b. 1993, United Kingdom
British artist Sophie Goodchild (b.1993) lives and works in Nottingham. She graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Painting in 2021, having completed the Alt MFA at School of the Damned (2019), a BA Honours in Fine Art at Kingston School of Art (2015), and the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Manchester School of Art (2012). ‘The Sand In the Pearl’ at Trafalgar Avenue is the second solo presentation of Sophie’s work following her solo project ‘Significant Other: Bulging Water’ at Flatland Projects, Bexhill in 2022. Her work has been shown extensively in group exhibitions and curatorial projects with recent examples including ‘MATTER’, Flowers Gallery, London (2023), ‘Boundless Textiles’, Hive Curates, London (2023), ‘Within Reach’, Sid Motion Gallery, London (2022), ‘Sticking Ground’, One Thoresby Street, Nottingham (2022) ‘Saxifrage’, Kupfer Project, London (2022), ‘Peach Fuzz’, Thorp Stavri x The Factory, London (2021), ‘Pigeon Park’, London (2021) and ‘Pending’, San Mei Gallery, London (2020). She is also the recipient of numerous awards and residencies including the AA2A Artist Placement, Loughborough University (2023), the Graduate Funded Studio Award, Backlit Gallery, Nottingham (2022), London Bronze Editions, London Bronze Casting (2021) and the Troy Town Artist Pottery Residency, London (2021).