Sonja Alhäuser

Sonja Alhäuser (born 1969) is a German artist.

Biography

Sonja Alhäuser was born in Kirchen (Westerwald), Germany in 1969 and studied at the Staatliche Kunstakademie (State Art Academy) in Düsseldorf, becoming "Meisterschülerin" (Master Disciple) of Fritz Schwegler in 1995. Her work has been compared to Joseph Beuys, who likewise employed transitory materials like fat and honey. She also casts sculptures in German Silver and makes large wall drawings. She otherwise works in traditional media like watercolours, acrylic and crayon. Some of her work involves discourse on environmental ethics.

Publications Sonja Alhäuser, Kunst in Schokolade, Gesellschaft für moderne Kunst am Museum Ludwig, Imhoff-Stollwerck-Museum (edd.), Cologne 2005 Sonja Alhäuser, Immerzu, Cologne 2007 Sonja Alhäuser, Hartgesotten, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst / Kunstverein Ulm 2010 Sonja Alhäuser, fundamentales Vielleicht, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin 2010 Sonja Alhäuser, Maximelange, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin 2013