artist bio
Somaly Son is from San Bernardino, CA - and is currently based in Oakland, CA. She is an interdisciplinary, multimedia artist who focuses on digital production through photography, video and design. Her foundations are rooted in topics relating to social issues, cultural representations, as well as in trauma and healing. She also finds creative freedom through her social media experiences within the music and fashion industry.
education
2016-2020 - BA in Visual Arts, Media at University of California, San Diego
publications
"THIS MODEL DEFINES THEIR STYLE AS FLUID, GROOVY AND PREPPY — THEIR AIM IS TO SURPRISE THE AUDIENCE WITH AN IMPACTFUL AND EXPRESSIVE OUTFIT." In The Know: Coveted Closet by Yahoo!, Episode 8, video edit by Somaly Son, May 2023
"NEW YORK FASHIONISTA PLANET DREW SAYS A ROCKING OUTFIT IS DEFINED BY A STATEMENT HERO PIECE," In The Know: Coveted Closet by Yahoo!, Episode 5, video edit by Somaly Son, April 2023
"FASHION CREATIVE DOCTOR GARMENTZ SHOWS OFF HIS ECCENTRIC THREADS AND ONE OF A KIND VINTAGE FINDS," In The Know: Coveted Closet by Yahoo!, Episode 2, video edit by Somaly Son, April 2023
$1800 Balenciaga Lay's Clutch, for RAG REPORT, video edit by Somaly Son, October 2022
Media's Portrayal of "It Girls," for RAG REPORT, title card by Somaly Son, October 2022
Met Gala 2023: Karl Lagerfeld, for RAG REPORT, video edit by Somaly Son, October 2022
Bella Hadid Spray-on Dress, for RAG REPORT, video edit by Somaly Son, October 2022
Rag Reviews: Valentino Spring 2023, for RAG REPORT, video edit by Somaly Son, October 2022
Magma Vintage, for RAG REPORT, video edit by Somaly Son, August 2022
Behind the Design: Pink Venom, for RAG REPORT, video edit by Somaly Son, August 2022
MSCHF Sneakers, for RAG REPORT, video edit by Somaly Son, August 2022
Remembering Issey Miyake 1938-2022, for RAG REPORT, Video Edit by Somaly Son, August 2022
Some Jaded Lover 1, 2, and 3, produced by Marcel Angelo and co-creative direction + visual editor by Somaly Son, October 2021
"ISIT4REAL?," video and sound design by YSO, featured in SMARTBOMB OAKLAND VHS EP5, October 2021
Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music Teaser, Department of Music at the University of California, San Diego, video edit by Somaly Son, June 2021
exhibitions
DEC 2020 - Nothing 2 Remember, Explorations of the Cyber Self, Virtual Exhibition by Jacquelyn Serrano
FEB 2020 - Wanting To: A Solo Show, Adam D. Kamil Gallery, Mandeville Center, La Jolla, CA
JUNE 2019 - Since 1994, Visual Art Facility, UC San Diego, La Jolla, Ca
MAY 2019 - Lifting the Veil, 9th Annual Adam D. Kamil Media Awards, Adam D. Kamil Gallery, Mandeville Center, La Jolla, Ca
contact
somuhly@gmail.com