Meet Sonya
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Sonya is a multidisciplinary artist and activist raised by two moms in Albany, New York. Committed to using the arts to expand empathy, her approach to art and activism is informed by the principals of Disability Justice and her lived experience as a queer and Disabled woman. First drawn to live theatre as a child, her artistic practice now spans across dance, writing, and film. At the age of 17, Sonya released a full length documentary entitled The Souls of Our Feet. Her writing has been published in anthologies, featured in various theatre productions, as well as on blogs.
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Fortunate to have studied and cultivated theatre, dance, and disability justice across the United States, Sonya holds a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management from Purchase College, SUNY, where she was influential in reforming fire evacuation policy for students with physical disabilities. Additionally, she has worked with COLAGE, a national organization for people with LGBTQ+ parents, in various capacities since 2009. She regularly consults companies and organizations to encourage and inform quality disability sensitivity and accessibility. Sonya has been fortunate to receive residencies and fellowships to develop her craft and community care. Notably, she is the 2022 Barb Seegert Memorial Housing Grant Awardee, which supports her work through May of 2023. Looking ahead, she will soon attend American University's Online Master's in Public Administration and Policy (MPAP). Happiest when creating work and building community, Sonya dreams of and strives for a more equitable, accessible, artistically daring world.
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