Sonny Sanjay Vadgama was born in London, UK . Prior to studying art he worked as a Production Assistant for the BBC and later at various Post Production facilities. It was here that he began to gain experience with a variety of digital tools which would eventually become an important part of his practice.

Sonny initially did his Foundation at the Byam Shaw (2004) graduating with ‘Distinction’ and completed his B.A at Central St Martins (2006 – 2009) with ‘First Class’ honers and having his entire degree show purchased within the first few hours. During his B.A he also participated in a three month Erasmus exchange at the Royal College of Art in Stockholm which led to a range of collaborative video projects which continue to this day. Through his work in video, photography and sculpture, Sonny addresses and explores a range of narratives that highlight his political and cultural interests. His material is often found and manipulated digitally in an effort to further articulate his ideas.

His first exhibition took place in Stockholm and after he took part in the Loop Festival, Barcelona. Since graduating he has continued to to show his work at shows in both London and internationally. His work ‘Eye For An Eye’ was nominated for a Digital Innovation award by Apple Mac and he featured in the Catlin Art Guide as one of the 50 most promising B.A Art Graduates of 09. In mid 2010 Sonny was one one of a handful of artist nominated for the Catlin Art Prize which aims to showcase a selection of the most promising new art graduates from the guide. His work ‘The Second law’ was positively featured by The Guardian newspaper and later become part of the Zabludowicz Collection.

In 2009 Sonny also won ‘Exposure’, a prestigious award which saw his work feature at the noted art foundation The Parasol Unit during the Frieze Art Festival.  At the same time he had a one day outdoor solo exhibition in Galway, Ireland organised by New York based collective ‘Artist?’ This involved the large scale projection in public of his work on one of city’s oldest walls. By the end of 2009  Sonny was selected to feature with a select group recent graduates from University Of The Arts to showcase his work at Future Map 09 – a selection of the most exciting graduates from the university of that year.

During 2010 Sonny was named by Glass Magazine as one of its most exciting new artists. He was also asked to work with The Parasol Unit once more to create their 5th anniversary video, a task he revelled in as it allowed him to utilise his past experience in TV production. Mid 2010 he started working on a commission for the London Science Museum to be included in their upcoming show on Psychoanalysis alongside artists such as Mona Hatoum, Grayson Perry and Noble & Webster. For the show he teamed up with BAFTA award winning digital graphics company ‘Jellyfish Pictures’ to create a piece that utilised optical illusion and holography as a means to create a ‘video sculpture’. Both the show and work featured considerable press and his piece entitled ‘Matter’ was featured by both The Guardian and BBC respectively.

More recently Sonny was asked to exhibit work in Sharjah UAE during the 2011 Biennial in the region. This continued with a  solo show in Stockholm in May at Galleri Bastard and soon after a screening of his work took place at The Cartier Foundation in Paris

July saw his work feature in a group show at The Devi Foundation in Dehli India. This was an important show considering the Devi Foundation were early supporters of his work from the onset. It was conducted with a range of contemporary artists from India and beyond.

August marked his first group show in New York. This included a mixture of video and print work and was shown at the renowned Stux Gallery.

His first solo show in the UK opened in November at Platform 272. This is a space created by University of the arts as a mechanism to showcase recent alumni.  Five new works were displayed including  photos developed in conjunction with the Impossible Project. After a fully packed opening night the the show and subsequent interviews featured in magazines such as Dazed and Confused and Jotta.