Sophie Green Explained

Sophie Green
Birth Date:28 February 1992
Birth Place:East Sussex
South East England
Alma Mater:University of Brighton
Known For:Contemporary Art
Hyperrealism
Photorealism
Painting

Sophie Green (b. 1992) is an English artist known for her hyperrealistic paintings of vulnerable animal species[1] created to raise awareness of environmental and conservation issues. Green is based in East Sussex, South East England.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Early life

Green was born on 28 February 1992 and grew up in Surrey, South East England.[7] [8] As a child, she had selective mutism, an anxiety disorder manifesting in an inability to speak.[9] [10] Green told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour that as a child with selective mutism, she sought solace in nature and art. At the age of 19, Green's mother died from cancer.[11] Green went on to study at the University of Brighton, England, where she gained a First Class Bachelor of Arts degree.

In 2018, Green refocused her efforts on fine art after several years of pursuing a career in film and television. [12]

Art Career

Green paints hyperrealistic paintings of wildlife[13] and uses art to raise awareness and money for conservation issues.[14] [15] She is an ambassador for The Jane Goodall Institute UK and Helping Rhinos.[16] [17] [18] Green's artwork was displayed at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. In 2022, Green's painting of an African elephant, 'Broken', sold at auction in New York City for $24,000, all of which she donated to community and wildlife conservation projects in Africa.[19] Green's painting of 'Wounda' the chimpanzee, later sold at auction at the Royal Geographical Society in London for $24,000, which was donated to the Jane Goodall Institute.[20] In 2021, Green went on an expedition to the Arctic, a trip which inspired her 2022 solo exhibition 'Impermanence'; a collection of paintings of some of the most vulnerable species in the world, which exhibited at the Oxo Tower in London.[21]

Green co-hosts the self-development podcast, 'Unquestionable', which was launched in 2023. The podcast has featured guests such as; David Baddiel, Max Joseph, Rosie Jones and Dom Joly.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith . Kayla . 2022-12-15 . This artist paints hyperrealistic wildlife images . 2024-03-27 . CNN . en.
  2. Web site: @NatGeoUK . 2022-10-28 . This artist's animal paintings bridge a gap between photography and reality . 2022-12-06 . National Geographic . en-gb . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206183308/https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2022/10/this-artists-animal-paintings-bridge-a-gap-between-photography-and-reality . live .
  3. News: 2022-10-14 . How To Give It with David Sims, Chantal Joffe and a tribute to Princess Diana . Financial Times . 2022-12-06 . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206183303/https://www.ft.com/content/02b46c6d-8f92-4b3e-87cb-d0b7d324c1b2 . live .
  4. Web site: Woman's Hour - Artist and conservationist Sophie Green, Deepfake porn, British gymnastics - BBC Sounds . 2022-12-06 . www.bbc.co.uk . en-GB . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206183304/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001dddc . live .
  5. Web site: Impiazzi . Jess . 2021-06-28 . Sophie Green Fine Art . 2022-12-06 . HOI . en-US . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206183309/https://www.wearehoi.com/sophie-green-fine-art/ . live .
  6. Web site: 2021-02-08 . The Happiness Algorithm with special guest Sophie Green . 2022-12-06 . Phoenix FM . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206183311/https://www.phoenixfm.com/2021/02/08/happiness-algorithm-special-guest-sophie-green/ . live .
  7. Web site: Green . Sophie . 27 Feb 2022 . It's my 30th birthday tomorrow. Tell me your 'life starts at 30' stories to cheer me up please. . 15 December 2022 . Twitter . 27 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227073208/https://twitter.com/sophiegreenart/status/1497836900626972673 . live .
  8. Book: Interview with an Artrepreneur . Surrey Homes: The Lifestyle Magazine for Surrey . 2018 . 104.
  9. News: Smith . Kayla . 15 December 2022 . This artist paints hyperrealistic wildlife images . CNN . 15 December 2022 . 15 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215115801/https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/sophie-green-wildlife-artist-c2e-spc/index.html . live .
  10. Web site: 2022-10-07 . Meet the former school teacher whose artwork made it to last year's Cop 26 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206183306/https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2022-10-07/meet-the-former-school-teacher-whose-artwork-made-it-to-last-years-cop-26 . 2022-12-06 . 2022-12-06 . ITV News . en.
  11. Web site: Green . Sophie . Blank Podcast with Giles Paley-Phillips & Jim Daly . 15 December 2022 . Blank Podcast . 15 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215150942/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sophie-green/id1439815620?i=1000536807914 . live .
  12. Web site: 2023-08-07 . Sophie Green on self-doubt, battling procrastination and growing as a creative . 2024-03-27 . Creative Boom . en.
  13. Web site: @NatGeoUK . 2022-10-28 . This artist's animal paintings bridge a gap between photography and reality . 2024-03-27 . National Geographic . en-gb.
  14. Web site: Things To Do This Week In London: 31 October-6 November 2022 . 2022-12-06 . Londonist . en . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206183303/https://londonist.com/london/things-to-do/things-to-do-this-week-in-london-31-october-6-november-2022 . live .
  15. Web site: Magazine . Algarve Lifestyle . 2022-10-23 . Sophie Green . 2022-12-06 . Algarve Lifestyle Magazine . en-GB . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206183308/https://algarvelifestylemagazine.com/sophie-green/ . live .
  16. Web site: The Jane Goodall Institute UK . 2023-05-05 . the Jane Goodall Institute UK . en-GB . 2023-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230505121240/https://janegoodall.org.uk/ambassadors/ . live .
  17. Web site: https://twitter.com/JaneGoodallUK/status/1653761334746415104 . 2023-05-05 . Twitter . en . 2023-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910185229/https://twitter.com/JaneGoodallUK/status/1653761334746415104 . live .
  18. Web site: https://twitter.com/sophiegreenart/status/1653777935927595015 . 2023-05-05 . Twitter . en . 2023-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910185231/https://twitter.com/sophiegreenart/status/1653777935927595015 . live .
  19. Web site: Green . Sophie . 29 August 2022 . I am so proud of this elephant chap, who was sold at auction last week in New York for $24,000, all of which will be going towards vital conservation work in Africa. . 15 December 2022 . Twitter . 15 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315112519/https://twitter.com/sophiegreenart/status/1564135257397497856 . live .
  20. Web site: The Jane Goodall Institute UK . 2024-03-02 . the Jane Goodall Institute UK . en-GB.
  21. Web site: Sophie Green: Impermanence . 15 December 2022 . Coin Street . 2 November 2022 . 15 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215150944/https://coinstreet.org/whats-on/sophie-green-impermanence . live .
  22. Web site: 2023-08-07 . Sophie Green on self-doubt, battling procrastination and growing as a creative . 2023-08-09 . Creative Boom . en . 2023-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910185233/https://www.creativeboom.com/features/sophie-green/ . live .

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