BIOGRAPHY
SOLANGE A. SARRIA
is a visual and performing artist and entrepreneur. She is a classically trained singer, songwriter, poet, painter, sculptor, business owner, yoga teacher and martial arts enthusiast. She studied painting and sculpture at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Florida International University, with a minor in Art History. She works with various mediums including oil, watercolor, ink, synthetic hair and found objects for her assemblage sculptures. She has recently reconnected with her original passion for painting, mainly with oil, accepting commissions from collectors regularly while enjoying abstract and landscape impressionist subject matter. Solange performs her original soultry jazz music and poetry at various venues throughout Miami. Catch her teaching yoga and connecting with the local community at the Selina Golddust in the Miami Modern district of the iconic art deco area of Biscayne Blvd.
PRESS
Miami Herald
‘Avant-garde and impossibly cool, they’re the artists and makers who are turning Miami stereotypes on their head.’
-Benn, Evan. “Where Miami’s Creative Community Gets Its Hair Done.” Miami Herald. May 01 2018.
VoyageMia
“I tap into each person’s fullest potential by coaching them to a place of healthy hair practices, growing new, stronger hair, and caring for their wild tresses in an easy, minimalist way.”
-Interview. “Meeting Solange Sarria of Sodada Salon in Edgewater.” August 09, 2018.
Cool Hunting
“With an ethos that encourages authenticity and self-expression over unattainable beauty standards, Sodada Salon specializes in accentuating curls, dramatic undercuts and high-intensity color.”
-Martinez, Nicole. “Word of mouth: Local’s guide to Miami.” December 4, 2018.
The Miami New Times
‘As she continues to grow into her artistic practice, Sarria aims to explore the legitimacy of our own constrained standards of beauty… (she)aims to uncover the artificiality inherent in the modern beauty industry and turns it on its head.’
Miami Girl Mag
“Her sculptural approach to hairdressing highlights natural beauty found in a diverse range of hair types.”
-Interview. “Solange Sarria Miami Artist and Founder of Sodada Salon.” October 23, 2018.
latest hairstyles
“I love that it compliments natural wave patterns of the hair for a wash and go styling routine.”
-Q&A. “Long Shag Haircuts: 30 Easy Examples for 2020.” April 02, 2020.
The Miami New Times
“With an impressive portfolio of editorial and production work, they always deliver a look that's exactly like that photo you showed them, only better because it's customized to what works for you.”
-Award. “Best of Miami 2016: Best Hair Salon.” December 2015.