Raised on the coast, Sonia Shomalzadeh was drawn to spending as much time as possible outdoors in nature. Currently making art inspired by the natural environment and highlighting biodiversity loss.
Sonia has been recognized for her large scale drawings on island beaches, at conservation charity events and at climate conferences.
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Artist in Residence at Watergate Bay Hotel June 2025
Internship with Marine Conservation Research (MCR) studying Marine Mammals in the Azores. Funded by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) 2012
Artist Residency at the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World(CCANW), Holden Forest, Devon 2011
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Young Marine Artist Award The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights 2012
Scholarship for Fine Art Painting The Fishmongers Company 2010
Bursary in Painting Painter-Stainers’ 2009
Travel Prize for Art Phillip Connard 2009
Painting Scholarship The Savoy Charitable Trust 2008
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Level 2 Certificate in Principles and Practices of Horticulture Royal Horticultural Society 2025
MA Art & Environment Falmouth University 2011
Short Course UK Cape Farewell, Eden Project & Research in Art, Nature & Environment (RANE) 2011
BA(Hons) 1st Class Fine Art: Painting City & Guilds of London Art School 2010