Sof Artist
Sophie Voigt-Chadeyron

Sof Artist

1969

born in Talence, France

1989 -1993

Business studies with a degree in business management, Paris Dauphine.
Painting and drawing with Prof. R. Leprince, ESAG Penninghen, Paris.
Active guest student at the “Académie des Beaux Arts”, Paris

1987-1989

Study literature and history / Lycée Henri IV und Paris Sorbonne

1994

Moves to Germany and founds a studio

1996 - 2001

Birth of my four children

1996

Lives and works in Krefeld, Germany

2016

Opening of the over 400 square meter
Sof Studio Gallery in Krefeld

2022



   Upcycling Art Prize, Berlin

2016 - My dream begins!

A major exhibition at Saarbrücken's Sparkasse enabled me to finally realize my dream by agreeing to finance my new art studio in Krefeld Hüls.
they also finance my latest catalog “Sof... Tout court”


Artist statement

STATEMENT

My art inspires self-reflection and opens up new perspectives by capturing profound snapshots of life. It creates a diverse, humorous and harmonious world in which philosophical questions and personal insights find space and inspire positive change.

Why an artist? Why not? We don't know why. We don't know what to do without it. We don't know how to do anything else? The incessantly new. Fruitful chances. Days with and desperate days. A raging stroke. A chance. Not really a job, not really normal. Mood and humor.
I'm a multitasking artist, in the most positive sense of the word. Unable to sit still, I don't get bored and can't stand repetitive work. I'm always working on several pieces at the same time, often in completely different stylistic idioms.

My 400 m2 studio is overflowing with canvases and upcycling works of all kinds and sizes, preferably large ones.

My work space is a veritable minefield, where I navigate between three large easels, the floor loosely protected by giant cardboard boxes, themselves covered with other, smaller-format works-in-progress... Tubes of paint, pigments, lacquers, sprays, brushes, rollers and spatulas are scattered about or soaking in large buckets of water.

My paintings are mostly colorful and come in a wide variety of styles: impressionist, expressionist, modern, abstract, pop-art, reversible canvases... and many more!
Most often on canvas, I also paint on wood, paper or textiles. I also like collages.

In my small formats, I mix paint with used and out-of-date materials.
Pieces of dried-out paint pallets are transformed into colorful little characters. I call them “Malpalettes”.
Old music sheets, records and newspapers serve as backdrops for silhouetted figures. These works are often in black and white, using fluid acrylic paints.

Since my childhood, I've always kept and collected old books, toys, posters, antique objects and furniture, tools... Naturally, I also ended up diving into the fascinating world of upcycling. This involves transforming forgotten treasures into artworks.
A collaboration with a window decorator led me to use old, mismatched display mannequins, a meeting with an aeronautical recycler, aircraft parts, markets, flea markets and numerous chance finds of agricultural parts, furniture, fabrics, frames, lamps... My upcycling workshop is also filled with the machines, tools and materials needed to create my works.
My works come in all shapes and sizes, some of them imposing and heavy!
In painting as in sculpture, it's always difficult to characterize my work as a whole. What's constantly surprising is its polyvalence, but there's always a common denominator: the interplay of techniques and styles, and the harmonious blending of colors.

2021

 Grant "Transphere" MKW, NRW
   in collaboration with the French artists:
        the pianist Philippe Mira
       and Vjing Patrice Barry

2022


      Grant Upcycling 1, MKW, NRW
                 

     Grant Upcycling 2, MKW, NRW


        Upcycling Art Prize "Zirkuläre Kunst" Berlin 

2022

Upcycling Kunstpreis, Berlin

2016

Sparkasse Saarbrücken : Financing of the catalog “Sof... Tout court”
and the Atelier - Galerie Sof in Krefeld
Gallery Heidefeld, Krefeld
KVNO, Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein

2017-2018

Hessing Foundation, Augsburg
Cologne Cultural Association 30
Askitis, Düsseldorf
Allcura Insurance, Munich and Hamburg
Wunschanwalt, Düsseldorf

2019-2020

Galerie D000, Krefeld
Hessing Stiftung, Augsburg
Il Sorriso, Krefeld
BC GmbH, Willich
Rehazentrum Come Back, Willich

2021

Die Brille, Krefeld
Brillenlager, Willich
BC GmbH, Willich
Kulturcamp e.v, Kampf-Lintfort

2022

VKU Forum, Berlin
Winner of the Upcycling Art Prize Circular Art 2022 - exhibition in Berlin and residency in Lübz September 2022 and October 2023

Permanent exhibitions

M&A Active, Düsseldorf
Wunschanwalt, Düsseldorf
Allcura Versicherung, München und Hamburg
Villa Medici, Krefeld
Leolux, Krefeld
Rehazentrum Come Back, Willich
Praxis Dr. Dieler, Krefeld

Malkasten, Düsseldorf

 

Kulturcamp e.v, Kampf-Lintfort

 

Kunst und Raum 21 e.V, Krefeld

 

Lions Club Barbarossa, Düsseldorf

 

2012

Painting catalog "Tête-à-tête en têtes", Cabinet Bizouard, Frankreich

2013

Sammlung MPK / MPK Collection Volume II

2014

"International Contemporary Artists" Vol VIII, ICA Publishing, New-York
„100 Künstler -100 Kacheln", Aachen 

2016

Katalog „Sof... Tout court!, Sparkasse Saarbrücken

Events

Art exibition

Music events: Jazz, Harp and french Chanson

Live Events : „Transphere“ Live painting, vijing and improvisation on the piano

Sof Artiste

"en tous sens"

Malerin/peintre, Objektkunst/Design, Naturholzlampen... Atelier über 400 M2 in Krefeld Hüls. Konzerte und Happenings, besondere Events...

Video from Aurelio Salvador
Bürgermeister Kampf-Lintfort Christoph Landscheidt - Kulturcamp
Sof Sophie Voigt-Chadeyron 2023, Atelier-Rundgang