Sonia Cohen
(1959)
Sonia Cohen (b. Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a visual artist based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Working primarily in mixed media and assemblage, her practice explores fragmentation, reconstruction and the transformation of materials into new compositions. Through layering, joining and reassembling found elements, she examines relationships between damage and repair, memory and renewal.
Studied art at:
Tel-Hai College (1983–1985)
Avni Institute of Art and Design (1985–1988)
subsequently with artist Zvi Lachman (1988–1990).
Her teachers included Yossi Mark, Miriam Gamburd, Yair Garbuz and Israel Hershberg.
Her work has been exhibited in Israel,
Including solo exhibitions at:
Beit Emanuel in Ramat Gan (1998)
Shalva LaOman in Tel Aviv (2002).
She is a member of the Tel Aviv Association of Painters and Sculptors and has taught art in museums, schools and independent art programmes.