SOPHIA KAYAFAS

Education

 

2017     Third Year Fellowship                                                      

              New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

 

 

2016     Masters of Fine Arts: Painting 

              New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

 

 

2014     Bachelor of Science: Fine Art and Public Relations

              West Liberty University, Wheeling, WV

 

 

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Group Exhibitions          

 

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2022                            Roots and Wings, Annunciation Church, NY

2021                            Animal Instincts, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA

 

2020                            YOUNGBLOOD, Space Gallery St Barth, NY   

                                    Pratt Faculty Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY

 

2019                            Please Step on the Grass, Anastasyia Tarasenko Studio LES, NY

 

2018                            Summer Exhibition 2018 , Flowers Gallery, NY

 

 

 

2017                            Fellows Exhibition, Wilkinson Gallery, NY

                                    About Face, South Hamptons Art Center, NY

                                    Single Fare 4, Highline Stages, NY

                                    Chubb Miami, FL

 

2016                            Ladies Christian Union Exhibition, NY 

                                    Summer Exhibition 2016, Flowers Gallery, NY

                                    Funny Stuff, New York Academy of Art, NY

 

2015                            China Residency Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, NY

                                    New Ovington Village, Bay Ridge Art Space, Brooklyn, NY

                                    798 District Exhibition, Joy Arts Gallery, Beijing, China

                                    Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art

                                    Large Drawings Show, New York Academy of Art, NY

                                    Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, NY

                                    Juried Exhibition for Allied Artists of West Virginia, WV

 

2012                            Crosscurrents Exhibition, Stifle Fine Arts, WV

 

                                    Solo

 

​2016                            Certainly Uncertain, Kirby Gallery, Wheeling Jesuit University, WV

2013                            People, Places, and Things, ArtsLink Inc. Gallery, New Martinsville, WV

                                     A Self Portrait, Wheeling Artisan Center, Wheeling WV, 

 

2012                            Progression, Shaw Galleries, Pittsburgh, PA 

 

 

Awards and Residencies

 

 

2019 - 22                     Chashama Studios Residency Program, Brooklyn Army Terminal, NY

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2018                             Residency Dominican Republic, Casa de Campo,

                                      Altos de Chevon, La Romana

 

2017 - 16                     PGTA Award Recipient for Teaching

 

2017 - 16                     Third Year Chubb Fellowship Award, New York Academy of Art

 

2015                             China Residency, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

 

2014                             Studio Incamminati, Philidelphia, PA

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Arts Media / Entertainment

 

 

2020                            Co-Host of North Brooklyn Artists, Documentary TV series

                                     Cyprian Films (Emmy Nominated) 

 

2018 - 20                   Co-host, editor, production advisor for the Art Grind Podcast