Sonya Dyer

Sonya Dyer is a Lecturer in the Department of Art at Goldsmiths College, University of London. As a Somerset House Studios Resident, she combines moving image, sculpture, and writing to investigate centering mechanisms in future narratives. Her work has been exhibited at Venice Architecture Biennale, Whitechapel Gallery, and Site Gallery.

• PhD (Middlesex University, 2021)
• Whitney Museum of American Art: Independent Study Program (2013)
• BA Fine Art (Goldsmiths College, University of London, 2011)

Research focuses on:

• Black futures through science fiction
• Trans-temporal cultural alliances
• Space architecture and ethics
• Decolonial techno-mythologies
• Post-scarcity ecological imaginaries

Her 2024-25 works include commissions for The Box (Plymouth) and LAS Art Foundation (Berlin), alongside keynotes at Feminist Centre for Racial Justice and UCL’s Bartlett School. Academic outputs emphasize speculative fiction’s role in reimagining Black feminist futures.

• Arts Council England DYCP (2024)
• Arts Foundation Futures Award Finalist (2021)
• Arts Council England Project Grant (2019)

Supervises PhD candidates in Black futurity, speculative practice, and ecological fiction. Collaborates with space architects and European artist networks through Room to Bloom and Alchemy Film and Arts.