Sophia Masters (b. 2002) is an artist based in Sydney, Australia whose work delves into the nuances of intimacy and memory. Largely inspired by her practice of the martial art, Brazilian JiuJitsu, her paintings are a meditation on the fleeting and often unspoken moments that define relationships. 


Group Exhibitions
 

2025 | Liminal, McGlade Gallery

2025 | The Local, McGlade Gallery

2024 | Frontiers, Comber Street Studios

2024 | Utility, McGlade Gallery, ACU

2020 | Art Express, Online (COVID)

2018 | Genext MCA Youth Event,

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

2018 | Embraced: Centenarian Portraits,

The Studio Rosebery

Awards
 

2026 | National Emerging Art Prize, Finalist

2019 | Mosman Y. Art Prize, Shortlisted

2018 | Mosman Y. Art Prize, Finalist

2017 | NSW Schools Reconciliation

Challenge, 3rd Place

Publications & Press

2026 | Portrait Artist of The Year S2, Episode 2, ABC National Television
2024 | RUSSH Magazine "Meet the artists behind ARTCLUB’s surreal new exhibition FRONTIERS" 
https://www.russh.com/artclub-frontiers-exhibition/

Education
 

2026 | Bachelor of Arts & Design

(Visual Arts Major & Spanish Minor)

Australian Catholic University
 

2022 | Study Abroad – Fine Arts

Paul Valéry University, Montpellier, France