Sonya Derviz (b. 1994) lives and works in London. She graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Slade School of Fine Art in 2018, having previously completed her Foundation Diploma at Central Saint Martins. She was awarded the UCL Dean’s List and Stanbury Prize (both in 2018) and also the UCL Art Museum Award (2017). Solo exhibitions include: The eyes have all the seeming, of a demon's that is dreaming, Daniel Benjamin Gallery, London (2022); and Pas de Corps, V.O Curations, London (2018). Selected group exhibitions include: Into My Arms, Sherbet Green, London (2023); First Light, curated by Hector Campbell, Collective Ending, London (2022); Inside Out, The Artist Room, London (2022); It Seems So Long Ago, Matthew Brown, Los Angeles (2020); Minimal | Maximal, LVH Art, London (2019); Parfum d’épines, Phillips x V.O Curations, Paris (2019); and Paintings by, Alex Vardoxoglou, London (2019).
Education:
2014 - 2018, BA Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL
Awards:
UCL Dean’s List, 2018
Stanbury Prize, 2018
UCL Art Museum Award, 2017
Solo / two person exhibitions:
2022
The eyes have all the seeming, of a demon's that is dreaming, curated by Sa-Yori Radda, Daniel Benjamin Gallery, London
Solo show
Daniel Benjamin Gallery, 68 Compton Street, EC1V 0BN, London
21 September – 29 October, 2022
First Light, organised by Hector Campbell, Collective Ending, London
An exhibition of works by Lewis Brander and Sonya Derviz,
Collective Ending HQ, 3 Creekside, SE8 4SA, London
19th February - 19th March, 2022
2018
Pas De Corps, V.O Curations, London
Solo show
Organised by V.O Curations with the support of Outset Contemporary Art Fund
93 Baker Street, W1U 6QQ, London
5th - 18th August, 2018
Group exhibitions:
2023
Bury a Friend, Roman Road, London
An exhibition of works by Johanna Bath, Sonya Derviz, Jack Laver and Mia Vallance
17th March - 14th April 2023
Part I: Recursion, Part 2: Excursion, Split Gallery, London
An exhibition of works by Ellie Antoniou, Marco Bizzarri, Sonya Derviz, Xiaochi Dong, Tim H H Lee
Part 1: 15th - 22nd February, Part 2: 8th - 22nd March 2023
Into My Arms, Sherbet Green, London
An exhibition of works by Sonya Derviz, My-Lan Hoang-Thuy, Shamiran Istifan and Li Li Ren
19th January - 4th March 2023
2022
Tomorrow's Woman, Natasha Arselan Gallery via Artsy
An exhibition of works by Genevieve Cohn, Rebecca Harper, Lauryn Levett, Riikka Sormunen, Grace Bromley, Tirtzah Bassel, Rhiannon Salisbury, Ellen Akimoto, Sonya Derviz, Alexi Marshall, Florine Imo, Paige Perkins, Natasha Wright,
Emma Hapner, Emeli Theander
20th June - 20th August 2022
Inside Out, The Artist Room, London
An exhibition of works by Sophie Mei Birkin, Max Boyla, Sonya Derviz, Antoine Leisure, Kin-Ting Li,
Ding Shilun and Scott Young
The Artist Room, 76 Brewer Street, W1F 9TX, London
10th March - 2nd April 2022
Pathways on Paper, South Parade, London
A group exhibition of works on paper in aid of Maggie’s - 'everyone’s home of cancer care'
South Parade, Enclave 9, 50 Resolution Way, SE 4AL, London
27th January - 28th February, 2022
2020
It Seems So Long Ago, Matthew Brown, Los Angeles, 2020
An exhibition of works by Ann Greene Kelly, Dan Herschlein, Heidi Hahn, Kent O’Connor, Maja Ruznic, Patricia Ayres,
Sonya Derviz and Waldemar Zimbelmann
633 North La Brea Ave, Suite 101, 90036, Los Angeles
9th July - 1st August, 2020
2019
Minimal | Maximal, What's Up London by Lawrence Van Hagen, London
An exhibition of works by Johnny Abrahams, Gabriele Adomaityte, Carl Andre, Tom Anholt, Stefan Bruggemann, Daniel Buren, Ha Chong-hyun, George Condo, Mary Corse, Dadamaino, Sonya Derviz, Do Ho Sun, Anna Fasshauer, Dan Flavin, Dorian Gaudin, Yann Gerstberger, Sam Gilliam, Simon Hantai, Robert Irvin, Tarik Kiswanson, Franz Kline, Alicja Kwade, Mimi Lauter, Martin Leonard, Beth Letain, Enrique Martinez Celaya, Robert Morris, Olivier Mosset, Sam Moyer, Frank Nitsche, Santiago Parra, Ian Wallace, Gary Webb and Stanley Whitney
22 Davies Street, W1K 3DE, London
1st - 19th October, 2019
Best New Now, Auc Art x Artsy
A group exhibition including a handpicked selection of works by AucArt’s most promising recent graduate artists
26th August - 9th September, 2019
'Parfum d'epines', Phillips x V.O Curations, Paris
An exhibition of works by Muriel Abadie, Jean-Marie Appriou, Robert Brambora, Claude Bellegarde, Sonya Derviz,
Daiga Grantina, Oda Jaune, Victor Man and Pedro Wirz
Phillips, 46 rue du Bac, 75007, Paris
23rd May - 21st July, 2019
'Just as when the night', Light Eye Mind, London
An exhibition of works by Sonya Derviz, Kin-Ting Li and Mariann Metsis
Light Eye Mind, 176 Blackstock Road, N5 1HA, London
29th - 30th June, 2019
2018
'Not another degree show', organised by Alex Vardaxoglou for Kensington and Chelsea Art Weekend, London, 2018
An exhibition of works by Finlay Abbott Ellwood, Lewis Brander, Sonya Derviz, Jacob Littlejohn and Charlie Lockyer
237 Brompton Road, SW3 2ER, London
27th - 29th July, 2018
'Paintings by', group show organised by Alex Vardaxoglou, London
An exhibition of works by Finlay Abbott Ellwood, Lewis Brander, Sonya Derviz, Kin-Ting Li, Arthur Poujois,
Camilla Roma, Carlotta Roma and Io Worthington
237 Brompton Road, SW3 2ER, London
23rd - 26th July, 2018
‘Slade Show 2018’, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London
An exhibition of works by the graduating Slade BA/BFA students
18th - 24th May, 2018
2017
'The composition has been reversed', UCL Art Museum, London
An exhibition of works by Sonya Derviz, Cyrus Hung, Eloise Lawson, Amanda Rice and Grace Richardson
UCL Art Museum, Wilkins Building, South Cloisters, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London
26 September - 18 December, 2017
2016
‘Lemons, Okra and Goutweed’, Embassy Tea Gallery, London
An exhibition of works organised by Slade Students
205 Union St, London SE1 0LN
Links / Publications:
- London Art Roundup Issue 48 Into My Arms at Sherbet Green, 2023
- The Shock of the Now - Issue 69, 2023
- Into My Arms at Sherbet Green, FAD Magazine 2023
- The artistic genius of Carly Rae Jepsen, Inside Out Exhibition of the week, 2022
- The dead end of just vibing, Spittle’s Newsletter 2022
- The best exhibitions to visit in March, Bricks magazine, 2022
- Collective Ending presents Lewis Brander and Sonya Derviz, First Light, FAD Magazine, 2022
- What does it mean kissy face no heart, Spittle’s Newsletter, 2022
- Three shows to see in London this weekend, FAD Magazine, 2022
- The Shock of the Now Issue 29 First Light Lewis Brander and Sonya Derviz, 2022
- Interview, Floor Magazine, 2019
- Sonya Derviz, Interview, Heap Magazine, 2019
- ‘Best things to see at Frieze 2019’ by Natasha Arselan, GQ, 2019
'- Art subject: Sonya Derviz’ by Aleksei Zimin, Zima Magazine, 2019
- ‘Time to wake up yet’, print publication edited by Renyi NG and Catalina Arzani. The publication includes works by Isaac Lythgoe, Stefania Batoeva, Sophie Jung, Marsi Rex, etc. Available via Cordova Gallery, Almanac Gallery, Jupiter Woods, Ex. Directory, Sorbs Gallery, XYZ Collective, etc., 2018
- ‘Discovery Channels’, Financial Times, 2018
- ‘2018’ print publication, published by Sonya Derviz and Harley Kuyck Cohen to coincide with the Slade Show 2018. The publication includes works and texts by Renyi NG, Sana Serkebaeva, Madeleine Pledge, Joe Highton, Kin-Ting Li, 2018
Contact:
Email: sonyaderviz@gmail.com
Instagram: @sonyaderviz