Sofia Mitsola

Sofia Mitsola (b. 1992, Thessaloniki) is an artist based in London. Mitsola works primarily with paintings in which she investigates the female form. Her invented characters are informed by ancient Greek and Egyptian sculptures, usually depictions of goddesses or mythical creatures. These are set in simple geometric backgrounds with intensely bright and almost flat colours and are depicted naked and larger than human scale. Through them, she is playing with ideas about voyeurism, confrontation, and power. 

Mitsola received an MFA from Slade School of Fine Art (2018) and holds a BA from the School of Visual and Applied Arts from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Solo exhibitions include ‘Sofia Mitsola: House of Aquamarina’, The Harley Gallery, Portland Collection Museum, Worksop (2022); ‘Aquamarina: Crocodilian Tears’, Pilar Corrias, London (2021); ‘Darladiladada’, Pilar Corrias, London (2020); ‘Banistiri’, Pilar Corrias, London (2019); ‘Jerwood Solo Presentations’, Jerwood Space, London (2019).

Her work has featured in group exhibitions including ‘The lnfinite Woman’, Fondation Carmignac, Porquerolles Island (2024); ‘Siren Song’, Sixi Museum, Nanjing (2024); ‘A Year With The Jerwood Collection’, The Harley Gallery, Nottingham (2021); ‘dreamtigers’, 125 Charing Cross, London (2019). 

Mitsola was awarded the Tiffany & Co x outset Studiomakers Prize (2018) and the British Institution Student Award by the Royal Academy of Arts (2018).

Sofia Mitsola is represented by Pilar Corrias