Sophia Raia - "Solo Mission" May 29 - June 5, 2014
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Solo Mission
Sophia Raia began her art education at the Saddle River Day School in Saddle River, New Jersey, and at age 13 was admitted to the Oogie Art School under the guidance of Director Wook Choi. She has attended portfolio classes at Oogie's Manhattan since 2010, has continued art major/portfolio classes throughout high school and has studied both Art History/Architecture at Columbia University (Summer 2011) and Public Art/Photography at Yale University (Summer 2012).
Sophia has received four Regional Scholastic Art Awards for the NY/NJ area (Silver Key 2011, Honorable Mention 2013, Silver Key 2014 and Gold Key 2014) and was awarded a National Gold Medal for her digital artwork in 2014. Sophia's artwork is also currently displayed on the Saatchi Gallery (London) website and on Teen Ink.
Sophia's work has been exhibited in group showings at the Bronx Museum of Art (2011), the Time Warner Center (2012) and the Montclair Art Museum (2013). This is Sophia's first solo exhibition and she is grateful to Ms. Choi and Mr. Justin Rhee for their invaluable help in preparing for this show.
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