Sophie Pollock CV
Education
2021 BFA, Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston, MA
2021 BA, Psychology, Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences, Boston, MA
2020 Study Abroad course, Fine Art Painting, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK
Exhibitions
2023 Artist-in-Residence Salon, CourCommune, Voulx, FR
2023 Unbound Art Book Fair, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2022 Boston Art Book Fair, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2022 inPUBLIC: Wild Rumpus, The Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI), Boston, MA
2021 Landguage, 3 Highland Street, Boston, MA
2018 Flick Off, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2017 New Student Salon Show, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2017 Scholastic Gold Key Award Show, Boston, MA
Collaborative Publishing Projects
2022 Voces/Voci/Voix/Vozes, Medford, MA
· Illustration for 2021-2022 annual publication
2022 Class Action Suite, Boston, MA
· A print exchange between students and faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2021 Print Soup Surprise, Boston, MA
· A book project with advanced printmaking students at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2019 Accidental Chefs, Boston, MA
· A book project with advanced graphic design students at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2018 Picture Stories III, Boston, MA
· A book project with Tufts University, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Johannesburg, and Tokyo University of Arts
2019 Future Histories Literary Magazine, Medford, MA
· Screenprints featured in Issue #4
2017 Future Histories Literary Magazine, Medford, MA
· Photography featured in Issue #0 (Premiere publication)
Solo Publishing Projects
2022 Greenway, Boston, MA
· An artists book which prompts a playful inquiry into how we visualize and interact with public space. A self-directed project which came to fruition during my Creative Civic Engagement Fellowship at the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy.
2021 Graduation Zine, Boston, MA
2021 Thank You For Being Here, Boston, MA. (2nd ed. published 2022)
Public Art Projects
2022 Afro-Latin Music and Dance, Jamaica Plain, MA
· Assisted Roberto Chao in painting 130’ mural in Jamaica Plain’s Mozart Park
2022 BREATHE LIFE TOGETHER, Boston, MA
· Assisted Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs and GN Crew with painting the Dewey Square Mural BREATHE LIFE TOGETHER in downtown Boston
2022 VISIONS/VOICES, Boston, MA
2022 YEAR OF THE TIGER, Boston, MA
· Assisted Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong with installing and painting the ground mural for YEAR OF THE TIGER at Mary Soo Hoo Park in Boston’s Chinatown
2022 Seeds of Justice and Love: Roxbury Sunflower Project, Boston, MA
· Seeds of Love and Justice, surrounding the main lawn at Dewey Square, is an extension of Holmes’ ongoing Roxbury Sunflower Project. Through the project, Holmes uses sunflowers to spread beauty and hope throughout the historically Black Boston neighborhood where the artist has lived since childhood.
Graphic Design Projects
2023 Peter Rose + Partners, Boston, MA
· Designed a holistic Landscape Architecture booklet for Chandra Residence in Martha’s Vineyard, MA by referencing architectural and landscape blueprints for distribution to client, landscape and lighting collaborators, providing a basis of visual understanding to ease communication/expectations between teams.
2022 BREATHE LIFE TOGETHER, Boston, MA
· Designed promotional poster for mural and muralists, Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs and the GN Crew
2022 VISIONS/VOICES, Boston, MA
· Designed postcard to be handed out at the opening reception for the site-specific public art installation, YEAR OF THE TIGER, by Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong
· Designed promotional posters for all 4 events
2021 University College at Tufts University, Medford, MA
· Designed infographics optimized for Instagram
2019 Tufts Wilderness Orientation, Medford, MA
· Illustration for Handbook (2019 Edition)
· Re-designed logo and provided design assets for future use
Installations
2022 BREATHE LIFE TOGETHER, Boston, MA
· Assisted Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs and GN Crew with pouncing and painting of the Dewey Square Mural in downtown Boston
2022 YEAR OF THE TIGER, Boston, MA
· Assisted Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong with painting the ground mural/installing YEAR OF THE TIGER at Mary Soo Hoo Park in Boston’s Chinatown
Residencies
2023 CourCommune Residency, Voulx, FR
Collections
School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University, Boston, MA
2021 BFA, Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston, MA
2021 BA, Psychology, Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences, Boston, MA
2020 Study Abroad course, Fine Art Painting, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK
Exhibitions
2023 Artist-in-Residence Salon, CourCommune, Voulx, FR
2023 Unbound Art Book Fair, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2022 Boston Art Book Fair, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2022 inPUBLIC: Wild Rumpus, The Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI), Boston, MA
2021 Landguage, 3 Highland Street, Boston, MA
2018 Flick Off, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2017 New Student Salon Show, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2017 Scholastic Gold Key Award Show, Boston, MA
Collaborative Publishing Projects
2022 Voces/Voci/Voix/Vozes, Medford, MA
· Illustration for 2021-2022 annual publication
2022 Class Action Suite, Boston, MA
· A print exchange between students and faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2021 Print Soup Surprise, Boston, MA
· A book project with advanced printmaking students at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2019 Accidental Chefs, Boston, MA
· A book project with advanced graphic design students at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2018 Picture Stories III, Boston, MA
· A book project with Tufts University, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Johannesburg, and Tokyo University of Arts
2019 Future Histories Literary Magazine, Medford, MA
· Screenprints featured in Issue #4
2017 Future Histories Literary Magazine, Medford, MA
· Photography featured in Issue #0 (Premiere publication)
Solo Publishing Projects
2022 Greenway, Boston, MA
· An artists book which prompts a playful inquiry into how we visualize and interact with public space. A self-directed project which came to fruition during my Creative Civic Engagement Fellowship at the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy.
2021 Graduation Zine, Boston, MA
2021 Thank You For Being Here, Boston, MA. (2nd ed. published 2022)
Public Art Projects
2022 Afro-Latin Music and Dance, Jamaica Plain, MA
· Assisted Roberto Chao in painting 130’ mural in Jamaica Plain’s Mozart Park
2022 BREATHE LIFE TOGETHER, Boston, MA
· Assisted Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs and GN Crew with painting the Dewey Square Mural BREATHE LIFE TOGETHER in downtown Boston
2022 VISIONS/VOICES, Boston, MA
2022 YEAR OF THE TIGER, Boston, MA
· Assisted Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong with installing and painting the ground mural for YEAR OF THE TIGER at Mary Soo Hoo Park in Boston’s Chinatown
2022 Seeds of Justice and Love: Roxbury Sunflower Project, Boston, MA
· Seeds of Love and Justice, surrounding the main lawn at Dewey Square, is an extension of Holmes’ ongoing Roxbury Sunflower Project. Through the project, Holmes uses sunflowers to spread beauty and hope throughout the historically Black Boston neighborhood where the artist has lived since childhood.
Graphic Design Projects
2023 Peter Rose + Partners, Boston, MA
· Designed a holistic Landscape Architecture booklet for Chandra Residence in Martha’s Vineyard, MA by referencing architectural and landscape blueprints for distribution to client, landscape and lighting collaborators, providing a basis of visual understanding to ease communication/expectations between teams.
2022 BREATHE LIFE TOGETHER, Boston, MA
· Designed promotional poster for mural and muralists, Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs and the GN Crew
2022 VISIONS/VOICES, Boston, MA
· Designed postcard to be handed out at the opening reception for the site-specific public art installation, YEAR OF THE TIGER, by Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong
· Designed promotional posters for all 4 events
2021 University College at Tufts University, Medford, MA
· Designed infographics optimized for Instagram
2019 Tufts Wilderness Orientation, Medford, MA
· Illustration for Handbook (2019 Edition)
· Re-designed logo and provided design assets for future use
Installations
2022 BREATHE LIFE TOGETHER, Boston, MA
· Assisted Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs and GN Crew with pouncing and painting of the Dewey Square Mural in downtown Boston
2022 YEAR OF THE TIGER, Boston, MA
· Assisted Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong with painting the ground mural/installing YEAR OF THE TIGER at Mary Soo Hoo Park in Boston’s Chinatown
Residencies
2023 CourCommune Residency, Voulx, FR
Collections
School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University, Boston, MA