Sonia Summers is a professional artist in Knoxville, Tennessee, specializing in fine art, portrait commissions, illustrations, and murals. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2008 with a degree in College Scholars: Illustration and Writing; while at UTK she cartooned for the school paper, "The Daily Beacon." After college she married and lived in Birmingham, Alabama for several years, leaving her mark with public artworks: painted statues with the "Vulcans on Parade," program of Vulcan Park and Museum. Since returning to Knoxville, she has resumed painting portraits and landscapes, illustrating, and painting murals, including a mural featured in Strong Alley Knoxville.

She enjoys painting landscapes en plein air and performing at sidewalk chalk events. An award-winning large scale sidewalk chalk artist, Sonia works primarily in the tradition of the Madonnari while also creating more contemporary pieces incorporating families and portraiture. For the past 10 years Sonia has traveled to several states to participate in chalk events, including Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, and Kentucky.

She enjoys creating art in public for everyone to enjoy regardless of their background, meeting them where they’re at. Since 2023, Sonia has been teaching art history/studio art and drama at Chesterton Academy in Knoxville.