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Distaff, Spindle: Sonya Yong James at Whitespace, Atlanta
October 15, 2019
Burnaway.org
By Claire E. Dempster

Late last winter, I spent my Tuesday evenings perched at the edge of an uncomfortable bench, learning to weave. I watched my patterns emerge with the unbridled optimism of a delighted novice after each wobbly pass of the shuttle. Made of cheap beginner’s wool, my tea towels, table runners, and scarves packed down into simple cartographies of weft and warp.

Sonya Yong James: LOUD MAGIC
October 2, 2019
Art Papers
By EC Flamming

Sonya Yong James’ exhibition LOUD MAGIC [September 6 – October 19, 2019] at Whitespace in Atlanta is a slow-simmering study of potential energy. The collection acts like a spell—works in it aren’t necessarily static. They’re constructed to activate change, and the material decisions act as catalysts to push the potential to the kinetic. Read More

Nature is an artist’s helpmate and muse in “Loud Magic”
September 11, 2019
AJC
By Felicia Feaster

In her solo exhibition “Loud Magic,” at Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta-based artist Sonya Yong James uses nature as a kind of collaborator, the source of her inspiration and font of her materials. Read More

ARTADIA NAMES 2019 ATLANTA AWARD WINNERS
November 19, 2019
ArtFourm.com

Artadia, the nonprofit organization that supports visual artists based in seven US cities with unrestricted, merit-based awards, announced today that Danielle Deadwyler​ and ​Sonya Yong James​ were named the winners of this year’s Atlanta awards. They will both receive $10,000 in unrestricted funds. Read More.

Danielle Deadwyler, Sonya Yong James Win Atlanta Artadia Awards
November 18, 2019
Burnaway.org
By Burnaway Staff

NEW YORK—Artadia has announced artists Danielle Deadwyler and Sonya Yong James as the 2019 recipients of its Atlanta awards. Each artist will receive $10,000 in unrestricted funds and access to the ongoing benefits of the Artadia Awards program. This is Artadia’s seventh year providing unrestricted Awards to artists in Atlanta. Read More.

A studio conversation with Sonya Yong James
August 23, 2017
ArtsATL.com
By Anna Nelson-Daniel

Sonya Yong James is a multimedia artist who creates sculptural installations using fibrous materials, such as horsehair and sheep’s wool. She grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia, and currently resides in Atlanta. James is a graduate of the Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design at Georgia State University. Read More.

Review: “Gathered III” makes for a rich experience, conservative in tone
June 27, 2017
ArtsATL.com
By Rebecca Brantley

Gathered III: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists, on view through July 1, brings together the work of 36 artists selected from more than 356 entries. The jurors — painter Rocio Rodriguez, actor and mixed-media artist Masud Olufani and photographer Jerry Siegel — elected to show more work by fewer artists for this year’s biennial juried exhibition, a laudable decision that makes for a richer experience. Read More.

A FRESH TAKE ON FIBER ART AT MINNESOTA MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART’S PROJECT SPACE
January 6, 2014
Knight Foundation
By Susannah Schouweiler

Our state is a national hub for fine craft, home to a host of internationally known artisans and a number of discipline-specific, widely acclaimed arts centers – places like Northern Clay Center, the Textile Center of Minnesota, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, American Association of Woodturners and Minnesota Center for Book Arts. The American Craft Council makes its home in Minneapolis. Given that regional heritage, it’s only fitting that (Knight Arts grantee) Minnesota Museum of American Art’s collection is also known for an emphasis on craft. Read More.

Review: In Hudgens fiber show, loveliness and pleasing unease
May 17, 2013
ArtsAtl.com
By Jerry Cullum

“Repetition and Ritual: New Sculpture in Fiber,” curator Sonya Yong James‘ survey of a vibrant field at the Hudgens Center for the Arts, is a highlight of the season. Read More.

Review: Repetition and Ritual at Hudgens Center
May 30, 2013
Burnaway.org
By Leisa Rich

The challenge that artists using materials associated with fiber often face is that the physical materials themselves often upstage the conceptual essence. Read More.