Curriculum Vitae
Education
2026 (in progress) - Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, Graduate Certificate in College Instruction
2023 - Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Minors in Southern Studies and Outdoor Adventure Education/Experiential Education, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
Solo, Two, or Three Person Exhibitions
(* indicates a solo)
2026 Forthcoming solo exhibition at Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, Alabama. *
2025 Muscle Memory - with Rebecca Pempek at 82Parris, Portland, ME
If / Only / And / Then - with Faye Pamintuan and Rachel Volpone. Anonymous Society Gallery, Redding, Conn.
2023 The Woman Who Wasn't Drowning. Solo exhibition at UNC Charlotte, Student Union Gallery. *
2022 Bodies of Work - with Carolyn DeMerritt and Pink/MM Bass. Eastern Shore Center for Art, Fairhope, AL.
2021 On Being: Maiden, Mother, Crone. with Tonya Hughes and Pinky/MM Bass. The Walnut Gallery, Gadsden, AL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 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., (Curated by Sharon Butler)
Partial Company - Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Conn., (Curated by Annie Schwartz)
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
2021 Novant Student Show. UNCC student exhibition at the Novant Medical Center Charlotte, NC
2020 Tone. Cabarrus Arts Council in Concord, NC (Curated by Laurie Schorr)
2019 Women by Women. SE Center for Photography in Greenville, SC (Juried by Kat Keirman)
Summer Blues. G
Light Factory Member Show, Charlotte, NC
2018 An Alternative Perspective. Group exhibition at C3 Lab Gallery located in Charlotte, NC
Light Factory Member Show, Charlotte, NC
Selected Special Projects & Awards
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 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 (forthcoming) Panelist , Society For Photographic Education, Atlanta, GA
(forthcoming) Student Presentation, Society For Photographic Education, Atlanta, GA
2025 Artist Talk, Anonymous Society Gallery, Redding, CT
Presenter, Graduate Student Research Symposium, UConn, Storrs, CT
2024 Artist Talk, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
Guest Lecture about Judy Chicago, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
Panelist at Mooresville Arts Talk, 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
2020 Artist Talk, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
2019 Artist Talk at Charlotte's Art's and Science Council CSA Grant Reception
Press & Publications
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
Facilitator & Curriculum Designer, Leadership Workshop Series, UConn, 2024-Current
Instructor of Record for Intermediate Photography (Analog), UConn, Fall 2025
Teaching Assistant for Basic Photography (Digital), UConn, Spring 2024
Teaching Assistant for Intermediate Photography (Analog), UConn, Fall 2023
Facilitator, Four Arrows Challenge Course, UConn, 2023-2024
Facilitator, Venture Challenge Course, UNC Charlotte, 2022-2023
Teaching Assistant for Camera and Light (Large Format Darkroom Class), UNCC, Fall 2022
Cyanotype Workshop at 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)
Professional Experiences
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
President, Society of Art Historians at UNCC
Lab Assistant for UNC Charlotte Darkroom, Fall 2022
Assisted photographer Sonia Handelman Meyer in archiving her personal collection and archives. 2021-2022
Gallery Assistant, Light Factory, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2019
Her work is held in the Archive & Special Collections at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut as well as in numerous private collections throughout the United States.