Born in Rome in 1970, she lives and works in Todi, Umbria, Italy. She graduated in Foreign Languages in 1989 in Perugia and obtained a Master in Graphics - design & Communication from Cavendish College in London UK in 1992.
Her first exhibition materializes during a competition for an international showcase of contemporary photography – LensCulture, in 2018, in the contest: Art-Photography Award – with a series of Marmo.
In 2020 she participates to the 1st edition of the Festival of the Arts, an event curated by Beverly Pepper Foundation to promote contemporary art in historical towns and the dialog amongst art and artisan work. In the section OUT OF TIME, curated by Francesca Valente, she showcases Idioma 19|20, created before and developed during pandemic period, as an installation and video projection on the ancient walls of a roman temple.
In May 2021 she is invited by curators William Ewing and Danae Panchaud to participate with Marmo#58 to a new prestigious publication by Thames&Hudson. Her work is now featured in Flora Photographica along with over 100 other accomplished photographers from around the world. The book was released in 2022 and a first show was lunched in London at the Flowers Gallery and a second show in Geneve at the Centre de la Photographie Genève.
In June 2023 her work Marmo#20 is included in the show, catalog and permanent collection Imago Mundi | art Theorema 3 at the Galleria delle Prigioni, Treviso.
In March 2025 Cut Loose is included in the International Venice art fair curated by IT’S LIQUID Group, Venice
In May through July 2025 her work is selected in two different themed online exhibitions presented by Biafarin and Galleriumart.
Respectively with the artwork
Traces of human unnatural history | Like a woodworm, 2021 At EXTINCTION 2025
and CUT LOOSE | Select an option, 2025 At TRANQUILLUM 2025
In April 2025 she is selected for the London Art Biennale 2025 and in July, at the closing ceremony of the London Art biennale she is awarded for the Chianciano Art Museum Award winning her spot at the Chianciano art Biennale in 2026.
Joe Helman | 2019
“The work of Sofia, which I have observed in progress, is very
compelling, beautiful. Somehow she manages to bring the stone more life,
strength and expressiveness. Colorization of the marble with her surprising
textures animate and awaken her subjects. For me, it isn't so much about the microcosm of any particular place or
figure.
However, there is a
universal human content, which is pervasive. And touching!”
LensCulture professional review on Marmo
| 2019
“Your images
invite the viewer to immerse themselves in the creative narratives happening
before their eyes. There is an aesthetic tension created in the layers of
flowering imagery, where you take the viewer through mysterious, dreamlike and
exotic juxtaposition floral colors against stark, white marble. It’s as if the
scenes express happiness and beauty. The imagery reaches out in a way that is
deeply emotional, psychological, and even spiritual. It’s hard to look at these
scenes and not feel happy!
These
imaginary (yet real) worlds remove the viewer from their commonly understood
vantage points. Using layering/composite technique you take the viewer into
more surreal worlds. By compositionally combining through composite, layering
floral textures of light, and shadow, you create compositions that promote
feelings of fantasy, nostalgia, and joy. By crafting a mystical/mythical
context around the subjects, the images become narratives about the beauty all
around us. You put the viewer in a position to speculate what it is they are
seeing. Because of this, the images evoke ideas around vantage point,
perception, and imagination. Each photo is very much an indicator of a larger
story.
Your images
prove that if one has the awareness, creativity, and curiosity, they can
discover (and create) new worlds among the mundane reality we live in. It is
very exciting and who knows where it will lead. Your photos really do cross a
lot of boundaries, which is highly encouraged in the art world”.
