Sophia Marguerite Boeschoten
Sophia (Utrecht 1984) lives and works in The Hague. As a child she believed to be from another world and practised her own religion. The landscapes of this parallel world are still the main inspiration for her artistry. With her installations she wants to give the viewer an insight in his/her own parallel world. She uses different media, i.a. painting, video, music, poetry and performance. The different elements of the installations also function as autonomous art works. Since graduating at the Royal Academy of The Hague in 2016 Sophia has exhibited in different galleries, i.a. Hoop Expo (2019) and De Aanschouw (2019) en Galerie Frank Taal (2020). In 2020 she takes part in different international artist-in-residencies to focus on her conceptual research.
Exhibitions
2022 Quartair, Den Haag, Performance Act
2021 Har Hensgens Gallery, Vlaardingen, Solo Exhibition
2021 De Aanschouw, Rotterdam, Solo Exhibition
2020 Frank Taal Galerie, Rotterdam, Group Exhibition
2019 Pop-up Expo “Goed Sterven is een Kunst”, The Hague, Duo Exhibition
2019 Galerie Maldoreca, The Hague, Duo Exhibition
2019 De Aanschouw, Rotterdam, Duo Exhibition
2019 Galerie Hoop, The Hague. Solo Exhibition
2019 Torrance Art Museum, Los Angels, Participant in CO/LAB Project
2019 Atelierroute South Explorer, Rotterdam. Gastkunstenaar
2018 Baraca, Den Haag. Solo Exhibition
2017 Galerie de Molen, Wassenaar. Group Exhibition
2016 1,2,3. Hoogtij, Den Haag. Group Exhibition
2015 Baku, Mon Amour, de Vrije Gemeente, Amsterdam. Exhibition of Etchings and photographs from the Caucasus
2014 Encounters in Central Asia, Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz. Photography exhibition of portraits from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
2013 Victory over the Sun, Drents Museum, Assen. Designing the costumes for and participating in the opera of Kazimir Malevich.
Residencies
2021 (Upcoming) Aqtushetii, Individual site specific art project, Omalo, Georgia
2020 Arkabarka, Individual site specific art project, Beograd, Serbia
Education
2016 Bachelor Fine Arts, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague
2011 Masterclass Icon Painting, Master Studio Giorgi Khakhutashvili, Tbilisi
2011 Master Caucasus Studies and International Affairs, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena