Sofia Arnold US, b. 1986
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Overview
Utilizing mediums of oil, acrylic, and watercolor, figurative artist Sofia Arnold creates scenes that encompass a melange of intoxicated figures that dance, go about their daily rituals, and interact with creatures amongst lush foliage. Often working wet on wet, her surrealist images are often based on memories and daydreams from childhood and leave the viewer feeling like a witness to a secret.
"My work is a narrative-driven exploration of intentionally isolated communities, inspired by my early life as the daughter of 1970s era "back-to-the-landers" in the unglaciated hills of Southwestern Wisconsin." - Sofia Arnold
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Selected Works
- Sofia Arnold, Dredging Day, 2021View Details
- Sofia Arnold, My Son Decides, 2021View Details
- Sofia Arnold, Secret Pets, 2018View Details
- Sofia Arnold, That Cream From My Dream, 2021View Details
- Sofia Arnold, The Hurt That Still Hurts, 2021View DetailsSold
- Sofia Arnold, The Sleepin, 2021View Details
- Sofia Arnold, This is Our House Now, 2021View Details
- Sofia Arnold, Wowing, 2021View Details
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Exhibitions & Fairs
UNDER A HUNGRY MOON
a solo exhibition of works by Sofia Arnold2 December 2021 - 8 January 2022ZINC Contemporary is proud to present a second solo exhibition with Artist Sofia Arnold - UNDER A HUNGRY MOON. As in past works, Arnold’s elusive narratives take place in lush...SMALL WORKS
a group invitational exhibition18 December 2019 - 11 January 2020ZINC contemporary is pleased to present a group invitational exhibition of SMALL WORKS . Exhibited artists: Jennifer Ament | Sofia Arnold | John Scott Atkins | Holly Ballard Martz |...FEVER DREAMS
a solo exhibition of works by Sofia Arnold18 November - 29 December 2018'My early work was a narrative-driven exploration of intentionally isolated communities, inspired by my early life as the daughter of 1970s era “back-to-the-landers” in the unglaciated hills of Southwestern Wisconsin....SEATTLE ART FAIR 2022
21 - 24 July 2022SEATTLE ART FAIR 2019
August 20191 - 4 August 2019ZINC contemporary is pleased to present a large scale installation of Holly Ballard Martz’s Danger of Nostalgia (in wallpaper form), calling attention to the murky history of women's reproductive rights...
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Biography
Born in Avalanche, WI. Arnold studied painting and printmaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received Bachelor of Science in Art in 2010. Arnold currently lives and works in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
"The constant tension between the feral and the domestic, and the mundane details of carving out a life on the fringe remains a source of angst and fascination for me. Over time my working style has loosened and expanded while my focus has shifted to my own everyday surroundings and subconscious. I work quickly using a wet-on-wet technique to create lush, dreamlike scenes of half-remembered places. I pull from a rotating mental inventory of objects and characters that are clumsily recycled and often corrupted incrementally from piece to piece. I am trying to capture with paint what I see as the primal qualities of a place: the shifting sensory touchstones that confuse me about feeling at home, but also hemmed in and trapped." - Sofia Arnold
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Press
Why 'people have been craving' Seattle's First Thursday Art Walks
Rain Embuscado, The Seattle Times, December 30, 2021‘Under A Hungry Moon’ By Sofia Arnold Opens Today At Zinc Contemporary
Alicia Puig, Create Magazine, December 2, 2021Enter The Imaginary World of Sofia Arnold
Juxtapoz, October 17, 2017Sofia Arnold
Kate Mothes, Yng Spc, February 11, 2015BSDA Artist Interview: Sofia Arnold
Kate Singleton , Art Hound, August 26, 2014Sofia Arnold Paintings
Sara Barnes, Brown Paper Bag, March 1, 2013
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