A Legacy Woven in Resilience: The Art of Sonya Clark Sonya Clark, born in Washington D.C. in 1967 to parents hailing from Trinidad and Jamaica, is an artist whose work transcends the boundaries of craft, becoming a powerful meditation on race, culture, history, and personal identity. Her journey began steeped in familial tradition—a grandmother’s skilled tailoring and a grandfather’s woodworking instilled a deep appreciation for the handmade and the stories embedded within objects. This early exposure blossomed into a profound artistic practice that challenges conventional notions of materia…