Sophie Derrick b. 1984 – Lives & works in London, UK

Exploiting the transformative and alchemic properties of painting, photography, and sculpture she pushes out the 'self' resulting in a 'self-less' state.  Through her practice, Derrick blanks out and departs from herself, transcending the artist, the woman, becoming 'agender' with the single motive of demonstrating the possibility of reaching a place where we too can be 'other'.

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Using her skin as the canvas, Impasto paint is placed sculpturally onto her face, before being rendered flat through digital photography, the image is then re-animated, by thick lashings of paint being applied heavily across the mounting surface

Sophie Derrick's practice is founded on self-portraiture, but her blending of sculptural painting and performative photography successfully transcends any traditional interpretation.

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Education

2011-2012
MA Fine Art, Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London Art, UK

2005- 2008
BA Hons Fine Art, Leeds University, UK