Sonja Top
Gründelbach 111
56329 St. Goar
Germany
 *1969 Porz am Rhein (D)
info@sonja-top.com
www.sonja-top.com
Insta: sonja_top_ceramics

CV

2013 Set up own studio and gallery in St.Goar, Germany, fulltime work as a ceramist

2013 Immigration to Germany 
2005-2022 Several workshops with renowned ceramists (e.g. Thomas-Jan König, Henk Wolvers, Netty Janssens, Christoph Hasenberg) to deepen my knowledge in throwing,  colouring, graphics, painting, mouldmaking.      
2008 Objectphotography – de Berckepoort, Dordrecht
2008 Webdesign – Hogeschool Rotterdam, Holland
2005-2013  Combining work as a ceramist in my own ceramic studio and several jobs where the emphasis was on coordinating, organising and planning
2005 Set up own Ceramic-Studio and gallery in Dordrecht, Holland 
1997-2002  Ceramic education, Holland 

Awards

2023  Finalist International Competition New Taipei City, Yingge Ceramics Museum-Taiwan
2022 Nominee Craftsprize Rhineland Palatinate- Germany
2021  1. Prize International Ceramic Contest, Ceramics museum Raeren– Belgium
2018  1. Prize Ceramic Art Fair Andenne– Belgium
2017  2. Prize Ceramics Fair Cologne - Germany
2013 Jury-Prize International Ceramic Contest, Ceramics museum Raeren -   Belgium                       

Bibliography 

2023 Neue Keramik, Nr. 4 - Portrait

2023  Catalogue of the 2022 
International Coffee Cup Competition, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan

2022  Catalogue Craftsprize Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

2021  KLEI Keramiek-Magazine, Nr.1

Teaching

2025 Masterclass Int. Ceramicstudio Kecskemét, Hungary

2019 Teaching from my Studio in St.Goar
2009 -2011     Parttime ceramics teacher at the cultural centerToBe, Dordrecht, Holland

Points of sale

Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany
De Tiendschuur, Tegelen, Holland
Raum- Handwerk und Design, Bremen, Germany
Gallery Craft-Kontor, Bonn, Germany

Exhibitions

2023  Galerie Tineke van Gils, Schipluiden, Netherlands 
2023  Keramikhaus Rheinsberg,  presentation of the Annual cup 2023 `collectors edition` for the city of Rheinsberg, Germany (solo)
2023 Open-Studio

2023 Finalists exhibition `international coffeecup competition`  New Taipei City,       Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
2022 Prizewinners exhibition International Ceramics contest,
Ceramicsmuseum, Raeren,          Belgium
2022 Open-Studio
2022 Craftsprize Rhineland-Palatinate, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen,                  Germany
2021 Open-Studio
2020 Schloß Landestrost, Hannover, Germany
2019  Ceramicsmuseum                  Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, ´das Vorratsgefäß`
2019 Ceramicsmuseum                   Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, `die Tasse`
2018 Vis-à-Vis – Saarland trifft Rheinland-Pfalz, HWKKoblenz, Germany
2016 One more cup, HWK Hannover,Germany
2015  More Clay less plastic, wandering expo Italy
2014+2015 Galerie Handwerk, Koblenz, Germany
2015 Galerie CraftKontor, Bonn, Germany
2013 Galerie Theemaas, Rotterdam, Holland
2013 Galerie IROHA Dordrecht, Holland (solo)
2011 Galerie IROHA Dordrecht, Holland (solo)
2011 Galerie Jan Eikenaar, Burgh-Haamstede, Holland (solo)
 

Other
2022 Coordinator Rhineland Palatinate for the annual German ‘Tag der offenen 
Töpferei’ (Open Studio Tour)
2022 Commissioned with the design and production of the annual cup 2023 for the
city of Rheinsberg (D)
2019 Commissioned with the design and production of the welcoming gift at the
ceramics symposium Eindhoven (NL)
2007 -2011 Curator ceramics market Delft (NL) 
2007-2011 Boardmember and curator ceramics market Dordrecht, (NL)

Memberships

2023 Member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC/AIC) Geneva

2023 Included in the HomoFaber Guide

2022 Member K.O.M. (Kulturnetz Oberes Mittelrheintal) Cultural Network of the Unesco Upper Middle Rhine Valley 
2021  Member BK-RLP (Bündnis Kunsthandwerk Rheinland Pfalz) Crafts Alliance Rhineland-Palatinate)