Biography
Abstract painter, Sophie Capron b1982, studied BA Hons Textile Art at Winchester School of Art. During this time she undertook a period of textile training in Japan culminating in an exhibition in Kyoto. She completed a residency with Picture Berlin and exhibited her work in an international exhibition the following year.
Sophie was asked to exhibit in the International Biennale ‘Women in Contemporary Art’ in France 2017, represented Cornwall in Lorient the previous year and exhibited her works in Galerie du Faouedic as a result. In the last 4 years Sophie has had 3 solo shows at Artwave West and a major collaborative exhibition with Ashley Hanson, showing that her reputation as a contemporary abstract artist has gained recognition and success.
Alongside her artist practice she has been an active member of the Cornish artistic community. In 2021 she was selected to become part of the Newlyn Society of Artists, and a committee member in 2023, exhibiting regularly at Tremenheere Art Gallery as well as an associate member of Penwith Gallery, showing works twice a year.
Sophie is currently represented by Artwave West, Artdog London and Summerhouse Gallery.
Solo Shows
| 'Echoes of the Past' | Artwave West | November 2024 |
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| 'Revealed' | The Crypt Gallery | April 2023 |
| 'Past and Present' | Artwave West | September 2022 |
| ‘Rejuvenation’ | Artwave West | May 2021 |
| ‘Time Reclaimed’ | Artwave West | August 2019 |
Group Shows
| London | Artdog London, Battersea | October 2024 |
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| NSA Autumn Show | Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance | October 2024 |
| New York City, USA | Artdog London, New York | September 2024 |
| 'Alchemy' | Summer House Gallery, Marazion | July 2024 |
| Texas, USA | Artdog London, Austin | May 2024 |
| London | Artdog London, Hampstead | May 2024 |
| 'Where the Line Breaks', NSA Spring Show | Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance | April 2024 |
| Spring Show | AKA Contemporary, Cambridge | March 2024 |
| Truro Exhibition, Truro School Collection | Royal Cornwall Museum | February 2024 |
| Winter/ Spring Show | Silson Contemporary, Harrogate | January 2024 |
| Winter Exhibition 23/24 | Thrown Contemporary, London | November 2023 |
| London | Artdog London, Hampstead | October 2023 |
| NSA Winter Showcase | Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance | October 2023 |
| Spirit of Cornwall Exhibition | Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro | October 2023 |
| Ballroom Arts | Artdog London, Aldeburgh | August 2023 |
| Associate Members Summer Show | Penwith Gallery | July 2023 |
| London | Artdog London, Hampstead | May 2023 |
| NSA exhibition, 'Engage', | Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens | April 2023 |
| 'Spring Show' | Artdog London | February 2023 |
| Winter Group Show | Artwave West | December 2022 |
| 'Vision of Sugarplums' | AKA contempoarary, Cambridge | December 2022 |
| Associate Members Winter Show | Penwith Gallery | November 2022 |
| NSA exhibition, 'The Map Is Not The Territory' | Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens | October 2022 |
| 'Repurpose' | Hestletine Gallery | October 2022 |
| Ballroom Arts, Artdog London | Aldeburgh | August 2022 |
| Associate Members Summer Show | Penwith Gallery | August 2022 |
| NSA exhibition, ‘Memory’ | Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens | April 2022 |
| NSA 125th Year Anniversary | Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens | October 2021 |
| ‘We Will Survive’ | Jupiter Art Gallery | May 2021 |
| Summer show | Artwave West | July 2020 |
| Spring show | Artwave West | March 2020 |
| Winter Group Show | Linden Hall, Deal, Kent | December 2019 |
| Painting Open | No Format Gallery, Deptford, London | December 2019 |
| Imagine Falmouth | Falmouth Art Gallery | November 2019 |
| Grosskrientfernung Mail Art exhibition | Tete project space, Berlin | July 2019 |
| 5th International “Biennale on Women in Contemporary Art” | Larmor-Plage, France | December 2017 |
| ‘A Journey into The Abstract’ | Artwave West | November 2017 |
| Fuse, Neoteric Collection | Bazemore Gallery, Philadelphia, America | April 2017 |
| Interceltic Festival, Galerie du Faouedic | Lorient, France | August 2015 |
Publications
| 'Better Together': 'Revealed' exhibition | Drift 29. p32-43, Drift Magazine | April 2023 |
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| Sophie Capron: An exploration of Paint | Self Publication | April 2023 |
| ‘Ghosts of conversation past’, Time spent with Sophie Capron is a reminder that’s Life’s mysteries are a very good thing. | Cornwall Today Magazine | November 2017 |
Awards, Residencies & other accolades
| Elected committee member of the Newlyn Society of Artists | February 2023 | |
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| Elected member of the NSA-Newlyn Society of Artists | September 2021 | |
| Associate member of PSA – Penwith Society of Arts | March 2022 | |
| Residency, Picture Berlin | October 2018 | |
| Selected as one of the top 10 emerging artists by Rebecca Wilson, chief curator at Saatchi Art | July 2018 |