Sophie Rodionov

Sophia Rodionov (b. 1981 Tallin, Estonia) is a visual artist based in Israel, working primarily in watercolor and mixed-media art. Sophia grew up in a family of scientists and thought to devote her life to science when she entered the chemical faculty of the Technion (Israel Institute). But in a process of studying, she
realized that art actually took up most of her life and decided radically to change all the plans.

She received her BFA (Visual Arts) from Haifa University in 2006.
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 subject’s
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.

Since 2019 Sophia is co representative of IWS (International Watercolor Society) of Israel team participating and hosting watercolor events in Israel, online and internation...

BFA from Haifa University, Israel - Painting and Classic B/W Photography.

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.
2020, Annual Watercolor Exhibition of IWS Israel, Kfar-Saba Municipal Gallery, Israel
2019, Fabriano in Aquarello, International Watercolor Festival, Italy, Israel representative group member
2019, Varna International Watercolor Triannale, Bulgaria
2019, “Dance of Flowers” Exhibition, Sare Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2017, Annual Exhibition of NWS (National Watercolor Society), Pittsburgh PA, United States
2016, Group Exhibition of Western Artists, Monoco Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2008, Afula Contemporary Art Gallery, Israel
2008, “Trees”, Gallerina Art Gallery, Bat-Shlomo Israel
2006, Exhibition of BFA projects, “The Red”...