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Sonia Kacem | |
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Born | 1985 (age 36–37) |
Alma mater | Geneva University of Art and Design |
Occupation | Visual artist |
Known for | Sculpture, installation art |
Website | Official website |
Sonia Kacem (born 1985) [1] [2] is a Swiss visual artist, of Swiss and Tunisian descent. [3] She is known for her sculptures and installation art. [4] [1] She has lived in both Amsterdam, [5] and Geneva. [6]
Sonia Kacem was born in 1985 in Geneva, Switzerland. [6] Her mother is Swiss and her father is Tunisian. She studied at Geneva University of Art and Design, [7] where she obtained a bachelor's degree in 2009 and then a master's degree in 2011.
Kacem was the winner of the Manor Cultural Prize 2014; [6] [8] Kiefer Hablitzel Göhner Art Prize in 2015; [8] and the Zurich Art Prize 2021, from the museum Haus Konstruktiv and the Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. [5] From 2016 to 2017, she was awarded a residency and grant from the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, in Amsterdam. [8] In 2019, she was awarded the residency at Pro Helvetia Cairo. [5] [9]
Her work is in museum collections, including at Migros Museum of Contemporary Art. [10]
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