Sophia Rosenthal (b.1996, Seoul) lives and works in London
EDUCATION
2023-24 MA Fine Art, City & Guilds London Art School
2016-19 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Falmouth School of Art
2017-18 Painting: Atelier F, Erasmus, The Academy of Fine Arts in Venice
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Golden Hour, Standpoint Gallery, London
2019 Vessel Fragments, Woodlane Windows, Falmouth University, Cornwall
2018 Where is, Motherland?, solo performance, Tate St Ives, Cornwall
EXHIBITIONS
2025 The Koppel Project Lambeth Open Studio, London
2024 Contemporary British Painting Prize 2024, Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield
2024 Contemporary British Painting Prize 2024, Thames-Side Studios, London
2024 Contemporary British Painting Prize 2024, BayArt Gallery, Cardiff
2024 ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2024 The Koppel Project Lambeth Open Studio, London
2024 Fine Art MA Show, City & Guilds of London Art School, London
2024 Art Lark, Electro Studios Project Space, St Leonards on Sea
2024 Sprung 24, Prema Arts Centre, South St, Uley, Dursley
2024 The Entranced Essence, RuptureXIBIT, London
2024 Fine Art MA Interim Show, City & Guilds of London Art School, London
2023 Crypt Collective Group Show, St Luke's Church, Earl's Court, London
2023 Bow Arts Open Studio Vauxhall, London
2023 Residency Presentation, The Museum of Loss and Renewal, Italy
2022 Bow Arts Open Studio Vauxhall, London
2021 Earthly Bodies, The Cornish Bank, Falmouth, Cornwall
2019 Falmouth BA Fine Art Showcase selected by Sacha Craddock, London
2019 Degree Show, Falmouth University, Cornwall
2018 Porthmeor Studios and CAST 2018 Residencies Retrospective, Cornwall
2018 6/5, Porthmeor Studios Artist Residency Group Show, St Ives, Cornwall
2018 The Poly Show, The Poly, Falmouth, Cornwall
2018 Open Studio, The Academy of Fine Arts Venice, Italy
2017 First Year BA Show, Falmouth University, Cornwall
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2024-25 Standpoint Artist Residency Prize, London (November - March)
2024 The Judith Tucker Memorial Award
2024 Contemporary British Painting Prize (Shortlisted)
2023 Prendendo Tempo Residency, Museum of Loss and Renewal, Italy (July)
2020 Midas Award, Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
2018 Porthmeor Studios Artist Residency, St Ives (July)
2017-18 Erasmus Grant for International Studies, The Academy of Fine Arts Venice, Italy (September - February)
PRESS / PUBLICATIONS
Golden Hour, A review by Mark Tweedie, 2025
Golden Hour Press Release, Standpoint, 2025
The Contemporary British Painting Prize, by Jessica Piette on Corridor 8, 2024
Contemporary British Painting Prize Catalogue & Essay, 2024
Featured under 'Selected Artists', Artsin Square Platform, 2024
Limited Edition of Garden Chairs feature in Elephant Magazine Issue #48, 2022
Tate St Ives Instagram, 2019
St. Ives Times & Echo, 2018
Borlase Smart John Wells Trust Newsletter, 2018
Falmouth School of Art Newsletter, 2018
EXPERIENCE
2025 Etching Workshop Assistant, for Michael Taylor at Paupers Press
2025 Artist in Residence at Standpoint:
Introduction to Golden Hour for The Essential School Of Painting
Monotype Printing Workshop for Leyton College sponsored by TFAC
Introduction to Golden Hour for City & Guilds Y3 BA Fine Art
Artist Talk for City & Guilds of London Art School MA Fine Art
2024 MA Fine Art Interim Show Curator, City & Guilds of London Art School
2022-23 Artist, Studio Caretaker & Steering Group Member, Bow Arts Trust
2022 Artist, Talk, Falmouth University
2020-22 Production Coordinator, Elephant Magazine:
Adobe Illustrator and InDesign Course, Morley College (funded)
Product Photography Course, with Mikael Eliasson at PCL (funded)
Facillitator, Staff Painting Club
2019-20 Gallery Assistant, Studio Voltaire
2019-20 Singer / Performer, Musarc Choir
2018-19 Tate Producer, U-Studio Festival, Tate St Ives:
2018-19 Wemade, group performance by A Long Distance Collective
2018-19 Constellation to Appease, group performance by Otobong Nkanga
2018-19 Migration and the Spaces In-Between, choreography by Sofie Hub
2018-19 Why wouldn't we be angry?, film collaboration with Isabel Lima
2018 Volunteer Invigilator for Groundwork, CAST, Helston
2016 Film Photography and Dark Room Short Course, Central Saint Martins