Landweer, Sonja

Sonja Landweer (b. Holland, 1933) studied at the Academy School of Industrial Design, Amsterdam. Landweer has been living and working in Ireland since 1964.

 

Solo exhibitions include  ‘A Life’s Work’ VISUAL, Carlow (2011);a two person show with Jennifer Hickey at the Peppercanister, Dublin (2010); one person shows at Peppercanister Gallery (2006, 2001); a two person show with Rudolf Heltzel at The National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny (2004); and Rudolf Heltzel Gallery, Kilkenny (1988). Group shows include Peppercaniter Gallery, Dublin (2013); Lavit Gallery, Cork (2012); Fenton Gallery, Cork (2006, 2002); ‘Six Amsterdam Potters Together Again’, Galerie Amphora, Amsterdam (2000); and regular shows with the Hendriks Gallery. Landweer was commissioned by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon to produce work for the touring school show ‘Tokens’ (1993).

 

Her work is included in the collections of The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Ulster Museum, Belfast.

Sonja Landweer (b. 1933, d. 2019) studied at the Academy School of Industrial Design, Amsterdam. Landweer lived and worked in Ireland from the early 1960s until her death.
Solo exhibitions included  ‘A Life’s Work’ VISUAL, Carlow (2011); Peppercanister Gallery (2006, 2001) and a two person show with Rudolf Heltzel at The National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny (2004). Group shows included NCAD Gallery (2019); Peppercaniter Gallery, Dublin (2013); Lavit Gallery, Cork (2012); Fenton Gallery, Cork (2006, 2002); ‘Six Amsterdam Potters Together Again’, Galerie Amphora, Amsterdam (2000); and regular shows with the Hendriks Gallery. Landweer was commissioned by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon to produce work for the touring school show ‘Tokens’ (1993). Aside from the Arts Council collection her work can be found in Hildesheim Städtisches Museum in Germany, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Copenhagen, and Ulster Museum, Belfast.