SOFIE VANGOR
Visual artist, teacher
Born in 1981 in Brussels, lives and works in Liege
Belgium
TRAINING
2023 Specific and reflective addition to the pedagogical approach to the E.S.A.H.R. public.
2011 Diploma of Aggregate for E.S.S., E.S.A.V.L.
2009 Master's degree in printmaking, E.S.A.V.L.
2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual and Three-Dimensional Research, Painting, E.S.A.V.L.
2000 C.E.S.S. of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Liege
EXPERIENCE
2024-25 Professor of Engraving/Multiple and Printed Images, Beaux - Arts de Liège
2016-24 Teacher in engraving at the E.S.A.V.L.
Teacher of painting, multidisciplinary, the A.R.B.A.L. / E.S.A.H.R.
2016-18 Lecturer in Master didactics /Accreditation, E.S.A.V.L.
2010-16 Printmaking assistant at E.S.A.V.L.
2011-16 Teacher of painting, multidisciplinary in the E.S.A.H.R. / A.R.B.A.L.
2014-15 Drawing teacher at Defrance L. CES (A.R.B.A.L.)
Teacher of transdisciplinary creation, drawing in the E.S.A.H.R. / A.R.B.A.L.
2010-12 Drawing teacher at Defrance L. CES / A.R.B.A.L.
Animator engraving workshop, CED, MAMAC, Liège
2008-13 Temporary animator for the provincial youth service
2008-10 Painting trainer, C-paje
2006-07 Art teacher at the I.E.P.S. of the F.W.B., Liège
PRIZE
2022 Selected for the 31st Prize of the Center for Engraving and Printed Image of the Walloon Federation-Brussels
2020 Selection for the 29th Prize of the Center for Engraving and Printed Image of the Walloon-Brussels Federation
2018 Selection to the 27th EDITION OF THE PRICE OF ENGRAVING - SPECIAL EDITION / POST- IMMED of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Selection at the exhibition of the Prix de la Création 2018 in the field of plastic arts, Liège
2017 Selection at the 26th Prize of the center of engraving and printed image of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels
2014 Selection for the 6th edition of the Prix de la Création Liégeoise in the field of visual arts, Liège
2012 Selection for the XXIst Prize of the Center of Engraving and Printed Image of the Walloon-Brussels Federation
Winner of the Max Guebel - Fuerison Prize
2011 Selected for the 8th International Biennial of Contemporary Engraving, C.E.D., MAMAC, Liège
2009 Selected for the 18th Prize of the Center for Engraving and Printed Image of the French Community
Selected for the 7th International Biennial of Contemporary Engraving, C.E.D., MAMAC, Liège
Selected for the Georges Collignon Prize
2008 Winner of the Captain Marie Prize
2004 Winner of the Horlait Dapsens Foundation Prize
COLLECTIONS
Collection of the Province of Liege / Collection of the Cabinet des Estampes, Liege / Collection of the B.A.L., Liege / Collection of the Musée La Boverie / Collection of the MAMAC / Collection of the Museum La Boverie / Collection of the Museum of Walloon Art / Collection of the Arthotèque / Private collections / Collection MPFAC
EXHIBITIONS / PERSONAL PERFORMANCES selection
2024 Galerie Flux, SEROTONINE, Liège
2022 Rature Gallery, Paradigm of the T, Liège
2021 Musée La Boverie, Moi, Cet autre, opening performance, international triennial of contemporary engraving, Liège
Galerie du Centre Culturel de Chênée, Entre Elles, Liège (B)
2020 Galerie Central, GIANTS, Liège (BE)
Galerie FzKKE, SVAVS 7 // performance, Germany (DE)
2019 Fatras, performance art in collaboration with Maison de la poésie / l'arbre à parole, Amay (B)
2018 Epousemoi, participative performance in collaboration with the City of Liege Office of ACF-Belgium (B/F)
I want and I demand..., installation / performance art, party content, Belgium (B)
Marchin cultural center, exhibition / performance Peaux de femme /SVAVS, Marchin (B)
2017 Antoine Risch-Fisch Gallery, Resilience, I am your worthy heiress... exhibition / performance, Brussels (B)
Roger Jacob Foundation (B)
2016 Le Comptoir du Livre, presentation of BOUSTRO I, Liège (B)
La pigeonne Morte, performance / installation, in collaboration with VAV, Roger - - ---Jacob Foundation, Liège (B)
2014 Flux Gallery Space, 90 days, Liège (B)
Gallery La Ligne (B)
2012 Museum of Fine Arts (B.A.L.), Figures, Liège (B)
Gallery La Louve (B)
2010 Gallery of the Cultural Center of Chênée, Estompe (B)
2009 Tempusarti, triennial of Contemporary Arts, curators: Jan Hoet, Dirk Lambrechts, Tim Cleuren, Landen (B)
Gallery La Louve, Louftémont (B)
2008 D’YS Gallery, Brussels (B)
2007 Ilot Saint- Michel, Liège (B)
2005 Ministry of the Walloon Region, Ephéméride, Liège (B)
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS selection
2024 Art au center, Liège (B)
Musée du Petit Format d'Art Contemporain I & II (Nismes) // Pôle muséal Les Bateliers / Namur
MILL - Musée Ianchelevici, Nature 1, curator Galerie Nardonne, La Louvière
2023 Galerie Nardonne, 20x24, Brussels
Galerie des Beaux-Arts, BLEU, Liège (B)
32nd Prix du center de la gravure et de l'Image imprimée de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
B.U.C. Liège, la poupée d'encre, Liège
Center wallon d'Art Contemporain, “La Châtaigneraie”, (auto)portraits au féminin, Flémalle (B)
40 talents out of the box, curator Galerie Nardonne, Brussels
Galerie L'inventaire, Liège (B)
2022 Centre de la gravure et de l'image imprimée de la Communauté française, selection for the 31st prize, La Louvière (B)
The Heritage Funds - The Ulysses Captain Library (UCL)
2021 Galerie de L'Emulation, Chaos, Liège (B)
2020 Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Liège (B)
Roger Jacob Foundation (B)
2019 Museum "La Boverie", Prize for the creation of Liege in the field of plastic arts, (B)
Art au center, Liège (B)
NEXT GENERATION PLEASE ! installation/performance/let's find the exit, Palais des Beaux-Arts, BOZAR, Brussels (B)
Galerie SPACE, Ten solutions, Party content, Liège (B)
The House of the Book, BOUSTRO, Brussels (B)
2018 Central Gallery, Liège (B)
Center of engraving and printed image of the French Community, selection for the 27th prize, La Louvière (B)
Museum of the Walloon life, women artists in the garden of the paradox, collective performance, Liège (B)
Roger Jacob Foundation (B)
2017 Musée de La Boverie, The anatomy lesson, Liège (B)
Maison des Métiers d'Art, the new ink doll, Liège (B)
Gallery of Wégimont (B)
2016 B.A.L. (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Liège), TROUBLE / performance, en Piste, Belgium (B)
Musée d'Ansembourg, TROUBLE / performance, Dialogue II (B)
Crossing, Provincial Palace of Limburg, Maastricht (NL)
B.A.L. (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Liège), Acquisitions of the City of Liège (B)
2015 Galerie central, Karbon Kabaret, video mapping, Palais de justice, Liège (B)
Juvénal Gallery, Noir Chantilly, Huy (B)
Maison des Métiers d'Arts, Biennale of contemporary engraving, Liège (B)
Gallery of Wégimont, Biennial of contemporary engraving (B)
Bibliothèque les Chiroux, "la nouvelle poupée d'encre", Liège (B)
Walloon Center of contemporary art " La Châtaigneraie ", Noir Chantilly, Flémalle (B)
B.A.L. (Museum of Fine Arts of Liege), retrospective Espace Jeunes Artistes (B)
2014 Musée d'Ansembourg, Prix de la Création Liégeoise in the field of plastic arts (B)
Art center Kaohsiung city, Taiwan (TW)
Bibliothèque les Chiroux, "la nouvelle poupée d'encre", Liège (B)
Le Comptoir du Livre, Indekeuken (B)
2013 Les Brasseurs, XX (B)
2012 Musée d'Ansembourg, Liège (B)
The Brewers, Liège (B)
MONOS Gallery, collection I, Liège (B)
Art Metz, contemporary art fair, Metz (F)
2011 Bibliothèque les Chiroux, "la nouvelle poupée d'encre", Liège (B)
8th International Biennial of Contemporary Engraving, C.E.D., MAMAC, Liège (B)
Palimpsestes, Ansembourg Museum, Liège (B)
2010 Art Metz, contemporary art fair, Metz (F)
Second night of the Contemporary Print, Paris (F)
Ah... l'amour, L'Orangerie, space of contemporary art, Bastogne (B)
E2N / RTBF Collection, exhibition of the 120 pre-selected works, MAMAC, Liège (B)
Bibliothèque les Chiroux, "la nouvelle poupée d'encre", Liège (B)
2009 MAMAC, Georges Collignon Prize 2009, Liège (B)
Tempusarti, triennial of contemporary arts, Landen (B)
7th International Biennial of Contemporary Printmaking, C.E.D., MAMAC, Liège (B)
Center of engraving and printed image, "18th Prize of engraving and printed image of the French Community Wallonia - Brussels",
La Louvière (B)
Tout le Monde passe par là, exhibition/performance, An Vert / Livre aux Trésors, Liège (B)
2008 Bibliothèque les Chiroux, " la nouvelle poupée d'encre ", Liège (B)
Center wallon d'Art Contemporain, "La Châtaigneraie", Flémalle (B)
Gallery les Brasseurs (B)
Gallery of Wégimont (B)
2007 Cultural center of Ans, liège (B)
Gallery ESPACE 62, Liège (B)
Gallery FzKKE, Elles, ...ROSS, Germany (DE)
Growth I, performance, "FESTIVAL MINIMA PER MAXIMA", An Vert, Liège (B)
Gallery FzKKE, Growth II, performance, Germany (DE)
Espace "H" (l'Homme qui ...), scenography, Centre culturel de Chênée, Liège (B)
2006 La Dame en Rose, theatrical show written by D. Lambinon, scenography, Liège/Avignon (B, F)
Gallery "La Maison du Poète", Liège
2005 Geste, performance, Itinéraire d'Artistes, Liège
2004 Walloon Center of Contemporary Art, From the Academy to the Châtaigneraie, Flémalle
Salle St Georges, retrospective in homage to Christophe VANGOR, Liège
VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS
2024 Artwork vinyl sleeve, Benjamin Schoos, Direct way, Freaksville
2023 Natur1, curator A. Nardone, MILL - Musée Ianchelevici exhibition catalog, ed. Galerie Nardone, La Louvière
40 talents out of the box, ed. Galerie Nardonne, Brussels
2022 Paradigm of the T, 75 ex., published with author's account
Art au center, exhibition catalog, published by Mouvement Sans Titre and Les éditions du Caïd, Liège
2019 NEXT GENERATION PLEASE, exhibition catalog, Centre for Fine Arts, BOZAR, Brussels
L'Elexpo-sition, exhibition catalog, ed. SPACE Collection
2018 SVAVS, Sauvages project, S. Vangor and VAV, 200 copies, Marchin Cultural Center
2017 Dérivations, ed. urbAgora, Liège
La leçon d'anatomie, Exhibition catalog, Musée de la Boverie, ed. Julien Compère - CHU de Liège
Resilience, S. Vangor, 100 copies, Galerie Antoine Risch-Fisch, Brussels
Un homme, une femme, une rencontre..., S. Vangor and L. Danloy, 50 copies, Roger Jacob Foundation
2016 La Pigeonne morte, S. Vangor and Volauvent, 50 copies, Roger Jacob Foundation
Envie, n°0, 150 copies, Indekeuken, Brussels
Revue bâtarde, the cell, Indekeuken, Brussels
Artwork cover CD Album, KAER (Straflam), Versatil
Art. Metz, exhibition catalog (F)
2011 8th International Biennial of Contemporary Printmaking, MAMAC, exhibition catalog, ed. J-P Hupkens
2010 Lieux - Langue folle, cover, ed. Maelström révolution
Art Metz, exhibition catalog (F)
Poèmes du dimanche matin, artist's book 50 copies, published by Galerie La Louve
Reflets, artist's book, 10 copies, published by the author
2009 Passages, artist's booklet, published by the author
Tout le Monde passe par là, artist's book (40 copies), published on author's account
Tempusarti, exhibition catalog, published by Drieluik
7th International Biennial of Contemporary Printmaking, MAMAC, exhibition catalog, ed. J-P Hupkens
2008 Langue Vive n°1, published by Matière à Poésie
2007 Au tour de Jacques Izoard, Éd. Boumboumtralala
2001 Anges dévastés, exhibition catalog, Les Chiroux Ed.