Contemporary Art
BIO
Personal Profile
Sophia Oshodin is a self-taught figurative painter based in London. Sophia's alluring figurative paintings capture candid moments of everyday domesticity life. Her figures are often in an existing comfort zone challenging stereotypes and delving into metaphysics, exploring culture and perception that influence life.
Sophia's subjects are imaginary figures. She adds scenes from memory and popular culture which are executed in oil and acrylic. Placing her subjects in ordinary environments to understand the complexities of human experience in society, examining the impact of Mental health and using art as a form of healing. Her practice entails collecting shared experiences between people in their everyday activities.
Sophia's work communicates the fundamental nature of reality with A dialogue of colourful emotional connection that engages the viewers in their own interpretations.
Drawing inspiration from African arts, Art history, Old master's works, contemporary arts, fashion, politics and colours.
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THE TEN BLACK ARTISTS TO WATCH IN 2022
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BLACK PRIMED​
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The Huts Magazine - Sophia Oshodin
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The Art of Health Care | Black History Celebration | Sophia Oshodin
EDUCATION
Self Taught
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SOLO Exhibition
Battle Ground - Virtual Solo Show | Harmer Gallery, London. March 2023
Hope In The Corridors Of Chaos presented | Free Space Project, London. September - December 2022
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ART FAIRS​​
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead | Harmer Gallery, Stand J3, May 2023.
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair - MARRAKECH | African Arty Gallery, February 2023.
The Other Art Fair Exhibition, London. Stand 11, 2021.
The Other Art Fair - Virtual Exhibition, 2021.
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
What's on the other side - Virtual exhibition group | Harmer gallery, Aug/Sept 2023
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We Are Nothing Without Stories - Virtual Group Exhibition presented | Harmer Gallery, Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
Harbottle & Lewis London - Group Exhibition presented | CasildArt, Oct/Nov2022 (Private Exhibition)
Love Eternally - Group Exhibition presented | AMG Project, Lagos. Aug 14 - Sept 10th 2022
Our Reflection - Virtual Exhibition | The Huts Magazine, June - July 2022
True Stories - Group Show Presented | The Untitled Space, New York. April - May 2022
Black Art Gallery - Black History Month exhibition | University of Essex, 2021
Mother of Mankind - group show | House of Fine Art London x ADA Contemporary art Gallery, 2021
Femininity Defined online group show. Black girls Who Paint. (USA) 2021
RestART the planet group exhibition | SKT Gallery, 2021
NEW WAVE group exhibition | Boomer Gallery, 2020
AWARDS/NOMINATION
Shortlisted for the Kate Bryan Art prize 2021
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Untitled III (For All That We Have)
Acrylic on Canvas
Paintings, 100 W x 100 H CM
Sophia Oshodin
2021