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 Set up own Ceramic-Studio and gallery in Dordrecht, Holland
1997-2002 Ceramic education, Holland
Awards
2024
2. Prize International Ceramic Contest, Ceramics museum Raeren - Belgium
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
Points of sale
Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany
Raum- Handwerk und Design, Bremen, Germany
Gallery Craft-Kontor, Bonn, Germany
Exhibitions
2025 Galerie Tineke van Gils, Schipluiden, Netherlands
2024
"Positionen keramischer Kunst”, IAC-German(y) -members, Kunstturm Greven, Germany
2024 Fusion of Vision, Benelux IAC Members, IAC Congress, Portugal
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 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
2023 Member BK (Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk)
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)