2019 Weeksville Heritage Center, In your own words,
2019 Brooklyn Public Library Caribbean Cultural and Literary Center, Brooklyn, NY – Birds of Paradise
2018 St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, NY, -What is Joy
2018 Zion Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, -Honoring Men,
2018 Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Jamaica, Queens, - Moods and Expressions, a Caribbean Sensation
2017 Fulton Art Fair, WBGO, NJ Jazz Ladies
2017. Myrtle Avenue Open Studios Tours for SONYA artists
2016 Tikhonova & Wintner Fine Art Gallery, Harlem, NYC
2015. Harlem Fine Arts Show, Harlem, NYC
2014. HAWT Open Studio Tour – Casa Frela
2014. Exhibition in Texas for Black History month
2014 CAFA Art Fair Barbados
2013 SONYA Stroll at Gnarly Vines, Brooklyn, NYC
2013 TRA exhibit, Brooklyn, NYC
2013 CAFA Art Fair in Barbados, West Indies
2012 Art Basel Miami, Florida, USA
2012 SONYA Studio Stroll at the Village Gureje, Brooklyn, NYC
2012. Female Aesthetic, Dwyer Center
2012. HAWT Open Studio tour, Harlem, NYC.
2012 65 Fen, Brooklyn, NYC
2012 CaFa Art Fair in Barbados, West Indies
2012 SONYA Studio Stroll at the Village Gureje
2012 Female Aesthetic, Dwyer Center
2012 65 Fen, Brooklyn, NY
2012 CaFa Art Fair in Barbados
2012 Rush Arts Gallery, Auction for Sonando, NYC, NY
2011 Medger Evers, Caribbean Art of the Diaspora, Bklyn
2010 SONYA Open Studio Tour, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Dorsey’s Gallery Annual Christmas Auction
2009 TRA Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Dorsey’s Thank you Show, Brooklyn, NY
2009 SONYA Open Studio Tour, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Grace Baptist Church in Mt Vernon, NY
2008 Dorsey’s Annual Christmas Auction
2008 Grace Institute, NYC, NY
2008 Female Aesthetic at Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Black Fine Arts Show, Puck Building, NYC, NY.
2008 The Village Gureje, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Dorsey’s Annual Christmas Auction
2007 Visual Aids Auction, NYC.
2007 Fashion District Arts Festival –Robert Blackburn Printmaking
Workshop Open Studio, NYC.
2007 The Village Gureje, Brooklyn, NY.
2007 Art off the Main, Puck Building, NY.
2006 Caribbean American Cultural Exhibition at Borough Hall, Brooklyn, NY
2006 Memorial Art Benefit Auction at the Jamaican Consulate, NYC.
2006 Dorsey’s Annual Christmas Auction, Brooklyn, NY
2006 Visual Aids Auction, NYC, NY.
2006 Gallery 64 Group show, Brooklyn, NY
2005 BeSaa Group Exhibit at Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2005 Solomon’s Porch, solo show, Brooklyn, NY.
2005 IAM Jazz Festival Special Event, NYC, NY.
2005 Chocolate Monkey, solo show, Brooklyn, NY.
2005 Solomon’s Porch, solo show, Brooklyn, NY.
2005 Besaa exhibit at Macon Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
2004 New Century Artists, Inc. Group exhibit NYC, NY.
2004 BeSaa studio strut, Brooklyn, NY.
2004 Besaa Group exhibit at Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2004 New Century Artists, Inc. Group exhibit NYC, NY.
2004 Middle Collegiate Church, Solo show, NYC, NY
2003 Vanderbilt Gallery, Sonya Stroll, Brooklyn, NY.
2003 New Century Artists Inc Group show, NYC, NY.
2002 Silk Road Antiques, Brooklyn, NY.
2002 Brecht Forum, Solo show, NYC, NY
2001 New Century Artists Inc, Group show, NYC, NY.
2001 BWAC Pier Show, Brooklyn, NY.
2001 Staten Island Fence show, SI. NY.
2001 Fulton Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY.
1997 Wolmer’s Alumni brunch, Marriott Hotel, NYC, NY
1997 Howarth Gallery in Preston, Lancashire, England.
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Education
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, BFA.
Art Students League.

Awards, Interview Articles
2019. Brooklyn Arts Council Grant for Individual artist
2017 Puffin Grant
2015 Youtube interview Ava Tomlinson@EricLJonesshow
2014 Youtube interview at Texas Pan American University
Projects
1995 Theater for the New City Halloween art event.
1997 Mural at Queen of All Saints.
1997 Designed and created 4x6 foot piece for Juneteenth festival in Fort
Greene.
1998 Commissioned and created 8 award pieces for Juneteenth festival.
2006 Mural in Children’s room, Ocean theme, for private client
2010 Mural for WoodHull Hospital in Cancer Care Unit.
Credits
2007 Art work used in ‘Paradise Café’, short film by African filmmaker at Gureje Village.
Media
2008 “The Female Aesthetic artist’s talk” on BCAT TV, produced by
La-Verne Cody Gittens for LINK.
2010 CBS News, July 4th 2010, aired piece on Artist Access program with artists of Woodhull murals done that year.
2013 Interviewed on WBLS by Dahved Levy for Caribbean Fever Jan.6th.
2013 ARC Magazine article on CAFA Barbados exhibit March 2013.
Websites- Avatomlinson.com, also on Artslant.com SONYA artists website, HAWT Facebook, and Instagram