Zsofia Schweger

Zsofia Schweger (b. 1989, Szeged) is a Hungarian artist based in London. Zsofia had lived in the US for 5 years and studied at Wellesley College in the Boston area, before she moved to London in 2013. She then attended the Slade School of Fine Art, graduating with an MA in 2015.

Zsofia’s work in painting is informed by her experience of moving countries: she researches the notions of home and belonging, local identity and the emigrant experience. In her paintings of domestic interiors, Zsofia uses reductive paint application, flat panels of colour and a muted palette in order to express a sense of both comfort and alienation.

Zsofia was selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2016 and has been supported by several generous prizes. These include the Jealous Prize, Griffin Art Prize, the Alice C. Cole Award, and the ‘One To Watch’ Award. Her first solo exhibition was held in 2016 at Griffin Gallery

MA, Slade School of Fine Art (UCL), 2013-2015
BA, Wellesley College, 2008-2012

2016
Bloomberg New Contemporaries - ICA, London, UK
The Original Print Show - Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk, UK
BLOC (solo exhibition) - Griffin Gallery, London, UK
Bloomberg New Contemporaries @ Liverpool Biennial - Bluecoat, Liverpool, UK
RA Summer Exhibition - Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Explorers - Londonewcastle Project Space, London, UK
Finding the Future of Figurative Art - Beverley Art Gallery, Beverley, UK
FBA Futures - Mall Galleries, London, UK

2015
Griffin Art Prize Shortlist Exhibition - Griffin Gallery, London, UK
IMAGINE - Londonewcastle Project Space, London, UK
MA/MFA Degree Show - Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London, UK
New Arrivals - 12 Star Gallery at Europe House, London, UK

2014
Slade Painting - The Windshow at Camden People's Theatre, London, UK
Cities Methodologies - Slade Research Centre, London, UK
Slade Interim Show - Slade Research Centre, London, UK

2013
Small Works - Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA, USA

2012
Here & Now - Jewett Gallery of Art, Wellesley, MA, USA

2010
Re-Presentation - Jewett Gallery of Art, Wellesley, MA, USA
Drawing - Jewett Sculpture Court, Wellesley, MA, USA

2009
Line By Line - Jewett Gallery of Art, Wellesley, MA, USA