The Fate Line

Sophia (b.1982) is a mixed media artist currently residing and working in Lahore. She received her BFA (Hons) degree from the Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi, in 2007 and completed her master’s degree in visual art from National College of Arts (NCA) Lahore in 2013; currently she is enrolled as a PhD candidate (Art History) at PRCCA, PUCAD, Lahore.

Sophia’s work is research-based; she works in a variety of mediums, which include installations, drawings, paintings, and artist books. She has taught at the Department of Visual Studies, Karachi University, NCA, and is currently affiliated with the Department of Art and Design DoAD, COMSATS Lahore, as permanent faculty.

She has had several exhibitions in Pakistan and in the USA, the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, in 2013, and in Houston as part of the group show “Voices Breaking Boundaries” with VBB Art in 2014. She was part of the VASL International Residency on Public Art Intervention “The Thirteen Satellites” in Lahore in 2007 and the Murree Residency in 2014. She has published her research paper titled THE BIRDS Moghul Miniature to Truck Art: A Study in Visual Continuity. in the International Design Conference 2017 in Karachi. In 2019 Sophia co-curated the show ‘Lahore Junction’ at VM Art Gallery Karachi. She also had her artist book displayed at the Art Book Depot Jaipur and The Happiee Place Lahore in 2019 and 2020. Currently she is working for a new show.