Anthony Sonnenberg

Anthony Sonnenberg (b. 1986, Graham, TX) is an artist whose practice ranges from ceramic sculpture to performance. He earned a BA with an emphasis in Italian and Art History in 2009, followed by an MFA in Sculpture from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 2012. Sonnenberg’s work has been exhibited across the United States and internationally, reflecting his exploration of ornamentation, material excess, and historical references. He currently lives and works in Fayetteville, AR.

His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including State of the Art II at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR (2020); I’m Going to Dance the Way I Feel at Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL (2021); Ceramics Now at Galerie Italienne, Paris, France (2021); Cannons Buried in Flowers at Gavlak Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2023); and My Eyes are Starving for Beauty at Big Medium Gallery, Austin, TX (2024).

Sonnenberg has participated in several prestigious residencies, including the Windgate Museum of Art’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence program (2021), the CSULB-CCC Summer Residency at California State University, Long Beach, CA (2018), Yaddo Artist Residency in Saratoga Springs, NY (2017), and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Residency, Houston, TX (2016). In 2012, he was named an Emerging Artist in Residence at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA.

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