Sophia Vigne Welsh is an Irish artist currently based in London. Prior to this, she lived and worked in Lisbon and Los Angeles. Sophia graduated from the Royal College of Art in September 2024 with an MA in Painting and earned  her BFA from the National College of Art & Design, Dublin in 2016. 

Sophia challenges the limits of mark making and materials to build space and investigate the emotional and physical experience of her environment. She is influenced by architecture, urban planning, wabi sabi, jazz, hip hop and electronic music as well as her own personal history.

Sophia’s studio practice is deeply personal yet also serves as a platform to challenge entrenched hierarchical value systems, achieved through the deconstruction and reconfiguration of elements both within the canvas and site specific spaces. She employs non-traditional materials and application methods to subvert conventional norms, offering a subtle critique of art history and institutional frameworks. Through rigorous improvisation the surface is activated, kept open and alive with fierce intention.

She is the recipient of the prestigious Clyde Hopkins Award, which provides a studio and mentorship at APT Studios in Deptford, London. Her work has been commissioned by notable brands such as Guinness, Roe & Co. Whiskey and Hen’s Teeth, and her practice is supported by the Irish Arts Council.