Kong.
Feb 2021. New Era. Virtual Exhibition. Dubai, UAE
Feb 2021. Prelude. Virtual Exhibition with ArtCan.
Nov- Dec 2021. Dreamscapes. Virtual exhibition with Tebbs Gallery
https://www.tebbsgallery.com/dreamscapes-exhibition
Jan -2021. New Beginnings. Hybrid group exhibition with Art Collective
54 The Gallery. Mayfair, London.
Nov to Dec 2020. Stay Connected. Virtual exhibition curated by Lois Emma Harkin.
Nov to Dec 2020. Autumn Salon at Candid Arts Centre
Oct-Nov 2020. Bath Art Exhibition with Art Gallery SW - Both Gallery and Online exhibitions.
https://www.artgallerysw.co.uk/product-category/childrens-hospice-south-west/sonia-ben-achoura/
Sept 2020. 'Somewhere I Live'. A group show underpinned by the spirit of current social movements (BLM, allyship), with an artist talk to students of the Rosetta Centre about my art practice and portfolio.
Oct 2020.The Art of Isolation. Group Exhibition at Espacio Gallery in London with TAOI Collective.
July 16th to December 31st 2021. Virtual Exhibition with SW Art Gallery
in support of South West air ambulance trust
June-Oct 2020. Art of Caring exhibition. Exhibitions at St Pancras Hospital and
St George’s Hospital.
2020. Online exhibition Covent-19 on Instagram.
Online exhibition of painting The Last Sunset, corresponding poem, and a curatorial note
https://www.are.na/swarm-dynamics/after-the-pandemic-visions-of-radical-renewal
Oct 2018. ‘’Future Icons’’. Fiera Contemporanea, from 26 to 29 Cesena Fair, (FC), Italy.
Aug 2015. “Viewpoints” Group Exhibition. Espacio Gallery.
COMMISSIONS
Mar 2019. Artwork commissioned for new record label ‘BE’ by KatrinKa. EP cover design and promotional materials. Featured on Beatport.
April-July 2016. Private commission of triptych ‘Interconnectedness’.
2002. Stage sets and sculpture installation for ‘Earth Dance’ Festival, Santiago, Chile.
2001-2003 CD artwork for albums by Yellow Magnetic Star, ‘Son of the Light’ and ‘Mandala of Light’.
RESIDENCIES
Apr-Nov 2020 to present. NY20 Art Residency. Ongoing international project, based in China.
May-Jan 2021. Derby Online Residency, funded by Arts Council England.
February-April 1999. Mandala research project, McLeod Ganj, home of the Tibetan people in exile, India.
PUBLICATIONS
Dec 2022. Feature on my latest series of geometric landscape on Artmagazineium, p27-30.
July 2021. Flux Review Interview
https://www.thefluxreview.com/sonia-ben-achoura-qa/
Mar 2021. RebelZine, the first edition of the magazine by Extinction Rebellion.
Article on 'p20 www.rebelzine.org
Sept 2020. Art Magazine Pure Art360
https://issuu.com/lesleysamms-gmail/docs/pure_art360
https://designmuseum.azurewebsites.net/asset/download?id=061eb9dd-b23e-4151-8192-b38138b77608
May 2020. Make it Public Festival. RCA and Design Museum Collaboration to publication Gatheringzine. My painting The Dream is published on p47
https://designmuseum.azurewebsites.net/digital-design-calendar/learn-with-the-design-museum/make-it-public
May 2020. Swarm Dynamics Online publication of painting The Last Sunset, corresponding poem, and a curatorial note
https://www.are.na/swarm-dynamics/after-the-pandemic-visions-of-radical-renewal
June 2020. RegenerArt. Art book featuring my painting ‘Human Eclipse’ and poem.
April 2020. The MASS publication. April issue entitled ‘Decolonise’
Painting ‘The Last Sunset’ is published on p36 alongside poem
https://www.the-mass.com/april-2020
March 2020. The MASS publication. April issue entitled ‘Matriarchy’
Painting ‘The Future of Life’ is published on p40 alongside a writing on the painting
https://indd.adobe.com/view/a20a86fb-455a-45d4-be84-e29f0f27b398
Publication of paintings The Dream and Neural Integration, alongside writings, on E-magazine by Greta Sharp
http://gretasharp.co.uk/download/getoffyerarse3.pdf
March 2020. ‘PonderSavant’ online art magazine. Painting ‘The Future of Life’ is published alongside a writing on the painting
https://pondersavant.com/2020/03/15/sonia-ben-achoura-online-open-mic/
March 2020. ‘Dwell Time’ blog and art magazine. Painting ‘The Future of Life’ is published alongside a writing on the painting
July 2019. Average Art Magazine. Painting ‘God Within’ published alongside writings on my art practice
May 2019. Cooltzine art magazine. Painting ‘Future Landscape’ published with a writing on the topic of shared space
Online art magazine ‘The Painter's Tongue’:
http://mtmcclanahan.com/ThePaintersTongue/digital-icon-a-portrait-of-the-new-evolution/
Website
Links
www.facebook.com/ArtistSoniaBenAchoura
www.soniabenachoura.wordpress.com/author/soniabenachoura/
www.instagram.com/soniabenachoura
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXB3We6E2EE&t=6s
www.twitter.com/Psychology_Art