Portugal native, Sónia Afonso calls the world home, having lived in Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan and Norway. Since 2016 home is Lake Forest, in the northern Chicago suburbs.
During her three years in Japan, Sónia studied photography and web design. Her work is inspired by the places she has lived in and cultures she experienced, from Scandinavian design to Japanese aesthetics, anchored on her Portuguese roots.
In Norway Sonia worked with entrepreneurs developing websites and brand imagery. In the US she co-founded Hoshi Collective a fashion brand, and operated as Creative Director, designing its women’s apparel line, and developing the company’s brand imagery.
Sónia expresses herself through photography, drawing and painting.