About
Sophia has dedicated her creative passion to capturing the depth and beauty that colors the human spirit. Realistic portraiture has been at the center of her work since 2009, with a focus on naturalism. She views the creation of art as a fascinating and humbling game of light and hopes that her portraiture inspires empathy and cross-cultural connections.
Sophia’s desire to uncover a deeper meaning of life began at a young age after experiencing impermanence and suffering, coupled with exposure to eastern religions and native mythologies. For her, realism acts as a vehicle to meditate through observation. She believes we are meant to remember ourselves, and thereby remember a deeper connection with each other and the world around us. Therefore she sees art as a healing journey. Through visual art she intends to create a moment of reflection by providing a mirror through which to view yourself. Ultimately, her goal is to inspire beauty & expand notions of possibility through art.
Born and raised in British Columbia, Sophia began traditional painting methods at 10 years old in watercolor and acrylic. She graduated with her BFA in Studio Arts from Concordia University in Montréal in 2014 where she discovered her love of oil painting. In 2015 she moved to the mountains near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Here her practice evolved onto the stage with The 3 Painters, doing live performance painting. Sophia has helped design & perform in corporate shows from Tanzania to Panama & around the US. She also performs with the touring show Artrageous, which combines all of the arts in a one-of-a-kind immersive theatrical production.
Sophia has won multiple awards for her art, and has sold and shown work internationally. When she is not painting or drawing, she is studying music and is a multi-instrumentalist.
Awards
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-Masterful Minds Award - Artist of the Year Award: Circle Foundation for the Arts - 2024 --
-Grant recipient from Integrity: Arts & Culture Association - 2022
-Robert Bateman Winner of Get to Know Contest - 2004
Notable Performances
- Artrageous - 2024 Tour USA
-Artrageous for New Mexico Lobo Basketball Halftime - 2024 Albuquerque
- Artrageous - 2023 Tour USA
- Artrageous - 2022 Tour USA
- Artrageous - 2021 Huntsville, AL
- The 3 Painters for ABSA Bank - 2020 Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
- Artrageous - 2020 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Art Explosion for Marriott - 2019 Panama City, Panama
- The 3 Painters for Behr Paint - 2019 San Francisco, CA
- Art Explosion for Supercell - 2019 Santa Fe, NM
- Art Explosion for Behr Paint - 2018 Atlanta GA
- Artrageous for NBA All Stars Weekend - 2019 Charlotte, NC
- The 3 Painters for Duke University - 2016 Durham, NC
- The 3 Painters for NuSkin - 2015 Salt Lake City, UT
Visual Art Shows
- Masterful Minds Magazine Vol.3 - Circle Foundation for the Arts - France, July 2024
- "Viva la Vida" Gallerium - Online March 2024
- “Girl Power” HMVC Gallery New York - March 2024
- “Contemporary Visions” - Aedra Fine Arts - Online March 2024
- Masterful Minds Magazine Vol. 1- Circle Foundation for the Arts - France, March 2024
- “People 2024” - Gallerium - Online 2024
- “Passage of Time: Aging 2024” Exhibizone - Online 2024
"What's Love Got to Do With It" 3017 Gallery - 2024 Albuquerque
- "Global Beauty: Celebrating Women Across Cultures" Solo Show - Exhibizone Online 2024
- "I See You" Gallerium - 2024 Online
- "Girlish" Gallerium - 2024 Online
- "Signs & Symbols" Gallerium - 2024 Online
- "Emptiness" Exhibizone - 2024 Online
- "Biafarin Awards 2023" with Biafarin - 2023 Online
- "Exhibition Grand Prize (EGP) 2023" with Exhibizone - 2023 Online
- "Spirituality 2023" with Gallerium - 2023 Online
- "Magix 2023" with Exhibizone - 2023 Online
- "Cancer: Never Give Up" with Gallerium - 2023 Online
-"Nuditas" with Exhibizone - 2023 Online
- Artistonish Magazine 37th Issue. - 2023 Online
- Solo show at Expressions Café - 2015 Nelson
- "Endroits/Passages" at Galerie Onze - 2014 Montreal
- Represented by Sunshine Gallery - 2013 Westmount
- "Transference" at Montreal Art Center - Feb. 2013, Montreal
- "PTNG." at 3775 Notre Dame Ouest - Dec. 2012 Montreal
- "Confines" Issue 1 of Interfold Magazine - 2011
- Concordia University Open House, Grey Nun's Residence Art Show 2010 & 2011