Sonia Gill

Born in 1974 in Perivale England. Have no academic background in art. I am a self taught artist, and always painted as a hobby. In 2014, had shown my portraits to the National Portrait Gallery in London. They were pleased to see my work, and advised me to enter the bp portrait award for 2015, which I did by doing a portrait of my late father Manmohan Singh Gill. Recently had my exhibition of my collection of paintings and drawings some of which date back to 1999. The exhibition took place at the Dominion Centre and Library in Southall Middlesex County throughout the month of June 2016. The exhibition was called "Rangeela Re On Paper" meaning color on paper or a series of drawings and paintings on paper. I was interviewed on air by a local Punjabi radio station called Desi Radio, and my photo with an article about the exhibition was published by a local Punjabi weekly news magazine - Des Pardes. Sometimes I am seen at a local Sikh Temple where I help to teach drawing and coloring to children.
My own inspiration comes from such artists as Farida Khalo. To be honest, being from a Sikh background is the reason why the universities did not accept me to study art, Many lecturers have their princesse...

Certificate in Health Studies from Kensington and Chelsea College.

Rangeela Re On Paper - Dominion Centre and Library in June 2016

Children's Book - Illustrated & wrote children's book "Tara's Sweet Tooth"
that is available to the public in the libraries and able to order through waterstones.

SwissArtExpo Walk of Art Exhibition in Zurich Switzerland between 16th to 19th August 2019 at the SBB Event Hall, main station in Zurich. Einstein portrait, The Real Manmohan Singh Gill, and another portrait, and a landscape painting - By The River were displayed on their screen.

Exhibition of my art on digital screen at the Artbox Gallery in Zurich Switzerland from 1st Sept. 2019 to 30th Sept. 2019.

Exhibition in August 2020 in Zurich of "Portrait Of Manmohan Singh" & "Wine Bottle & Water Glass." Artbox Project Zurich is exhibiting my work there again. As don't see tate modern doing that, so better that galleries & projects abroad support me as an artist. No peace, No Justice.

Future Visions - exhibition in Hounslow High St. between May & June. Group Exhibition of artists in the area by Creative People & Places funded by the Art's Council of England. My Hand Vase painting was exhibited here along the High St. of Hounslow, Brentford, and Chiswick.