lives and works in Harlem, NY
sophiekovel@gmail.com
Artcritical, Panel on the 2019 Whitney Biennial, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 On-site, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (Upcoming)
CICA Museum, Youth, Gimpo, South Korea
2018 Radial Blur: Where Anxieties and Desires Converge, Louise McCagg Gallery,
curated by Vanessa Thill, New York, NY
Construction, Louise McCagg Gallery, New York, NY
Barnard College Open Studios, New York, NY
2017 Telephoto, Postcrypt Art Gallery, New York, NY
Currents, Louise McCagg Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Check, Postcrypt Art Gallery, New York, NY
Furniture Show, Postcrypt Art Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Outlet, Postcrypt Art Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Social Photography II, Carriage Trade, curated by Peter Scott, New York, NY
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, PUBLISHED WORK & PRESS
2019 Amir Guberstein at Fierman, Artforum
2018 Arash Fewzee at Rubber Factory, Artforum
Klara Lidén at Reena Spaulings Fine Art, Artforum
Chrysanne Stathacos at Situations, Artforum
Steve Locke at yours mine & ours, Artforum
Kazuo Kadonaga at Nonaka-Hill, Artforum
Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs at Kindl – Centre for Contemporary Art, Artforum
Journal for Art Criticism
2017 Ratrock Magazine, interview
Echoes Magazine
Journal for Art Criticism
Ratrock Magazine, artist profile
“Cross my heart” (Translation of Chris Marker’s
“Croix de bois et chemin de fer,” Esprit (Jan. 1951)
“It was a strange thing” (Translation of Chris Marker’s text
from the French edition booklet of La Jetée – Sans Soleil)
AWARDS, GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
Trestle Projects, Studio Residency, Brooklyn, NY (2018-19)
CJC Fund, Barnard College, Studio
Barnard Visual Art Department Grant, Studio
Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory (MI-LAB) Residency
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Undergraduate Training Grant, Grant for film production in Japan
EDUCATION
Barnard College, Columbia University, B.A. (with Honors & Distinction)