About

Residencies form an intrinsic part of Sonia Shiel’s research and collaborative methodologies. In addition to several awards, she has completed a number of international fellowships with the support of the Arts Council of Ireland, Culture Ireland, and various partnering institutions. These include The Vera List Centre for Art and Politics, New York; The Art and Law Program at Fordham University, New York; The International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York, Helsinki International Artist-in-residence Program; Kulturbunker, Frankfurt; Centre Culturel Paris; Ard Bia, Berlin; and the Banff Centre, Calgary, among others. Shiel has also participated on a number of competitive residencies in Ireland including the Irish Museum of Modern Art; University College Dublin’s School of Drama; Rua Red; and currently, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, since 2022. In 2023, Shiel will present a series of collaborative performance workshops as a prelude to an exhibition at the Kunsverein Aughrim.