Sonia Redfern

Sonia Redfern is a New York City-based painter exploring landscapes, at times with astronomical elements, painted on reclaimed fabrics. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Redfern moved to Arizona to pursue an undergraduate degree in astrophysics, though her concentration eventually pivoted to the visual arts. While she remained enamoured with astronomy and considered a career in the field, she found a deeper sense of fulfilment in her visual arts practice. Redfern continues to bring her curiosity about the world from science into her artwork. 

She says: “My paintings invite the viewer into the humbling and transcendental experience of being fully immersed in a context larger than oneself, whether cultural, environmental, or universal. To do this, I create landscapes, sometimes with astronomical elements, over the patterns and textures of reclaimed fabrics.”