CV
Academic Qualifications
2025 Master of Museum and Heritage Studies, ANU
2023 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours, FIrst Class), ANU
2022 Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship, ANU
2022 Bachelor of Visual Arts, ANU
Exhibitions
2025
Blaze, group show, Canberra Contemporary, ACT
Hullabaloo, group show, ANCA, ACT
CAPO Art Auction, group show, Belconnen Arts Centre, ACT
2024
Goulburn Art Award, finalist, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Sutured Surfaces, solo show, Strathnairn Arts, ACT
Am I doing this right?, solo show, CCAS Manuka (now Platform), ACT
CAPO Art Auction, group show, Grainger Gallery, ACT
2023
Found Metaphors, solo show, COX Gallery, ACT
Birth, Concurrent Gallery, ACT
Break it, You buy it, Tributary Projects, ACT
Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art and Design, ACT
2022
The Drawing Prize, finalist, ANU School of Art and Design, ACT
Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art and Design, ACT
2021
Tributary Projects Annual Fundraiser
Reading Between the Lines, group show, Tributary Projects, ACT
2019-23
Friday on my Wall, pop-up student exhibition, ANU School of Art and Design, ACT
2017
18th John Briscoe Memorial Exhibition, Raglan Gallery, NSW
Awards, Grants
2025
All Insure Emerging Artist Award, CAPO
2024
Finalist, Goulburn Art Award, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2023
Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation, The Australian National University, ACT
Gray Smith and Joan Scott Prize, ANU School of Art and Design, ACT
EASS Acquisition Award, ANU School of Art and Design, ACT
ACT Legislative Assembly Prize, ANU School of Art and Design, ACT
Strathnairn Arts Association Exhibition Award, ANU School of Art and Design, ACT
2022
Finalist, The Drawing Prize, ANU School of Art and Design, ACT
COX Architecture Prize, ANU School of Art and Design, ACT
2017
The Monaro Art Group Prize, The Raglan Gallery, NSW
Professional Experience
2025-present Education Delivery Officer, The National Portrait Gallery of Australia
2023-25 Visitor Experience Assistant, The National Portrait Gallery of Australia
2021-23 Volunteer, Public Officer and Deputy Chair at Tributary Projects, ACT
2015-17 Gallery Sitter, The Raglan Gallery NSW
About
Hello, Sophia here. I am a painter/maker/thinker/artist based in Canberra.
In simple terms I describe myself as an autistic absurdist. This translates to a painterly interest in the non-representational. I explore non-representational painting through layers, reusing, collaging, sewing, sculpture, casting, staining.
My practice primarily involves using found textiles to create machine-stitched surfaces.
I am creatively motivated by ambiguity, intensity, honesty, absurdity, colour, amongst other things.