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About me
Meet Sonia Rodriguez - Gallery.
At a young age I developed a love for painting and drawing and have been honing my craft ever since. My craft was nurtured by my aunt Monserrat Cerna who lovingly gifted me with art supplies and made me whom I am today a professional artist, as well as my mother's genes, Rosa Cerna Maldonado also an artist in her own right. Throughout the years as I continued my passion for painting without any artistic educational background am a self-taught artist, I have enabled my artistic background to be influenced by my Puerto Rican heritage, a Native American Arawak, a Spaniard, and an African descendant, as a result I have been able to exhibit in various shows in the New York City area and represent many of our cultures from the three main continent diaspora which I proudly represent.
Why Sorogal?
It's more Than a T-Shirt — Wear Your Roots! Sorogal creates Taíno-inspired apparel and artwork that celebrates culture, ancestry, and island pride. Our designs blend traditional symbols, tropical beauty, and storytelling into wearable art made to spark connection and conversation. We believe clothing can honor heritage while still feeling modern, meaningful, and easy to wear every day. Original Artwork with meaning style and flair every Sorogal design is created with artistic intention — inspired by Taíno heritage, Puerto Rican culture, Caribbean nature, and ancestral symbolism. From petroglyph-inspired motifs to tropical wildlife and cultural humor, our goal is simple: To create apparel that feels personal, meaningful, and proudly rooted in heritage. Created by an Award-Winning Artist - Sorogal was founded by an award-winning artist whose work has been recognized through The National Arts Program and by New York State leaders. This is not mass-produced fashion — it’s independent, original artwork created with care and cultural pride. Quality You Can Feel... we print on premium-quality apparel selected for comfort, durability, and vibrant artwork. ✔ Soft, breathable fabrics ✔ High-quality printing ✔ Secure checkout & trusted payments ✔ Original heritage-inspired designs. Thank You for Supporting Small Business, Every Sorogal order supports independent art, cultural storytelling, and meaningful design inspired by the spirit of Borikén. Wear your roots. Wear your story. Wear Sorogal

Creating abstract art affords me the opportunity to offer a variety of art collection to the viewer with home decor in mind. A variety of colors and shapes once again in my creative process brings imagination and meaningful thought provoking conversations to the fore. Let your artwork be the center of attention in your home setting for interesting conversations and bring your guests to an imaginary world..

I do enjoy creating Landscapes and Florals for their various creative structures offering a variety of colors and details. Nature has given us the copyright to explore and create our own unique color, style and vibrancy as well as the challenge to compete with details. This is what I like to do to satisfy my art collectors dream vision of what their world would be like.


Private Collection
While at the moment I do not take commissions for portraiture, I do offer celebrity portraiture because of their contributions to the entertainment fields and their collective arts. My specialty creative portraiture includes Native Americans as well as their regalia and other ethnicities to celebrate the many wonderful cultures surrounding us. I also enjoy making animal portraiture because of the very same reason diversification in the animal kingdom. 
Private Collection

Still life painting is another fascinating subject matter that I also enjoy thoroughly, it offers me challenges that I never thought I can execute. From light to dark areas, shapes, forms, and color structure from every angle affords creativity from the back of my imagination. Still life can be rendered in realism, abstraction, to impressions. So while I can do realism, I offer you the collector the choices noted above…
…if not more. 
Artist Copyright – all works of art within this website are protected under U.S. copyright laws and international conventions. No portion of the artist’s works may be used, downloaded, reproduced using any means, copied, linked to, or transferred electronically, without prior written permission from the artist.


