Award winning artist Sonya Diimmler paints colorful South Carolina lake and landscapes along with her favorite subject and muse her Bulldog Smedley. Sonya’s work has earned awards at the SC State Fair, Union County Arts Council and Crooked Creek Art League. Having just started painting in 2015, Sonya fell in love with the process and quickly began a daily painting practice. She continually seeks to improve through frequent workshops and has studied with Mary Bentz Gilkerson and Michael Story. In 2016 she joined the Crooked Creek Art League in Chapin where she served as Workshop Coordinator and President and remains an active member. She has participated in a number of community art projects including her popular “Ship of Drools” sailboat from The Arts Sail into Chapin project in 2019 as well as the colorful canine and feline portraits on the fence outside Chapin Veterinary Hospital on Columbia Avenue in Chapin, SC. Sonya now paints full time from her home studio in Prosperity, South Carolina.
Public Artwork
S&S Destination Mural
Chapin, SC 2020
Crooked Creek Park
Community Center Mural
May 2020
Arts Sail into Chapin
Ship of Drools
Summer 2019
Chapin Veterinary Hospital
Chapin, SC 2018
Exhibits
- The Coffee Shelf, Group Exhibit, Apr-Jun, 2023
- Chapin Chophouse and Decca Dessert Bar, Solo Exhibit, Oct-Dec 2022
- Union County Arts Council Art, Group Exhibit, Sep-Oct 2022
- Rob Shaw Gallery and Framing, Solo Exhibit, Aug 2022
- Crooked Creek Art League, Annual Juried Show, Mar 2022
- Postcard Art, Artists for Africa Charity Auction, Feb 2022
- Chapin Chophouse and Decca Dessert Bar, Solo Exhibit, Oct-Dec 2021
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Solo Exhibit, Jun – Sep 2021
- Favorite Vacation, Group Exhibit, Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea, Apr – Jun 2021 (Ongoing)
- Crooked Creek Art League, Annual Juried Show, Mar 2021
- Postcard Art, Artists for Africa Charity Auction, Feb 2021
- Midlands Moments, Group Exhibit, Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea, Oct 2020 – Jan 2021
- Crooked Creek Art League Fall Exhibit, Nov-Dec 2020
- Pawmetto Lifeline Adoption Show, Group Exhibit, Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea, Feb – May 2020
- Crooked Creek Art League, Annual Juried Show, Mar 2020
- Postcard Art, Artists for Africa Charity Auction, Feb 2020
- SC State Fair, Juried Show, Oct 2019
- Crooked Creek Art League, Annual Juried Show, Mar 2019
- Chapin Chamber of Commerce, Featured Artist, Dec 2019
- SC State Fair, Juried Show, Oct 2018
- Union County Arts Council Art, Group Exhibit, Sep-Nov 2019
- Crooked Creek Art League Fall Exhibit, Nov-Dec 2019
- Palmetto Fine Arts, Group Show, Jul-Sep 2019
- The Animal Show, Over the Top Gallery, Ridgeway, Group Exhibit, Feb 2019
- Chapin Chamber of Commerce, Featured Artist, Feb 2019
- Union County Arts Council Art, Group Exhibit, Sep-Nov 2018
- Crooked Creek Art League, Annual Juried Show, Mar-Jun 2018
Chapin Library, Solo Show, Jan 2018 - SC State Fair, Juried Show, Oct 2017
- Crooked Creek Art League, Annual Juried Show, Mar-Apr 2017
Awards
- PEOPLE'S CHOICE, Love Blooms Here, Crooked Creek Art League Annual Juried Show, March 2022
- HUGGINS LAW AWARD MASTERS, All That's Good, Crooked Creek Art League Annual Juried Show, March 2022
- WEATHER'S CONTRACTING AWARD MASTERS, Love Affair, Crooked Creek Art League Annual Juried Show, March 2022
- 1stPlace Amateur, Four Feet, Crooked Creek Art League Annual Juried Show, Mar 2019
- City Art Award, David & Mattie, Crooked Creek Art League Annual Juried Show, Mar 2019
- People’s Choice, Beach Solace, Crooked Creek Art League Annual Juried Show, Mar 2019
- 2nd Place, Love Transforms Us, Crooked Creek Art League Fall Juried Show, Oct 2018
- The Frank Hart Allstate Insurance Company Award, Magenta Earth, Union County Arts Council Art Exhibition, Sep 2018
- 1st Place Amateur, Brown Eyed Beggars, Crooked Creek Art League Annual Juried Show, Mar 2018
- Merit Award Amateur, Grille Soleil, Crooked Creek Art League Annual Juried Show, Mar 2018
- Merit Award Amateur, Orange Descent II, South Carolina State Fair, October 2017