On our day dedicated to experimentation, students in the Summer Fine Arts Academy had the opportunity to learn from painter Sonja Garcia, whose work explores portraiture, identity, and the complex relationship between artist, muse, and viewer. Born and raised in Oahu, Hawai'i and later studying art history and studio practice in Rome, Sonja's paintings investigate both the physicality of paint and the emotional spaces that exist between people. As she writes in her artist sta
