Sophia Ambrose

Sophia is a British artist living in Spain. In early 2022 following a spiritual awakening she sold everything she owned and moved to Andalusia to paint full time. Her recent solo show at Green & Stone, Chelsea, in November 2022, was hugely well received, particularly in respect of her vibrant contemporary portraits.

Sophia is known for her bold yet sensitive use of colour, eye-catching compositions, and expressive brushwork.

She says: 'much as I love capturing the natural world in paint, I am first and foremost a portraitist and I almost exclusively paint women. There is a technical aspect to my work, particularly in the exploration of colour and the possibilities of oil paint, which I use exclusively for portraiture. At their heart my portraits are concerned with showing strong, individualistic, women who challenge society’s ideas of how they should dress and express themselves. In this respect I consider my work to be political.'

- Green & Stone, Chelsea, solo show, Nov 2022
- Brick Lane - Portraits in Mind, group show, Jan 2023