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CERAMIC SCULPTOR
MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CERAMICS
Born 28/12/1978, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
57 Impasse des Camus, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Mobile: +32 496 772 577
Email: sogie@skynet.be
Website: www.sophiegiet.be 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/___sophiegiet___/
RESIDENCIES
2026 April-June : Migration Birds Project residency,Taoxichuan Art Center, Jingdezhen, CN
2026 January-March : #WIP residency, Keramion museum, Frechen, DE
2022 Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Skaelskor, DK
2020 A.I.R. Vallauris, FR
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
2026 IAC Congress, Jingdezhen, CN
2024 Grands feux de La Borne, FR
2023 Grands feux de La Borne, FR
2022 IAC Congress, Geneva, CH
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026 Beyond Bounderies – New Frontiers in Ceramic Experimentation – Taoxichuan Art Museum –
Jingdezhen – CN
Ceramics : Inheritance and innovation – Taoxichuan Art Museum – Jingdezhen – CN
#WIP residency Finissage – Keramion Museum – Frechen – DE
2025 63rd Premio Faenza – IT
2024 16th International Biennial of Ceramics, Manises – ES
Selected for CICA42 – Alcora – ES
Welcome to the Jungle – Keramion Museum – Frechen – DE
2023 Sunday Art Gallery – Saint-Trond – BE
En piste – Musée La Boverie – Liège – BE
30th Contemporary Ceramics Competition Mediterraneo – Grottaglie Museum – IT
2022 Nationa(a)l – Tour & Taxi – Brussels – BE
2021 The very nice group show / Sweet as summer / Starting Point – Galerie Géraldine Zberro – Paris – FR
2020 All we need is love – Aqui Siam Ben Gallery – Vallauris – FR
Contemporary Ceramics – Galerie Isabeau – Liège – BE
Firewalk – Galerie Lefebvre & Fils – Paris – FR
Before 2020 Artceramliege 2016 – ParisLiège Art & Culture – Liège – BE
Reciprocity Design Liège 2015 – Liège – BE
The Permanent 2015 – Galerie Alliage – Lille – FR
Expression Terre 2015 – La Piscine – Roubaix – FR / Be Craft – Mons – BE / Douai Art
School – FR
Contemporary Ceramics – Maison de la Poterie – Bouffioulx – BE
Honoring Women 2014 : Perspectives – Galerie Clair-Obscur – Liège – BE
Baron Pierre Paulus Art Biennial Edition 2013 – Châtelet – BE
The Figure, Talent Award 2013 – Keramikmuseum – Höhr-Grenzhausen – DE
14th International Ceramics Competition – Carouge – CH
Macabre Follies – Cultural Center – Seraing – BE
Skull’s Art – Galerie Uhoda – Liège – BE
Singular Feminine – Espace Venta – Liège – BE
COLLECTION
Grottaglie Museum, Italy
Guldagergaard, Denmark
A.I.R Vallauris, Fance
Keramion Museum, Germany
Taoxichuan Art Center, China
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 2014 Founder, Yawa Creative Ceramic Center (@yawa.ccc), Liège
2022 Ceramics Instructor, Centre d’Expression et de Créativité de la Province de Liège
2013 Ceramic Instructor – ASBL « Ateliers d’Art Contemporain »
2017 Instructor – Higher School of Arts, Liège – Art Object Department
2011-2015 Assistant and Instructor – Higher School of Arts, Liège – Sculpture and Art Object
Restoration Department
2008 Opening of Ceramic and Sculpture Studio
2000 Opened Le Fleuve Jaune Art Restoration Studio
EDUCATION
1997-2000 Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts with highest honors – ESA Saint-Luc Liège – Art Restoration
Department – Specialization in Ceramics
1996-1997 University of Liège – Art History Department
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
• Pit firing with Gabriele Tognoloni – Andenne Cultural Center – BE
• Low-temperature reduction lustre glazes with Ricardo Campos – Andenne Cultural Center – BE
• Glazes research and creation with Olivier Hermia – Liège – BE
• Ceramic molding and casting – Anouk le Mayeur, Limal – BE
• Wheel throwing – Maurice Lenaif, Malmédy – BE
• Wheel throwing – Antonio Lampecco, Maredsous – BE
• Ceramic molding and casting – Géraldine Sempol, Montreal – CA
• Ceramic and glass restoration – Connserv’art, Brussels – BE
• Archaeological excavation – Saint-Barthélemy Church, Liège – BE
• Mosaic creation and restoration at the archaeological site of Skopje – MK