Bio

Sophia Heymans (b. 1989, Minneapolis, Minnesota) grew up on her family's farm in Central Minnesota. She became devoted to art-making from an early age and received a BFA in painting from Rhode Island School of Design in 2012. In her paintings she explores the relationship between the land and humankind, seeking to illuminate the personal, meaningful, and mystical relationship we have with the landscapes we inhabit. Sophia lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

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EDUCATION

2012

BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024

Everything Dancing, SHRINE, New York, NY

Made of This Place, The Valley, Taos, NM

2022

I'll Not Contain You, The Valley, Taos, NM

2021

Afterimage, The Whitney Gallery, Saint Cloud, MN

2018

When a Tree Falls, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, MN

Lay of the Land, Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN

2017

Yet So Far, Carleton College, Northfield, MN

Re-Inventing Landscapes, Paul Whitney Larson Gallery, Saint Paul, MN

Hudson Hospital and Clinic, Hudson, WI

2016

Moss, Burrs & Seeds, Silverwood Park, Saint Anthony, MN

2014

Lovesickness with Trees, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI

Lovesickness with Trees, SooVac, Minneapolis, MN

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

Bios, Morphe, Curated by Loft121 in partnership with Civil Arts, Brooklyn NY

Portals, Curated by Jayson Thompson and Xandra Beverlin, Active Space, Brooklyn, NY

2023

Forest Spirit, The Valley, Taos, NM

Duality: The Real and the Perceived, Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, NY

SOULSCAPES, Meyer Riegger Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2022

Unseen Threads, Martha’s Contemporary, Austin, TX

To Die For, Curated by Laura Sanders at Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, OH

Featured artist on David Zwirner’s Platform, September to October 2022

Symbiosis, Curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody at Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Stockbridge, MA

2021

The Scenic Route, 1969 Gallery, New York, NY

The Guild of Adventure Painters, 1969 Gallery, Armory Off-Site, New York, NY

Rewilding, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

The Lonely Ones, Curated by Katelyn Eichwald, Fortnight Institute, New York, NY

2020

Refugia, Curated by Amelia Biewald, The Royal Society of American Art, Brooklyn, NY

2018

Independent Art Book Fair, Curated by Ed, Varie Gallery: David Wang, Brooklyn, NY

Natural Fit, Imagined Prospects, Kolman & Pryor Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

Artists In the Kitchen, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN

2017

Summer Arts Discovery, Landmark Center, Saint Paul, MN

2016

Made Here MN: Unremembered Seasons, 730 Hennepin, Minneapolis, MN

Botanica, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN

Essential Arts, Paramount Gallery: Glen Quist, Saint Cloud, MN

2015

Painting Show, Northgate Brewing, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN

New American Paintings, Elmhurst Art Museum: Staci Boris, Elmhurst, IL

2014

Essential Arts, Paramount Gallery: Andrew Nordin and Lisa Bergh, Saint Cloud, MN

2013

Bojagi and Beyond, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA

Bojagi show, Korean Society, Chunghie Lee, New York, NY

Essential Arts, Paramount Gallery: Christopher Atkins, Saint Cloud, MN

2012

Parrern and Embellishment, Drive-By Gallery: Beth Kantrowitz, Watertown, MA

Korea Bojagi Forum, Heyri Arts Community: Chunghie Lee, Paju, South Korea

Tickling Your Eyeballs, Gelman Gallery, Krystal Walsh and Mollika Dolal, Providence, RI

ART FAIRS

2024

Dallas Art Fair, group presentation with The Valley, Dallas, TX

2023

NADA NYC, two-person presentation with Mary Herbert, The Valley/Moskowitz Bayse, New York, NY

Dallas Art Fair, group presentation with The Valley, Dallas, TX

SELECTED TEACHING EVENTS

2021

Painting with Natural Materials Workshop, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

2017

Landscape painting Workshop, Landmark Center, Saint Paul, MN