Sonia Li is a Taiwanese American visual artist in Brooklyn, NY. She works with dance, video, sound and sensory elements to create immersive experiences hinging on personal transformations. Sonia studied installation art at SUNY Purchase, where she graduated in 2005. She worked for international artists before furthering her education in interactive technology at ITP, Tisch School of the Arts/NYU, where she graduated in 2014. She is currently training in contemporary dance. Growing up in different countries, Sonia developed a strong sense of self at an early age through artistic expressions. The exposure to different cultures shaped her empathetic approach and innate sensibility towards universal expressions of humanity, to explore the meaning of being human through her work. In her free time, she loves to play with animals and visit the sea.

Her work has been shown at the FILE Electronics Language International Festival SESI Gallery of Art, Burning Man's Disorient Country Club VI Festival, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Dementia Arts & Wellness Program, Art-O-Mat at Whitney Museum of Art, NYC Resistor, La Sala Performance Space, Tisch School of the Arts. She has performed at Opera America and with Leimay's Garden Piece.

Awards and honors include Taiwan Ministry of Cultural Council grant (2018), Stern Entrepreneur Challenge Semifinalist (2017), INSTINT Festival Artist Fellow (2017), EYEO Festival Artist Fellow (2015), Chen Yung Memorial Full Scholarship (2012-2014). Her work has been featured on PBS.

She holds a Masters in Interactive Installations from ITP/Tisch NYU, and a BFA in Installation Art from SUNY Purchase.

HEART series:
https://vimeo.com/289350608/9abeb39d2d
https://vimeo.com/287872893/396832e616
https://vimeo.com/280653070/a47334f66d
https://vimeo.com/288979013/5d2c68e808

MOVEMENT:
https://vimeo.com/272787548/4d59060f5b