Selected Exhibitions

- Harley Gallery, Welbeck Abbey, Identity & Dress, solo exhibition, Worksop 2016
- Catto Gallery, duo-show, London 2016
- Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
- Manchester Art Gallery, Artists in the Frame: Self Portraits by Van Dyck and Others, 2015
- BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London 2013, 2014
- Pastel Society, Mall Galleries, London 2012, 2014, 2015
- Royal West of England Academy of Art RWA, Bristol 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
- Lace shop 't Apostelientje, Bruges, Belgium 2018-2019
- Royal Institute of Oil Painters ROI, Mall Galleries, London 2011, 2015
- Society of Women Artists SWA, Mall Galleries London 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017
- Royal Birmingham Society of Artists RBSA, Portrait Prize Exhibition, 2013, 2017
- Royal Society of Miniature Painters, 2017
- Bath Portrait Prize, 2012
- Bath Society of Artists, 2017, 2018, 2020
- Blackheath Gallery, London, 2016
- Lime Tree Gallery, Bristol, 2014-2015, 2019
- Haynes Galleries, Nashville/Thomaston, USA, 2013 – 2016
- Principle Gallery Alexandria, USA, 2014

Awards

- 2d Prize International Artist Magazine Still Life Competition, 2015.
- BP Portrait Award: Travel Award, 2013.
- Winsor & Newton Choice Award, Society of Women Artists, 2011.
- Finalist Artist & Illustrator’s Self Portrait Competition, 2007.

Talks

I have given numerous talks and demonstrations about my work and research at art clubs and societies, (corporate) events, during exhibitions, etc. Examples are the South Gloucestershire Decorative Fine Arts Society, West of England Costume Society, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery London, Tyndale Art Centre, Thornbury Arts Festival, Clevedon Arts Club, British Museum (corporate event) and many more.

Selected Publications

- Don't be Afraid of Painting from Photographs, The Artist Magazine, January 2024, pp. 43-45.
- Ten Steps to Painting Flowers in Pastel, The Artist Magazine, November 2023, pp. 22-25.
- The Lace Painter; Lace Painting in Oils, The Artist Magazine, February 2023
- A Guide to Soft Pastels, Jackson’s Art Blog, August 2019.
- Oil Myths Busted: Toxicity, Artists & Illustrators Magazine,  September 2018, pp. 52-53.
- Oil Myths Busted: Brushes, Artists & Illustrators Magazine, August 2018, pp. 56-57.
- Oil Myths Busted: Medium, Artists & Illustrators Magazine,  Summer 2018, pp. 66-67.
- Oil Painting Myths Busted: Supports, Artists & Illustrators Magazine, July 2018, pp. 66-67.
- Pastel Papers, Artists & Illustrators Magazine, June 2018, pp. 58-59
- The 17th-Century Golden Age of Dutch Paintings: Dogs are Everywhere, The Bark, Fall 2017, issue 91, pp. 72-79
- Oil Painting on a Copper Panel, Jackson’s Blog, November 2017
- The Lace Trail, The Jackdaw, 2014
- The fabric of life: the texture of textiles, The Pastel Journal, February 2014, p. 48-55
- The Lace Trail. Fabric And Lace In Early 17th Century Portraiture. An Interpretation In Paint, Blurb, 2014 (self-published book to coincide with the BP Travel Award project, on sale during the BP Portrait Award exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery shop).

Art Work Published In

- Natalie Milner, Costume Drama, Artists & Illustrators Magazine, December 2016, pp. 43-47, (Article about Sophie's work: read here). 
- Work published in Artists & Illustrators Magazine, 2007, 2008, 2012.
- International Artist Magazine, 2015
- American Art Collector, 2015.
- 500 Portraits: 25 Years of BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, 2015.
- BP Portrait Award, exhibition catalogue, National Portrait Gallery, 2013, 2014.
- Pratique des Arts, issue 103, 2012.