Sof Artist
Sophie Voigt-Chadeyron

Sof Artist

Biografie

Born in France in 1969, Sof works as a freelance artist since 1996 and runs a 400 m2 studio in Krefeld.

As a staunch advocate of artistic freedom, she follows her own path and confidently takes the liberty of exploring a wide variety of directions and leaving diverse traces along the way.

She never ceases to surprise with the thematic breadth and painterly and sculptural polyphony of her work.  

Colorful landscapes are interrupted by narrow, monochrome abstract shapes.

In addition to purely modern, colorful paintings, she creates pop-art-like and reversible paintings, as well as expressionist works featuring people or flower meadows.

Black-and-white figures appear on old music sheets, and new things are brought to life from paper collages, tissus, cardboard, wood or paint residues.
In her object art, she likes to combine natural materials with old mannequins, airplane parts, pieces of wood, books, etc. to create small or large-format sculptures.  


Statement

Whether painting or upcycling, it is always difficult to characterise my work as a whole. What never ceases to surprise people is its versatility. For me, creating is a game that I sometimes wish were more childlike, an endlessly surprising, occasionally painful or frustrating process and the generation of serendipitous events. 
I love mixing techniques, styles and colour harmonies, seeing where there is nothing to see, or forcing myself not to see anything. 
My way of working is impossible to suppress or repress and has become a kind of  „Sof“ trademark. I call it “in all directions”. 
This can be understood purely physically, as a work of art that can be viewed from different angles, perceptually and emotionally, and appeals to several of our senses, but it is also a description of my personal way of combining and juggling techniques and themes.




1969

born in Talence, France

1989 -1993

Business studies with a degree in business management, Paris Dauphine.
Painting and drawing with Prof. R. Leprince, ESAG Penninghen, Paris.
Active guest student at the “Académie des Beaux Arts”, Paris

1987-1989

Study literature and history / Lycée Henri IV und Paris Sorbonne

1994

Moves to Germany and founds a studio

1996 - 2001

Birth of my four children

1996

Lives and works in Krefeld, Germany

2016

Opening of the over 400 square meter
Sof Studio Gallery in Krefeld

2022



   Upcycling Art Prize, Berlin

2016 - My dream begins!

A major exhibition at Saarbrücken's Sparkasse enabled me to finally realize my dream by agreeing to finance my new art studio in Krefeld Hüls.
they also finance my latest catalog “Sof... Tout court”


2021

 Grant "Transphere" MKW, NRW
   in collaboration with the French artists:
        the pianist Philippe Mira
       and Vjing Patrice Barry

2022


      Grant Upcycling 1, MKW, NRW
                 

     Grant Upcycling 2, MKW, NRW


        Upcycling Art Prize "Zirkuläre Kunst" Berlin 

2022

Upcycling Kunstpreis, Berlin

2016

Sparkasse Saarbrücken : Financing of the catalog “Sof... Tout court”
and the Atelier - Galerie Sof in Krefeld
Gallery Heidefeld, Krefeld
KVNO, Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein

2017-2018

Hessing Foundation, Augsburg
Cologne Cultural Association 30
Askitis, Düsseldorf
Allcura Insurance, Munich and Hamburg
Wunschanwalt, Düsseldorf

2019-2020

Galerie D000, Krefeld
Hessing Stiftung, Augsburg
Il Sorriso, Krefeld
BC GmbH, Willich
Rehazentrum Come Back, Willich

2021

Die Brille, Krefeld
Brillenlager, Willich
BC GmbH, Willich
Kulturcamp e.v, Kampf-Lintfort

2022

VKU Forum, Berlin
Winner of the Upcycling Art Prize Circular Art 2022 - exhibition in Berlin and residency in Lübz September 2022 and October 2023

Permanent exhibitions

M&A Active, Düsseldorf
Wunschanwalt, Düsseldorf
Allcura Versicherung, München und Hamburg
Villa Medici, Krefeld
Leolux, Krefeld
Rehazentrum Come Back, Willich
Praxis Dr. Dieler, Krefeld

Malkasten, Düsseldorf

 

Kulturcamp e.v, Kampf-Lintfort

 

Kunst und Raum 21 e.V, Krefeld

 

Lions Club Barbarossa, Düsseldorf

 

Südgang, Krefeld

I'm a member of an artists' community in Krefeld. Once a year, a tour of all the studios in the community is organised. This is followed by a number of other activities, such as an exhibition in Krefeld's theatre to mark the community's 30th anniversary.

2012

Painting catalog "Tête-à-tête en têtes", Cabinet Bizouard, Frankreich

2013

Sammlung MPK / MPK Collection Volume II

2014

"International Contemporary Artists" Vol VIII, ICA Publishing, New-York
„100 Künstler -100 Kacheln", Aachen 

2016

Katalog „Sof... Tout court!, Sparkasse Saarbrücken

Events

Art exibition

Music events: Jazz, Harp and french Chanson

Live Events : „Transphere“ Live painting, vijing and improvisation on the piano
  •  11/09/2025 11:00 AM - 11/16/2025 06:00 PM
  •   Am Brustert 61a, Krefeld, Deutschland

Atelier Rundgang Ausstellung Südgang Krefeld

  •  03/07/2025 12:00 AM - 03/09/2025 12:00 AM
  •   Am Brustert 61a, Krefeld, Deutschland

After two months of renovation, I'm announcing the opening of a new 75 qm showroom in my 400 qm workshop in krefeld Hüls. I'll be celebrating the opening on the weekend of 7-9 March.

Sof Artiste

..."en tous sens"

Video from Aurelio Salvador
30 Jahre Galerie Heidefeld
Bürgermeister Kampf-Lintfort Christoph Landscheidt - Kulturcamp
Sof Sophie Voigt-Chadeyron 2023, Atelier-Rundgang

A day like any other with a visit from 2 friends who spontaneously made a short video of my artistic chaos in my studio in Krefeld Hüls!Un jour comme les autres avec la visite de 2 amis qui font spontanément un petite video de mon chaos artistique dans mon atelier à Krefeld Hüls!