Anthony Sonnenberg

Seattle, WA
Residency: October – November 2014

Project Description
My time at Sculpture Space was very productive. I was able to start and fully finish two projects and get the necessary parts for a third project constructed, which considering the detailed and labor intensive nature of my work, is quite an accomplishment. The media of the work ranged from fine metalworking to hand beading to constructing armatures for a costume. I was also able to use Sculpture Space’s central location to visit many wonderful local museums as well as those in NYC, Massachusetts, and Vermont. The residency staff was exceedingly helpful in making my time in Utica as productive as possible whether it was providing me with the right equipment, helping make contacts with curators, fabricators, and local artists, and even giving me recommendations on which bakeries were best. I have recommended Sculpture Space to many other artists and would come back in a heart beat.

About the Artist
Anthony Sonnenberg was born and raised in Graham, TX. He received a BA from the University of Texas at Austin in 2009 and an MFA form the University of Washington in 2012. His work, which focuses on the Still Life as metaphor for the impermanent body, ranges in media from sculpture and installation to performance and video. His work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibition across the United States and Canada in institutions such as the 2011 and 2013 Texas Biennials, The Henry Art Gallery and the Seattle Art Museum. He was also recently chosen as a finalist for 34th Annual Betty Bowen Award. He has also been fortunate to attend many international artist residencies such as the Emerging Artist Residency at Pilchuck Glass School, Summer Residency at Archie Bray Foundation of Ceramic Arts.