b. 1994
Although recognisable, the figures present in Derviz's works are mined from the subconscious. The Wise Young Girl series continues the artist's investigations into unspoken behaviours and the human psyche. Beginning with a research process involving the careful collection of source material, Derviz is interested in abstracting such information through the physical act of painting. 'There is a difference between conceiving and realising a painting because, in the end, a painting is not an idea,' she once noted, describing her intuitive approach. In this vein, her paintings - that evoke notions of isolation and abandonment - are worked and re-worked; their final appearance connecting images with sensations and memories.
Education:
2014 - 2018
BA Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL
2013-2014
Foundation Diploma, Central Saint Martins
Awards:
UCL Dean’s List, 2018
Stanbury Prize, 2018
UCL Art Museum Award, 2017
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
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
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
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
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
'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:
The best exhibitions to visit in March, Bricks magazine, 2022
Collective Ending presents Lewis Brander and Sonya Derviz, First Light, FAD Magazine, 2022
Three shows to see in London this weekend, FAD Magazine, 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.
‘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