About

✰Sophia✰

Ways of Seeing

My work explores memory, mysticism, and the quiet poetry of everyday life. Shaped by my experiences in art, culture, and hospitality across Austin, Houston, and Los Angeles, I blend personal narratives with broader cultural reflections.

I’m particularly interested in the intersection of reality and the unseen—the ways intuition, history, and experience weave together to form something greater than what meets the eye.

Whether through painting, writing, or curating, my practice is an ongoing dance between past and present, the reality and the dream, and the known and the unknown.

it’s me :)

Sophia Gonzalez is an artist, writer, and curator born and raised in Austin, Texas. With a background in Art History from the University of Houston, she specializes in American Realism and Magic Realism, weaving together art, philosophy, and storytelling. Her creative journey has taken her through Houston and Los Angeles—places that shaped her eye for atmosphere, experience, and human connection.

As the founder of bonphilosophia, she explores memory, mysticism, and the unseen through writing, art, and curation—documenting creative processes, interviewing artists, and sharing her own evolving work. The platform serves as both an archive and an open dialogue, bridging past and present, the tangible and the dreamlike.

Currently, Sophia is the Chief Experience Officer at Elysian Real Estate Group, where she leads experience-driven initiatives across all properties. She is also developing bohème, a new hotel that channels Austin’s countercultural spirit, blending hospitality, art, and storytelling into something immersive and timeless.

The Website Vision

bonphilosophia is a space for art, ideas, and the pursuit of wisdom. The name—rooted in French, Latin, and Greek—translates to “good lover of wisdom.” It’s also a nod to my own name, Sophia, which means wisdom, and to the deeper, mythic layers of knowledge, storytelling, and intuition that shape my work.

Founded over a decade ago, bonphilosophia serves as an evolving archive—a place where I interview artists, writers, designers, and visionaries, document my creative process, and share the projects that inspire me. It’s part journal, part exhibition space, part home base. Here, you’ll find my latest artwork, musings, and offerings, including energy readings and commissioned pieces.

For collaborations, commissions, or just to say hello, fill out this form—I’ll do my best to respond soon.