Sonia d'Agrain

Studio Manager at Studio Alicja Kwade
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Berlin Metropolitan Area, DE
Languages
  • French Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Spanish Full professional proficiency
  • German Professional working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Meditation Teacher
    Yoga Essence Rishikesh
    May, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Yoga Teacher Ashtanga Vinyasa/ Hatha
    Devvrat Yoga Sangha — Kerala, India
    Mar, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Data vizualisation
    Udacity
    Jan, 2020
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • Germany
    • Retail Art Supplies
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Studio Manager
      • Jun 2022 - Present

      • Lead studio's operational activities, support artist's projects from design to realisation • Oversee studio administration, production, finances, operations, strategies, press, and HR • Manage, lead and supervise a multidisciplinary team • Optimize workflow and processes, to ensure operations and guarantee a cohesive environment • Liaise with external partners, institutions, galleries, producers, and suppliers on an international level • Draft, and negotiate contracts and budgets • Oversee finances Alicja Kwade’s work investigates and questions the structures of our reality, and reflects on the perception of time in our everyday life. Her diverse practice is based on concepts of space, time, science, and philosophy, taking shape in sculptural objects, video, and photography. Show less

    • Switzerland
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Founder
      • Nov 2020 - Present

      • Launch a local art festival: concept, vision, missions development, programming, and partnerships • Communication strategy including content development, graphic and website design, social media Artistic and festive event on the shores of Lake Geneva, in Switzerland, with first edition on September 2021. The Festival de La Harpe celebrates the great cultural revolutions that have crossed Europe since the age of Enlightenment. Every year, each edition will explore a major artistic movement and its resonance in contemporary times. Through a varied program of visual arts, performance, music, dance, film, and workshops, we unveil this link between past and present. We bring audiences together to discuss in a celebration of the imaginations, a connection with our emotions and nature. It aims to combine multidisciplinary experiences and creative collaboration in the organization of an annual festival and the promotion of local talents through workshops and an artist development program throughout the year. Show less

    • Germany
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Business Development Manager
      • May 2021 - Apr 2022

      • Support expansion through strategic partnerships with institutions, artists, leading voices, and researchers at the intersection of art, well-being, technology, and urban development • Manage and oversee multidisciplinary art commissions from concept design to realisation • Support the development of an art investment fund and acquisitions • Legal manager: manage agreements from drafting to negotiation, point of contact for legal matters Guided by an understanding of culture as the keystone of spiritual, mental and physical wellbeing, Therme Art looks to art to generate new content and creative wellbeing solutions. Working with artists to realise the integration of a ‘Wellbeing Culture’ within urban design, it is a catalyst for collaboration, bringing together an international network of leading figures from diverse fields to address the most urgent aspects of human life. Led by a deep engagement with the natural environment, Therme Art combines the interests of the latest scientific findings in human health, with the needs of urban design and culture. Show less

    • Germany
    • Fine Art
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Studio Management | Studio and Project Manager
      • Apr 2017 - May 2021

      • Oversee all studio's projects from early discussions to completion • Represent artist and companies activities, establish and nurture contacts with partners, liaise with projects stakeholders on a global level, cross-industries and organizations • Oversee studio and projects finances, budget monitoring • Negotiate agreements and ensure their implementation, point of contact for all legal matters • Develop and implement processes and tools to increase workflow across teams from design to production • Manage cross-functional teams; Coordinate staff needs and onboarding • Administrate with studio manager 3 companies, including the launch of Aerocene gGmbH, non-profit organisation Tomás Saraceno’s practice is informed by concepts linking art, life science, and the social sciences. Enmeshed in the junction of these worlds, his floating sculptures, community projects, and immersive installations propose sensory solidarity with the planet through a social, mental, and environmental ecology of practice. Show less

    • Germany
    • Airlines and Aviation
    • Artist Manager
      • Dec 2015 - Nov 2016

      • Support artists in articulating, developing, and meeting their career goals • Represent artist's interests, liaise with music labels, partners and medias • Negotiate artist's rights, publishing, and production deals • Plan production, organise writing and studio sessions, video shootings • Oversee artist's releases marketing, PR and promotion strategy • Support artists in articulating, developing, and meeting their career goals • Represent artist's interests, liaise with music labels, partners and medias • Negotiate artist's rights, publishing, and production deals • Plan production, organise writing and studio sessions, video shootings • Oversee artist's releases marketing, PR and promotion strategy

    • Musicians
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Label Manager Assistant
      • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

      • Support management and development of music projects: Ed Banger Records, Justice, Breakbot, Major Lazer, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Electric Guest • Plan artist's releases, internal and external coordination, creation of marketing and promotional material, PR • Support management and development of music projects: Ed Banger Records, Justice, Breakbot, Major Lazer, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Electric Guest • Plan artist's releases, internal and external coordination, creation of marketing and promotional material, PR

    • Brazil
    • Freight and Package Transportation
    • Artist Management
      • Sep 2012 - Feb 2013

      • Support with the communication, management and promotion of the artist Notic Nastic • Pitch and expand the project on French markets, develop network and partnerships, organise promotional operations • Support with the communication, management and promotion of the artist Notic Nastic • Pitch and expand the project on French markets, develop network and partnerships, organise promotional operations

    • Business Affairs
      • Jul 2011 - Dec 2011

      • Draft and negotiate contracts related to the production and exploitation of Warner Label artists’ recordings: production and license agreements, synchronization and promotional partnerships • Support marketing and promotion with legal matters • Draft and negotiate contracts related to the production and exploitation of Warner Label artists’ recordings: production and license agreements, synchronization and promotional partnerships • Support marketing and promotion with legal matters

    • Legal Department
      • Oct 2009 - Mar 2010

      • Business law, contracts redaction and follow-up • Intellectual Property: Brand portfolio control (monitoring, infringement actions, unfair competition), designs, domain names, trademarks law, and patents • Business law, contracts redaction and follow-up • Intellectual Property: Brand portfolio control (monitoring, infringement actions, unfair competition), designs, domain names, trademarks law, and patents

    • France
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Filing and research assistant
      • Jul 2005 - 2005

      Gaumont's Museum Gaumont's Museum

Education

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam
    Master in Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship
    2013 - 2015
  • Université de Nantes
    Master degree, Intellectual Property Law
    2010 - 2011
  • Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II)
    Master degree, Business and Tax Law
    2005 - 2009
  • Universidad de Salamanca
    Licence of Law
    2007 - 2008

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