Sonja Benskin

Qualifications and training 1999 - Advanced GNVQ, Art and Design, Distinction 1982 - A Level Art 1962 - O Level Art Solo exhibitions 2008 - Brightening the Slate, Town Libraries, Blaenau Ffestiniog and Caernarfon 2008 - The Visit, All Saints, Hereford 2008 - Turning the Tide, Oriel Cambria Gallery, Tregaron 2007 - Flying Alone, Unicorn Theatre, London 2007 - Looking for a Brighter Sky, King Street Gallery, Carmarthen 2006 - A Personal View, Pandy Mill Gallery, LLangollen 2006 - A Personal View, Spectrum Gallery, Machynlleth, Powys 2006 - Because the Sky is Blue, Snowdon Mill, Porthmadog 2005 - Recent Paintings, Oriel Makers, Cardiff 2005 - Shoreline, Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw, Llanebedrog, North Wales 2005 - Watermarks, Bare Feet Gallery, Dublin 2004 - Blue, Rhiannon Gold Centre, Tregaron 2004 - Blue, Wrexham Art Centre 2003 - Blue Square, Oriel Parc Glynllifon, Caernarfon 2002 - Sound Works, Artlink, Hull 2002 - The Cove Project, Oriel Cambria, Tregaron 2001 - Journey, Cynon Valley Museum, Aberdare 2001 - Small Life, Y Tabernacl Museum of Modern Art Wales, Machynlleth 2001 - Sound Works, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth 2000 - Other People's Lives, Pontadawe Arts Centre, Swansea 1999 - Of Sound, Theatre Ardudwy, Harlech Group exhibitions 2009 - Freeze Frame, Candid Gallery, London 2008 - King Bladud's Pigs, Public Installation, Bath 2008 - Romance, Kowalsky Gallery, London 2007 - Adam Street Club, Adam Street Gallery, London 2007 - Drawing Bienalle, Oriel Q, Narberth 2007 - M.A.D, Draywalk Gallery, London 2006 - Art at Cass, Cass Business School, City of London 2006 - Undercover, Oriel Davies, Newtown 2006 - Young Curators, Oriel Davies, Newtown 2005 - About Face, Euroart Gallery, London 2005 - Apex, Candid Arts Trust, London 2005 - Challenge the Nail, Salon Des Artes, London 2005 - Yr Wyddor, Oriel Canfas, Cardiff 2004 - Art 4 All, Workplace Art, London 2004 - Art at Work, Coningsby Gallery, London 2004 - Essence of Wales, St David's Hall, Cardiff 2003 - Blue Wing Gallery, London 2003 - Idea, Time, Change, Vancouver, Canada 2003 - Square Visions, Oriel Plas Glynn y Weddw, Llanbedrog 2002 - Open Competition, Y Tabernacl Museum of Modern Art Wales, Machynlleth (annual) 2002 - Welsh Artist of the Year, St David's Hall, Cardiff (annual) 2001 - Selected Women Artists, Oriel Plas Glyn Weddw, Llanbedrog 2001 - Society of Graphic Fine Art, Hotbath Gallery, Bath 2001 - Summer Exhibition, Albany Gallery, Cardiff 2000 - Artwest, Carmarthen 2000 - Cannibal Sandwich, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham 2000 - Harlech Biennale, Harlech 2000 - Harlech Printmaking Open, Theatre Ardudwy, Harlech 2000 - Just Another Day, Ffotogallery, Cardiff 2000 - Millennium Book Project, Barbican, London and USA 2000 - Summer Exhibition, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy 1999 - Y Tabernacl MOMA Wales, Machynlleth 1999 - Wales Drawing Biennale, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth (biannual) Curated projects 2006 - Kernow/Cymru, Touring Exhibition, Wales