Sophie Wake graduated from Brighton University, with a BA Hons in Graphic Design / Illustration and worked for many years as a busy commercial illustrator.

Today, her Fine Art practice responds to the rhythms of meditation and ancient tree tea ceremony which has become a fundamental companion to her creative approach. Her Fine Art practice is suffused with her spiritual practice and influences of shamanism, rock art, ancient clay figures and pottery are channeled throughout her collections, celebrating the power of raw emotion in simple and authentic forms.

Working from her studio in South West Devon, she creates through quiet reflection. Guided by somatic experienc,e her work tends to be instinctive and intuitive, each piece an automatic process of deep self enquiry.

Working with oil on canvas or gouache on paper, imbuing a liminal quality, and a sense of in-betweenness her process dwells in intangible wordlessness.

AWARDS
Royal Academy's 250th Summer Show. Selected by Grayson Perry for HERD in his yellow room
Winner Best Artists Open House in 2019, Best Newcomer in 2018 and nominated for three other AOH Brighton Artists Open Houses.