Thomas Bonny


Born in 1975.
Lives and works in Geneva (Switzerland).
instagram.com/bonnybonus/

TRAINING

DAS-CERCCO (Center for Experimentation & Research in Contemporary Ceramics)
2014-2015 HEAD CERCCO
2001-2004 HEAD, Haute école d'Art et Design Genève, Peter Roesch studio / Ecole Supérieure d'Arts Plastiques, Brussels (Joelle Tuerlinckx studio)


EXHIBITIONS

2025 Liberté Conditionnelle (curator: Frédéric Bodet), Musée Ariana, Geneva
2023 "Jelouzas" or "The revolt of the catelle", Le Labo, Geneva


Painter and draughtsman Thomas Bonny has always been attracted to ceramics. It was during a stay in Faenza, Italy, that he made his first earthenware pieces, discovering a new temporal relationship with the creative process, and new ways of working and exploring, which have had a lasting influence on his approach. Today, after years of learning and practice, this connection is at the heart of his multidisciplinary artistic approach.
The project he is proposing for this C14 show is a continuation of a series of pieces produced in 2022, entitled "La révolte de la catelle" ("The revolt of the catelle"). (...)


Read the full text in the 2025 exhibition catalog