Born: 1983, London
Based in London / occassionally northern
sophierisner (at) gmail (dot) com
EDUCATION
2007 – 2009 Master of Fine Arts in Curating: Goldsmiths college, London
2003 – 2006 Bachelor of Fine Art: Middlesex University
2002 - 2003 Foundation Fine Art, Chesterfield College
ADVISORY GROUPS / AWARDS AND CONTRIBUTORS
2019 - 2020: Art Licks Weekend Advisory Group
2012 - present: Contributing writer for This is Tomorrow Magazine
2010 - 2013: Contributing writer for Art Licks Magazine
2009 - 2012 : Contributing writer for White Hot online
2007 - 09 AHRC Award in Professional Postgraduate Development
Currently working as an Arts Programmer at Arts SU the Students’ Union for University of the Arts, London.
SELECTED PUBLISHED WRITING
2020
Within Four - self initiated writing on my local area
Delfina Foundation
Studio Visit: Life of a Craphead
2019
This is Tomorrow
Libita Clayton: Quantum Ghost - Gasworks
2018
Women of Westminster; exploring herstory with The Feminist Library - zine contribution as part of The Feminist Library collaboration with The Showroom Gallery
This is Tomorrow
Gran Fury: Read My Lips - Auto Italia South East
Frances Scott: Diviner - The Bower
Bryony Gillard: A cap, like water, transparent, fluid yet with definite body - Turf
2017
This is Tomorrow
Jemma Egan: Turning to Dust - Assembly Point
Laura Oldfield Ford: Alpha/Isis/Eden - Showroom Gallery
Sriwhana Spong: A hook but no fish - Pumphouse Gallery
2016
Art Licks
LITANY Recommended Reading List for Issue 18
Five Years Publication
How to Write: Reading Groups publication ft. LITANY
Orlando Magazine
Doing What Comes Naturally contributes a discursive text for Issue 01
This is Tomorrow
Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970s, The Photographer’s Gallery
Double Act the Art of Comedy, The Bluecoat, Liverpool
Jennifer Bailey: a brief history of girliness, a Space in Between
Cornelia Baltes: Drunk Octopus wants to fight, Limoncello
2015
This is Tomorrow
Jo Spence exhibition - Tate Britain
Interview with Curator Amal Khalaf on ‘Never Never Land,’ at EOA. Projects.
2014
This is Tomorrow
Sophie Lee Perfect Fried I and II - iMT Gallery and Gowlett Peaks
Club of Friends group show - Clavert 22
2013
Art Licks
Issue 10 - Michael Nante; The Fears
In Pursuit
Sanja Ivekovic retrospective - South London Gallery and Clavert 22
This is Tomorrow:
Elizabeth Price SUNLIGHT - Focal Point Gallery
2012
Art Licks
Issues 6 - 9 - Michael Nante; The Fears
This is Tomorrow:
Interview: Ed Atkins in conversation, Us Dead Talk Love, Chisenhale Gallery
Review Francis Bacon Opera by Stephen Crowe
2011
Art Licks
Michael Nante as featured in issue 5
Spring (Issue Two) - In collaboration with Gandt
CURATING / COORDINATING
For more info on projects either curated or coordinated please click here
2015: Doing What Come Naturally
2012 - 2015: online project space CONDUIRE (returning online TBC)
PERFORMANCE / PRESENTATION / PANEL DEBATE
2020
February: DIY: Using the Internet as a Platform for Artists panel chair as part of Creative Futures Week, Careers and Employability - University of the Arts, London
2019
October: The importance of portfolio practice panel chair as part of Creative Start-up Day, Careers and Employability - University of the Arts, London
2018
November: Do it yourself the importance of grassroots organising panel chair as part of Creative Enterprise Week, Careers and Employability - University of the Arts, London
July: Creating work for Education and Event Programmes in Museums panel chair as part of Graduate Futures Week, Careers and Employability - University of the Arts, London
2016
‘Grey Gardens’ intro and presentation for a screening of the film at Finishing Touch a pop up event space and book shop run by Louisa Bailey (Luminous Books) and Joyce Cronin in collaboration with Open Barbers.
2015
LITANY READING GROUP: Performance as part Five Years Gallery programme: How to Write, Reading Groups.
2012
Press conference (rescheduled) Art Licks Annual ICA
WORKSHOP
2015
LITANY READING GROUP: Online Sisterhood Workshop as part of Flat Time Houses ‘Intergenerational’ Summer School
Website credits:
- Front / homepage Capricorn gif created by sookiesooker - deviant art link
- Glitter and moving animated texts on Writing and Projects pages - Blog Gif
