Sonia Osio

Multimedia Artist

Sonia Osio is a community artist and activist whose work uses mandala-based, participatory art to promote hope, connection, and social awareness. She is best known for the Global Mandala project, an international collaborative artwork that invited people across the world to contribute messages of hope.

The Global Mandela Project is an international art initiative by Venezuelan-American artist Sonia Osio. Inspired by a conversation with her grandson about his worries about the world, Osio created the project to share messages of hope through art..