Sonja was born in Schiedam (Netherlands) on September 25, 1946. After living in South Limburg for years, she spent the last few years in Flevoland, where she died on January 8, 2023.
The interest for letters, signs and movement began actually with her grandfather. He drew such beautiful characters and cut them out so nicely in wood. In amazement she was looking at what he was doing and thought, this is something I would like to do later as well.
In 1991, she started with lessons in calligraphy and qualified herself in its application by following several workshops, whereby she mastered several different other techniques as well.
A couple of years she was an active member of the foundation Beeldende Kunstenaars Bunde, BKB, of which she was president for some years.
Moreover she studies graphic arts at the municipal academy for plastic arts (SAPK) in Genk (Belgium).
A further search through history about the development of signs, writing and the movement of people is fascinating her and remains an inspiration.
She prefers abstraction but sometimes the figurative impression is still present. She prefers to work with texture and vivid colours.
For this reason graphic arts and collage have become important in her work. The conversion of her designs to graphic techniques is a great challenge and the exploration is still going on.
She does not like the use of printing techniques because of the repeatability of an image, but rather to examine its various possibilities.
In the Provincial Zeeuwse Courant of 8-8-2020, the reviewer Nico Out wrote the following about my work: "Sonja Reedijk small books and jewelery, on the other hand, are a feast for the eye: she combines thought, feeling and vision in a controlled and imaginative way."
| 2018 - 2022 | Lid van KUP-11 (Kunst uit de Polder 2011) te Lelystad |
| 2015 - 2020 | Penningmeeester Stichting Kunstraad Dronten (SKD) |
| 2012 - 2022 | Lid van de IAPMA (International Assocation of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artist) |
| 2011 | Cursus sieraden maken met certificaat |
| 2010 | Geven van workshop papierscheppen Würselen (D) |
| 2009 | Workshop Encaustic Painting, Nicole Kaffanke |
| 2006 - 2014 | Lid van de Limburgse Kunst Kring (LKK) |
| 2006 - 2008 | Vrije grafiek bij Stedelijke Academie Plastische Kunsten(SAPK) in Genk(B), specialisatie Grafiek met Papierscheppen |
| 2005 - 2013 | Kalligrafieworkshops, Ans Hameleers |
| 2001 - 2006 | Vrije grafiek bij Stedelijke Academie Plastische Kunsten(SAPK) in Genk(B), diploma en laureaat "Prijs van de stad Genk 2006" voor het beste werk in 2006 |
| 2000 - 2001 | Aquarelles, Frank Boom bij Kumulus Maastricht |
| 1999 - 2013 | Lid Beeldende Kunstenaars Bunde (BKB), 2001-2007 voorzitter |
| 1999 | Cursus Chinese karakters, Chan Suet Fun Maastricht |
| 1998 | Workshop kalligrafie op marmer schrijven, Evert van Dijk |
| 1997 | Workshops Copperplate, Eleanor Winter |
| 1997 | Workshop marmeren |
| 1997 - 1998 | Aquarelles, Emilia Hauser bij Kumulus Maastricht |
| 1995 | Schriftelijke cursus toepassing van kalligrafie |
| 1995 - 1997 | Kalligrafie, Dora v.d. Loo, Thorn |
| 1994 - 1995 | Aquarelles, Kumulus in Maastricht |
| 1993 - 1994 | Kalligrafie, Wilbert Wegman, Roermond |
| 1992 | Kalligrafie, Pabo Roermond |
| 1991 | Kalligrafie, Marleen Fekkers, Volksuniversiteit Maastricht |
