SOFIA BERGER
EDUCATION
2023 MFA: Painting, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
2023 Teaching Collegiate Certificate, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
2023 Summer School on Forced Displacement, Hosted by Boston University, Belgrade, Serbia
2019 BFA: Honours Specialization in Studio Art, Western University, London, Ontario
2019 Digital Communications Certificate, Western University, London, Ontario
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024 Visiting Artist, University of Rhode Island
2024 Guest Lecturer, Brown University
2024 Visiting Artist, Brown University
2023 Instructor, PAINT 1581-01: Exploring Mind and Physical Spaces, Rhode Island School of Design
2023 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Painting II under Leigh Tarentino, Brown University
2022 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Painting I under Tala Worrell, Brown University
2022 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Painting II under Zoila Coc-Chang, Brown University
2022 Tour Guide/ Gallery Attendant, The Power Plant
2022 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Painting III under Duane Slick, Rhode Island School of Design
2022 Junior Seminar Assistantship, Global Contemporary Art under Elizaveta Shneyderman, Rhode Island School of Design
2021 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Painting I under LaKela Brown, Rhode Island School of Design
2021 Instructor and Programming Coordinator, The Studio Paint Bar
2018 Visual Arts and Digital Media Instructor, City of Mississauga
2017 Visual Arts Camp Instructor, Living Arts Centre
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 No new thing under the sun. Good Sport, London, Ontario
2020 By the skin of your teeth. Collision Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2019 Surroundings. Satellite Project Space, London, Ontario
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Selected Graduate Showcase. Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
2023 Rota Fortunae. Field Projects, New York, New York
2023 Grad Thesis Show. Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
2023 Graduate Painting Biennial. Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
2023 Foire Papier. Grand Quai du Port de Montréal 200, Montreal, Quebec
2023 Faculty Show. List Art Building. Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
2022 RISD Painting Triennial Exhibition. Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
2022 A Long Line. Gallery 263: Curated by Erika Hess, Boston, Massachusetts
2022 Residual Hauntings. Gelman Gallery/ RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island
2022 The Stories That Objects Tell. Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
2020 GIFC: New York City. The Hole NYC, New York, NY
2019 Very Careful. Remote Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2019 coart, OCAD, Toronto, Ontario
2019 Honesty Hour. Artlab, London, Ontario
2018 AJE (Annual Juried Exhibition). ArtLab, London, Ontario
2018 But, I’ll just break your arm. Good Sport Project Space, London, Ontario
2018 Days. Artlab, London, Ontario
2018 This is a show. Concourse Gallery, London, Ontario
2017 AJE (Annual Juried Exhibition). ArtLab, London, Ontario
2015 Opening. Small Arms Inspection Building, Mississauga, Ontario
COLLECTIONS
2020 Private Collection, Toronto, Ontario
2019 Western University, London, Ontario
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Academia
2021 Research Assistantship, BIPOC Literature Researcher, Rhode Island School of Design Library
2019 Marketing Internship, Museum London
2019 Research-Based Internship, Cataloguing Artist Greg Curnoe with Art Canada Institute, Western University
2018 President of the Visual Arts Supporters’ Association, Western University
Work
2023 Image Editor, A Plus Creative
2023 Studio Assistant to Sarah Morris, New York
2022 Manager, Sol Koffler Gallery
2022 RAIR, Rhode Island School of Design
2022 Gallery Assistant, The Power Plant
2022 Gallery Assistant, Franz Kaka
2021 Assistant Manager, Sol Koffler Gallery
2021 Web and Brand Designer, Visual Arts Centre of Clarington
2021 Program Director and Lead Instructor, The Studio Paint Bar
2020 Gallery Assistant, Michael Gibson Gallery
2018 Visual Arts and Digital Media Instructor, City of Mississauga
2017 Art Instructor, Summer Program, Living Arts Centre
Volunteer
2023 Critic, Akin Collective
2020 Co-Founder, Eraser Gallery
2020 Head of Graphic Design, KYN Project
2019 Publications Design Director, Forest City Gallery
2019 Gallery Internship, Living Arts Centre Gallery, Living Arts Centre
2019 Layout Editor, BFA Catalogue, Western University
2017 Layout Editor, Arts and Humanities Students’ Council, Western University
2016 Graphic Design Commissioner, Arts and Humanities Students’ Council, Western University
2016 Publications Committee, Arts and Humanities Students’ Council, Western University
2016 Vice-President of Events, Visual Arts Supporters’ Association, Western University
2015 Yearbook Editor-In-Chief and Copywrite Editor, Cawthra Park Secondary School
AWARDS/ FELLOWSHIPS/ RESIDENCIES
2023 SPUR Research Grant, Providence, Rhode Island
2023 Dedalus MFA Fellowship Nominee, New York, New York
2022 Rhode Island School of Design Materials Grant, Rhode Island, Providence
2022 RISD Internship Support Funds Grant, Providence, Rhode Island
2022 Graduate Commons Grant Fellowship, Providence, Rhode Island
2022 Ontario Arts Council: Career Catalyst Grant, Toronto, Ontario
2022 Joukowsky Institute at Brown University: Exhibition Award, Providence, Rhode Island
2021 Rhode Island School of Design Materials Grant, Rhode Island, Providence
2021 London Arts Council: Public Art Initiative, London, Ontario
2021 Rhode Island School of Design Fellowship, Rhode Island, Providence
2021 Ontario Arts Council: Visual Artist Creation Project Grant, London, Ontario
2020 Mississauga Arts Council: Visual Arts Grant, Mississauga, Ontario
2020 Toronto Artscape Foundation Launchpad Bursary, Toronto, Ontario
2020 Akin Studio Residency at Collision Gallery
2020 Belgrade Art Studio Residency (Postponed due to COVID)
2020 Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG), London, Ontario
2019 Dean’s Honour List, Western University
2019 Visual Arts Materials Investment Grant, Annual Juried Exhibition, Western University
2019 Student Donation Fund Grant, Arts and Humanities Faculty, Western University
2015 The Western Scholarship of Distinction, Western University
2015 Faculty of Arts and Humanities Entrance Scholarship of Excellence, Western University
SELECTED PRESS
RISD Museums: Sofia Berger. June 2023. “Grad Show 2023”.
ArtMaze Magazine. July 2022. "Issue 28".
Brown University Archeology Department. May 9th 2022. "Joukowsky Institute: The Stories That Objects Tell"
The College Hill Independent. April 22, 2022. RISD/Brown University's Alt-Weekly Cover
Nuvo Magazine. October 22, 2020. "5 Canadian Artists for the Young Professional’s Collection"
Michael Gibson Gallery. February 19th, 2020. "Welcome Sofia Berger"
Western Gazette. Official Student Newspaper of Western University. March 29th, 2019. “‘Honesty Hour’ opens at the ArtLab Gallery”
Western Gazette. Official Student Newspaper of Western University. September 14th, 2018. “DAYS collection”