BIO

Sonia Vera-León is a ceramic artist and educator based in Jacksonville, FL. She received her MFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in ceramics from the University of Florida in 2022 and is currently Studio Director of the Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts & Humanities at Jacksonville University. Prior to earning her MFA, Vera-León worked as head art lab technician at Barry University while volunteering and teaching at the Ceramic League of Miami. Her work is rooted in traditional ceramic methods of making, while also being informed by contemporary practices such as installation and ephemerality. Vera-León’s work has been exhibited nationally at Blue Line Arts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and the Clay Center of New Orleans.