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| 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 | ||