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sonja Olson

sonja@sonjaolson.com

 

EDUCATION

1983
Bachelor of Art Education
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008   
Kensington Fine Art Gallery,
#102 - 628 11th Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2007   
“Serious Pop”!
The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, Canada
“Creating Musical Space in Your Home” 
Church & State Wines’ Brentwood Villa

2005     
View Royal Artists and Gardens Tour
64 View Royal Ave., Victoria, BC, Canada

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009   
“Florence Biennale”   December 2009, Florence, Italy

2008   
“Look Victoria” 2008”  
           
The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, Canada

2007  
“Sooke Fine Arts Show” - juried, Sooke Fine Arts Society
The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, Canada

2006  
“Fine Arts Unlimited” - juried, Sooke Region Museum, Sooke, BC, Canada
“artSpacific 2006” - juried exhibition, Delta Arts Council, Delta, BC, Canada
“Look Victoria 2006,” The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, Canada

2005  
“Fine Arts 2005” - juried, Sooke Region Museum, Sooke, BC, Canada
“Look Victoria 2005” – juried,  The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, Canada

2004  
Laguna Coast Gallery, 357 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA

2003  
Art Mode Gallery, S.W.Calgary, Alberta, Canada

AWARDS

2006  
Victoria 2006 - Honourable Mention
The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria

2005  
“Look Victoria 2005” - Herbert Siebner Award – Best in Show
The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

2008    de Hoog & Kierulf Architects, Victoria, BC, Canada

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

2008   
Auckland, New Zealand
Victoria, BC, Canada

2007   
London, Ontario, Canada
Victoria, BC, Canada

2006   
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Victoria, BC, Canada
Gabriola Island, BC, Canada

2005  
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Geneva, Switzerland

PUBLICITY/PUBLICATIONS

2008  
Artevo Gallery 
616 Fort St. Victoria, BC
Featured Artist: painting on site - Aug. 2008

Where Magazine - Calgary
July/August 2008 edition

Galleries West Magazine
Summer 2008 edition

2007 
“Creating Musical Space in Your Home”  
Church & State Wines, Brentwood Villa
Interview with Vicki Gabereau

2005  
“Go“ – CH TV Victoria, BC
Promotion of the View Royal Artists and Gardens Tour

“ArtsTalk” - Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria
Newsletter - Herbert Siebner Awards

“The Daily” Shaw Cable 
Coverage of  “Look Victoria 2005” Visual Arts Show

Herbert Siebner Award – Best in Show