Hi, my name is Sophia,
I am a visual artist, working primarily in watercolor and mixed-media art.
I have over 18 years of professional experience in the arts, but my passion for art goes much deeper. I have been painting since I was a kid.
I have been painting and creating art since I was a kid. I also attended art school. I enrolled in Chemical science high school because I wanted to be a scientist, but my heart was always dragged towards the arts, and I really missed it. I realized that I wanted to do what I actually love—art. I switched to studying fine arts, focused on Asian art studies, Japanese culture and arts, where I also learned Japanese calligraphy.
After university, I worked as an artist in a glass studio and designed wall art in a hotel. After I had my daughter, I opened my home studio and started working with international architects and designers on art projects.
I am a huge fan of Japanese culture and literature, love nature, gardening and I really love animals, I own a cat and lizard.
Sophia Rodionov (b. 1981 Tallin, Estonia) is a visual artist based in Israel, working primarily in watercolor and mixed-media art.
She is founder of “CanotStopPainting Art Studio” which specializes in wall décor and which is collaborate with interior décor brands, architects and designers worldwide, such as GIRI Décor Gallery, Bed Bath & Beyond, Metal Frame Works, Wendover Art Group and others.
Sophie is a member of the International Watercolor Society since 2017 and a co-representative of IWS Israel since 2019.
With background in East-Asian art and philosophy studies, her paintings draw from experiences and impressions of her own life through Japanese culture concept of pause or in quantum science words – antimatter of Universe interpretation. Sophia’s interest and deep love to nature impacting her subjects choice and artistic language in usage of organic shapes and forms on a verge of reality and abstractions. Sophia believes that art is reflection of other fields of human reality both visible and invisible while art is also the language which allows to think and create new essences.
She received her BFA (Visual Arts) from Haifa University ISRAEL in 2006. Since 2019 Sophie is co representative of IWS (International Watercolor Society) of Israel team participating and hosting watercolor events in Israel, online and internationally. Her watercolor works has been widely exhibited worldwide in Europe, United States and Japan. Sophie's artworks collected by more than thousand collectors worldwide.
Sophia has an experience in development of glass art objects technology creation for 4 years as part of her work as technology specialist in Glass Art Studio. Her art was used in a TV project like BBC (England) Redecoration Show and “American Dream House” (United States).
Also, it is really important for Sophia to collaborate with not for profit projects and organizations, connecting to social causes through her art, especially if they are involved in nature and animals rescuing and young artists education.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023, Fabriano in Aquarello, International Watercolor Festival, Italy,
Israel representative group member
2022, Fabriano in Aquarello, International Watercolor Festival, Italy,
Israel representative group member
2021, International Watercolor Show IWS, India, Israel
representative group member
2020, International Biennale of Watercolor, Your Identity Through
Watercolor, Poland
2020, International Watercolor Exhibition IWS, Albi, France
2020, JIWI - Japan International Watercolor Institute Invited
Watercolor Master, Exhibition of Excellent Painting, Japan.
2020, International Traveling Exhibition IWS, Poland and Ukraine.
EDUCATION
BFA
2002-2006, Haifa University, ISRAEL
Haifa, Israel
AWARDS
ABU RAWASH PRIZE
2019, Appreciation Award, International Watercolor Contest
JACKSON’S ART PRIZE
2018, First Place in Summer
JURY AWARD
2017, Watercolor Competition by Artists Magazine, United
States
PUBLICATIONS
2017, SouthWest Art Magazine, “Petaline” award publication,
United States
2019, IWS Globe Magazine featuring artwork “Maya in a Blue
Swimwear” from collection “Banana-Fish”
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