Sophia Heeres

Sophia Heeres was born in 1981 in Zuidlaren. Raised in Schipborg, in the middle of the River Valley the Drentsche Aa.
She lived and worked in Groningen from 2002 to 2014, where she graduated in 2006 towards autonomous painting at the Academie Minerva.
Nowadays Sophia lives and works in Kraggenburg.
After a process of experimenting with various styles and techniques Sophia has developed a unique style.
Her paintings are characterized by powerful compositions, in which each part has its own color, which are lined in at the last minute. Through the use of lines the work is being abstracted. In some works the lines are lighter in color to give the piece more depth.
Light and dark are omitted in order to keep the simplicity of the theme.
The themes in her works are nowadays almost realistic.
In her current work, colors are more and more mixed. During the painting process, Sophia is looking for a balance in her compositions, background and the use of color. Colors are brought together by emotion.
By her color palette she creates her own reality in which recognition persists.
"Painting is the freedom to create what I want and how I want it.
Painting for me is a process of discovering, experimenting and developing. "
She finds inspiratio...

2002-2006 autonomous painting at the Academie Minerva, Groningen, the Netherlands

2018
Art Route, Amstelveen, open studio
Feast of the Mind, Bartholomew Church, Noordlaren,
Art-Quake, Assen
Anderz Gallery, Reeuwijk
Gallery Bij Leth, Emmen

2017
Hospital Amstelland, Amstelveen
Zuwe Hofpoort hospital, Woerden

2016
10 year Anniversary exhibition, Magnus church, Anloo
ADAF Annual Dutch Art Fair, Amsterdam
Ishen Gallery, Auckland New Zealand
Gallery HabsØ, Bryrup, Denmark

2015
Fenomini, Zuidlaren
Beatrixoord, Haren
Hotel Brooklyn, Amsterdam
Hotel Notting Hill, Amsterdam
Ishen Gallery, Auckland New Zealand
Gallery HabsØ, Bryrup, Denmark

2013
Magnus church, Anloo
Art at Home, Nieuwe Pekela and Schipborg

2012
Gallery Drentsche Aa, Balloo
Koopkunst and Koophuis, Nieuwe Pekela
Kunst aan de Vaart, Assen
Drentsche Aa Gallery, Balloo
Living and design store Flier, Emmen
Paramedical Center, Gorredijk

2011
Greving & Greving, Groningen
Greving & Greving, Emmen
Exceptional Art at Nienoord, Leek
5 year Anniversary exhibition in the Magnuskerk, Anloo
Gallery Aa Kunst, Groningen

2010
Gallery de Pronkkoamer, Saaxumhuizen
Gallery Freek Berends-Delibre, Echten
Greving & Greving Opticians, Emmen, Groningen, Leeuwarden, in the context of “Elephant Parade”
Extraordinary ...