sophyking

Sophy King MRSS was born in London. Her multidisciplinary practice investigates a sense of place; physical space, human and non-human ecologies, geological time and socioeconomic histories. After a BA(Hons) 3D Design (1992) she worked as a glassblower, art fabricator, set-builder, prop-maker and landscape architect (Landscape Institute Award, 2004) in Germany, London, Cornwall and Manchester while winning commissions to create art in the public realm, socially-engaged and participatory works. Her public realm sculptures are found in London, Cornwall, Leeds and Lytham.

Her MA in Fine Art at Manchester School of Art (2019) allowed her to explore and expand the theoretical contexts for her work, such as New Materialism, Vibrant Matter and Dark Ecology. Her practice has grown to include sculpture, installation, film, animation and sound. She won a Liverpool Biennial Bursary (2021) to expand her filmmaking skills. She has since exhibited at HOME, Mcr; Groundwork Gallery, King’s Lynn; Turnpike Gallery, Leigh and Whitaker Museum, Rossendale. Residencies include Groundwork Gallery; iPark Foundation, Connecticut and Moors for the Future, Saddleworth. She curated the Spark Artist’s Network show of 30 environmental artists. She works with Para-lab Collective (scientists and artists), and Moss Worlds (academic research project). She has been commissioned to make an interactive, durational installation and film for the Kommagene Bienale in Turkiye. She is currently developing a major show at The Lowry in Salford as part of artist duo The Guardians of Living Matter.