Sonja Thomsen

Sonja Thomsen

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'''Sonja Ruth Thomsen''' (born 1978) is an American multidisciplinary visual artist and educator. Working across photography, video art, and sculpture, Thomsen creates [[art installations]] that investigate light, perception, and space through feminist and scientific frameworks.{{Cite web |last=Cardoza |first=Kerry |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Light and Space: The Magic of Sonja Thomsen’s Experiential Art |url=https://art.newcity.com/2022/05/06/light-and-space-the-magic-of-sonja-thomsens-experiential-art/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Newcity Art |language=en-US}} She is an [[adjunct professor]] in the department of photography at the [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago|School]] [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago|of the Art Institute of Chicago]].
'''Sonja Ruth Thomsen''' (born 1978) is an American multidisciplinary visual artist and educator. Working across photography, video art, and sculpture, Thomsen creates [[art installations]] that investigate light, perception, and space through feminist and scientific frameworks.{{Cite web |last=Cardoza |first=Kerry |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Light and Space: The Magic of Sonja Thomsen’s Experiential Art |url=https://art.newcity.com/2022/05/06/light-and-space-the-magic-of-sonja-thomsens-experiential-art/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Newcity Art |language=en-US}} She is an [[adjunct professor]] in the department of photography at the [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago|School]] [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago|of the Art Institute of Chicago]] and a member of [[Society for Photographic Education]].{{Cite web |title=Glowing Wavelengths In Between |url=https://www.spenational.org/newsletter/2016/03/21/glowing-wavelengths-in-between |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.spenational.org |language=en}}


== Education ==
She graduated from [[Kenyon College]] (BA degree, 2000) in Gambier, Ohio, and the [[San Francisco Art Institute]] (MFA degree, 2004).{{Cite web |title=Charlotta Hauksdóttir and Sonja Thomsen Echo |url=https://borgarsogusafn.is/en/syningar/char-lotta-hauks-dottir-and-sonja-thomsen-echo |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Reykjavík Museum of Photography |language=en}}
Thomsen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Kenyon College]] in Gambier, Ohio, in 2000, followed by a Master of Fine Arts degree from the [[San Francisco Art Institute]].{{Cite web |title=Charlotta Hauksdóttir and Sonja Thomsen Echo |url=https://borgarsogusafn.is/en/syningar/char-lotta-hauks-dottir-and-sonja-thomsen-echo |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Reykjavík Museum of Photography |language=en}}


== Exhibitions ==
== Exhibitions ==
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* 2015: ''Glowing Wavelengths In Between'', DePaul Art Museum at [[DePaul University]], Chicago, Illinois{{Cite web |title=Sonja Thomsen: Glowing Wavelengths In Between {{!}} Exhibitions {{!}} DePaul Art Museum {{!}} DePaul University, Chicago |url=https://resources.depaul.edu/art-museum/exhibitions/Pages/sonja-thomsen.aspx |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=resources.depaul.edu}}
* 2015: ''Glowing Wavelengths In Between'', DePaul Art Museum at [[DePaul University]], Chicago, Illinois{{Cite web |title=Sonja Thomsen: Glowing Wavelengths In Between {{!}} Exhibitions {{!}} DePaul Art Museum {{!}} DePaul University, Chicago |url=https://resources.depaul.edu/art-museum/exhibitions/Pages/sonja-thomsen.aspx |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=resources.depaul.edu}}
* 2016: ''In Orbit'', John Michael Kohler Art Center Glass Gallery, Sheboygan, Wisconsin>{{Cite web |title=Glowing Wavelengths In Between |url=https://www.spenational.org/newsletter/2016/03/21/glowing-wavelengths-in-between |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.spenational.org |language=en}}</ref>
* 2016: ''In Orbit'', John Michael Kohler Art Center Glass Gallery, Sheboygan, Wisconsinname=":0" />
* 2017: ''In the Space of Elsewhere'', [[Madison Museum of Contemporary Art]], Madison, Wisconsin{{Cite web |title=Sonja Thomsen: in the space of elsewhere |url=https://www.mmoca.org/events/sonja-thomsen-in-the-space-of-elsewhere |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=Madison Museum of Contemporary Art |language=en-US}}
* 2017: ''In the Space of Elsewhere'', [[Madison Museum of Contemporary Art]], Madison, Wisconsin{{Cite web |title=Sonja Thomsen: in the space of elsewhere |url=https://www.mmoca.org/events/sonja-thomsen-in-the-space-of-elsewhere |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=Madison Museum of Contemporary Art |language=en-US}}
* 2021: ''Marginal Notes'', The Suburban, Milwaukee, Wisconsin{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Artdose |date=2021-02-18 |title=The Suburban Presents Conversations with Artist Sonja Thomsen |url=https://artdosemagazine.com/2021/02/18/the-suburban-presents-conversations-with-artist-sonja-thomsen/ |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=A Midwest Art Magazine |language=en-US}}
* 2021: ''Marginal Notes'', The Suburban, Milwaukee, Wisconsin{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Artdose |date=2021-02-18 |title=The Suburban Presents Conversations with Artist Sonja Thomsen |url=https://artdosemagazine.com/2021/02/18/the-suburban-presents-conversations-with-artist-sonja-thomsen/ |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=A Midwest Art Magazine |language=en-US}}