MIXMASTER - Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, Conn. (Juried by Laurel V. McLaughlin)
2025    FLASH - Anonymous Society Gallery, Redding, Conn.
        GIANT SIZE SMALL WORKS - Contemporary Art Galleries, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.

        Translating from the Edges - Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, Conn.
        HILL BLOCKS VIEW - Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Conn.
        Sovereign: Honoring Bodily Autonomy - McColl Center, Charlotte, NC (Curated by Meredith Connelly)
        The Space We Make - Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Conn.
2024    For Carrying - Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
        These Things Can Be Complicated - Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
        BIG TOP - Dumbo Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY.
        Partial Company - Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Conn.
2023    Think of a Door - Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
        She Waits. Seething. Blooming. - Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
2022    Nutrient Rich - Good Year Arts, Charlotte, NC
2020    Tone. Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC (Curated by Laurie Schorr)
2019    Women by Women. SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC (Juried by Kat Keirman)
        Summer Blues. Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina (Curated by Hamilton Ward)
        Member Show, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
2018    An Alternative Perspective, C3 Lab Gallery, Charlotte, NC
        Member Show, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC

Selected Special Projects & Awards

2026    Joan and George Cole MFA Award, The University of Connecticut

        First Place winner of Mattatuck Museum MIXMASTER 2026. 

2025    Shortlisted for NYPL Picture Collection Artist Fellowship
        Nominated for Edward Victor Gant Scholarship at UConn
        Nominated for Outstanding Graduate/Teaching Assistant Award at UConn
        Awarded UConn Graduate School Conference/Residency Participation Award
2024    Finalist for the Edward Victor Gant Scholarship at UConn
        Nominated for Student Employee of the Year UConn
2023    Graduated Summa Cum Laude at University of North Carolina Charlotte
2022    Outstanding Art History Senior Award from UNCC Art and Art History Department
2021    Photography commissioned for Carolina Premium Beverage Distribution Center Charlotte Office
2019    Recipient of Charlotte's Art's and Science Council 2019 CSA Grant
2018    First place winner of The Light Factory's Member Show

Residencies

2025    Elf School of the Arts, Hayesville, NC
2020    Hemlock House Residency, Western NC
2019    Winter Residency at Penland School of Craft, Spruce Pine, NC

Curatorial Work

2025    Co-Curator for GIANT SIZE SMALL WORKS at Contemporary Art Galleries, Storrs, Conn.
        Curator for The Space We Make at Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Conn.

Guest Speaker/Presentations

2026    Artist Talk, William Benton Museum of Art, Storrs, Conn.

        Panelist, Society For Photographic Education, Atlanta, GA (unable to present due to medical leave)
        Student Presentation, Society For Photographic Education, Atlanta, GA (unable to present due to medical leave)
2025    Artist Talk, Anonymous Society Gallery, Redding, Conn.
        Presenter, UConn Graduate Student Research Symposium, Storrs, Conn. 
2024    Artist Talk, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, Conn.
        Guest Lecture on Judy Chicago, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, Conn.
        Panelist at Mooresville Arts, Mooresville, NC
        Guest Lecture for Two Sections of Politics of Reproduction Class at UConn
2023    Artist Talk for Intermediate Photography at UConn
2021    Featured Student Speaker at 10th Annual UNCC Art and Art History Symposium
        Artist Conversation for On Being: Maiden, Mother, Crone, Walnut Gallery, Gadsden, AL.
2020    Artist Talk, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
2019    Artist Talk at Charlotte's Art's and Science Council CSA Grant Reception

Press & Publications

2026    New York Times - The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Puts Connecticut Artists in the Spotlight 

        Two Coats of Paint - Hudson Valley (+ Vicinity) Select Gallery Guide February 2026

        ARTNews - Connecticut’s Aldrich Museum Plans a Recurring Survey of Local Artists Every Ten Years

        Hyperallergic - Aldrich Museum Names Artists for First-Ever Decennial

2025    UConn Today - Working in Multiples: Counterproof Press Exhibition Displays Art Made At and For UConn
        New Haven Independent - Artists Tell The Stories Beneath The Stories
        Lens Scratch - Photographers on Photographers: Lydia McNiff in conversation with Sonja Langford
        Redding Sentinel - Anonymous Society show examines "moments that define us"
2024    Lens Scratch - Sonja Langford: The Way of Being a Woman
        Two Coats of Paint - "Big Top" DUMBO Open Studios
2023    Two Coats of Paint - Meet UConn's MFA Studio Art Class of 2026
        Hyperallergic - Meet UConn’s MFA Studio Art Class of 2026
        Niner Times - Humans of Charlotte Feature
2022    Gulf Coast Media - Bodies of Work
2021    Featured Photographer in NSEW Photography Magazine

Teaching Experiences

Coordinator, Facilitator, & Curriculum Designer, Leadership Workshop Series, University of Connecticut, 2024-Present

Identifying Values as an Artist Workshop, UConn, Spring 2026

Instructor of Record for Intermediate Photography (Analog), University of Connecticut, Fall 2025
Teaching Assistant for Basic Photography (Digital), University of Connecticut, Spring 2024
Teaching Assistant for Intermediate Photography (Analog), University of Connecticut, Fall 2023
Lead Facilitator, Four Arrows Challenge Course, University of Connecticut, 2023-2024
Facilitator, Venture Challenge Course, UNC Charlotte, 2022-2023
Teaching Assistant for Camera and Light (Large Format Darkroom Class), UNC Charlotte, Fall 2022

Cyanotype Workshop, Hemlock House Residency, Western NC, 2020

Portfolio Review & Related Experiences

2025    Reviewer for Five Points Portfolio Day, Torrington, CT
2024    Connecticut 4-H Photography Contest (Judge)

Permanent Collections

The William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.

UConn Archive & Special Collections, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.

Professional Experiences

Graduate Assistant, Leadership and Organizational Development, University of Connecticut, 2024-Present

Graduate Assistant, CounterProof Press, University of Connecticut, 2024 – 2025

Graduate Assistant, Contemporary Art Galleries, University of Connecticut, 2024 – 2025

Graduate Assistant, Digital Arts Services Lab & Darkroom, University of Connecticut, 2023 – 2024

Graduate Intern, Leadership and Organizational Development, University of Connecticut, 2023-2024

President, Society of Art Historians, University of North Carolina Charlotte, 2022-2023

Lab Assistant, University of North Carolina Charlotte Darkroom, Fall 2022

Teaching Assistant, Camera and Light (Large Format Darkroom Class) at UNCC, Fall 2022

Archive Assistant, Sonia Handelman Meyer Studio, 2021–2022

Gallery Assistant, Light Factory, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2019

Artist Assistant, Carolyn DeMeritt. 2018-Present

Education

Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art

University of Connecticut

Bachelor of Arts in Art History

Minors in Southern Studies and Outdoor Adventure Education/Experiential Education

University of North Carolina Charlotte