Sonia falcone | Bio
Sonia Falcone is a contemporary Latin American Bolivian artist. Born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on March 27, 1965, she moved to the United States of America at a very young age, where she began painting. As a child, she wanted to be a dentist, but studied to become a nurse. Eventually, Sonia chose the path of the arts. Miss Bolivia International 1988, Sonia married Pierre Falcone and is the mother of three children: Perrine, Eugenie and Pierre Philippe.
FROM 1992 TO 2004, FALCONE WAS CEO AND FOUNDER OF ESSANTÉ CORPORATION, A MULTINATIONAL HEALTH CARE COMPANY CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR PEOPLE SEEKING BETTER HEALTH AND GREATER OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE.
SONIA IS A SOCIAL ACTIVIST IN THE AREA OF HEALTH EDUCATION, AS WELL AS IN PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN FROM BROKEN HOMES WHO HAVE SUFFERED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SHE WAS INVITED TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE SCOTTSDALE MUSEUM ARTS CENTER IN ARIZONA AND AS A BOARD MEMBER SHE PROMOTED THE PARTICIPATION OF UNDERSERVED LATINO COMMUNITIES IN ARTS-RELATED PROJECTS AND PROMOTED COMMUNITY PROJECTS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS: RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY'S OPERA, THEATER AND MUSEUM. AS PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF THE UNITED LATIN ORGANIZATION, SHE HELPED IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF UNDERSERVED LATINO COMMUNITIES BY PROMOTING AND IMPLEMENTING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECTS.
FALCONE'S STUDY IS A CALL TO PRESERVE AMERINDIAN LANGUAGES AND CELEBRATE A WORLDVIEW THAT LIVES AND UNDERSTANDS THE WORLD IN A DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT WAY THAN WESTERN CULTURE. IN PARTICULAR, FALCONE MANIFESTS A SOCIAL SENSITIVITY TO A POPULATION MARGINALIZED IN BOLIVIA PRECISELY BECAUSE THEIR MOTHER TONGUE IS AN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE. THIS MARGINALIZATION IS LEADING TO A GRADUAL BUT INEXORABLE EXTINCTION OF THE BOLIVIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE. IN THIS SENSE, FALCONE CONTRIBUTES TO THE IMPETUS TO DEEPLY ENGAGE THE COSMOS OF AMERINDIAN LANGUAGES AND THE STRUGGLE TO SAFEGUARD THEM. SONIA FALCONE'S AFFINITY WITH THE INDIGENOUS LINGUISTIC HERITAGE IS PORTRAYED IN HER WORK.
FALCONE HAS EXHIBITED IN LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, MIAMI, WASHINGTON, DUBLIN, MOSCOW, VENICE, MONACO, PHOENIX, MONTERREY, LA PAZ, SANTA CRUZ, BOGOTÁ, CABO SAN LUCAS, BUENOS AIRES, RIO DE JANEIRO, MONTEVIDEO AND BEIJING. THE PHOENIX MUSEUM AND THE NATIONAL HISPANIC WOMEN'S CORPORATION INVITED FALCONE TO EXHIBIT HER WORK AT THE PHOENIX CITY GOVERNMENT CONVENTION CENTER. HER MOST RECENT INSTALLATION "COLOR FIELD" WAS PRESENTED AT THE DUBLIN BIENNIAL, PINTA LONDON, FIRST EDITION OF THE "BIG SUR" BIENNIAL IN MONTEVIDEO, THE VENICE ART BIENNIAL, THE ARTBO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR IN BOGOTA, THE WORLD FINE ARTS FAIR IN MOSCOW, THE MAGDALENA GABRIEL FINE ART GALLERY IN MONACO, THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART NOVOSIBIRSK (RUSSIA), CASA COR IN SANTA CRUZ (BOLIVIA), MASS ART, BOSTON, ALUNA ART, CHURCH-MUSEUM "NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA MERCED" AND PINTA MIAMI, "GALERÍA SALAR", MIAMI. IN 2014, FALCONE WAS SELECTED AS THE MAIN ARTIST TO EXHIBIT AT THE G77 + CHINA UNITED NATIONS SUMMIT IN SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA, WHERE SHE WAS INVITED BY THE BOLIVIAN GOVERNMENT TO PRESENT HER WORK IN FRONT OF PRESIDENTS AND DIGNITARIES FROM 77 DIFFERENT NATIONS.
