Sonya Tanios

Sonya Tanios

A practice shaped by Mediterranean light, landscape and memory.

Opening work

Untitled (Threshold I) — gestural seated figure in blue, yellow, green and red by Sonya Tanios
Two children at a riverbank under trees, oil on canvas by Sonya Tanios
Sunlit courtyard with white chair, table and blue steps before a house with burgundy shutters, oil on canvas by Sonya Tanios
Village lane descending toward the sea under green branches, oil on canvas by Sonya Tanios
Mediterranean harbour with moored boats before an ochre church, oil on canvas by Sonya Tanios
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Painting hung in a Haussmann living room
Portrait hung in a Parisian interior
Harbour painting hung between two windows
Work shown in a gallery space
Landscape shown in an exhibition space

About

A Franco-Lebanese artist born in Beirut, Sonya Tanios nourishes her art with her life. Oil mixed with marble powder and pigments, ceramics, terracotta and pencil drawings all bear witness to her eclecticism.

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