Sonja Alhauser

Background

Sonja Alhäuser was born in Kirchen (Westerwald), Germany in 1969, studied at the Staatliche Kunstakademie (State Art Academy) in Düsseldorf, becoming "Meisterschülerin" (Master Disciple) of Fritz Schwegler in 1995.

Career

According to the artfacts.net"s artist ranking she is among the leading half percent of the important artists. From 2002 to 2005 she taught drawing at the University of Duisburg-Essen, and from 2007 to 2009 painting at the Braunschweig Academy. She now lives and works in Berlin and is represented by Michael Schultz Gallery.

Achievements

• She has received a large number of awards, like the “Peter-Mertes-Scholarship” of the “Bonn Kunstverein” in 1997, the “Förderpreis der Stadt Düsseldorf” in 2000 and the “Dorothea-Erxleben-Scholarship” of the Federal State of Lower Saxony, 2007-2009.