Born: 1983, London
Based in London / occassionally northern
sophierisner (at) gmail (dot) com
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2022: UAL Short Course: Art, Ethics and Social Change
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 - present: Art Licks Weekend Advisory Group
2012 - 2019: 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. Please see Projects.
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 programmed 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
