Sophia Gao
contemporary fine art
Sophia Gao
Education:
BFA, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Awards:
2017 The First Prize of "Love Canada, Love Nature" Outdoor Painting Competition
2011 The Winner of the Environmental Awareness Youth Ambassador Calendar Contest
2010 The 5th Mandarin Childhood Education Art Centre of Toronto Best Tutor Award
2002 Art Colleges' of China Digital Media Art Competition Special award
2001 New Year's Greeting Card Design Competition of Central Academy of Fine Arts,
First Runner-up and Special award
Post Graduate:
2014-Present Full-Time Professional Artist - Paint, Photography
2009-2011 Art Instructors for Renowned Art School, Toronto
2008-2009 Art Designer Hachette Advertising, Beijing
2006-2007 Art Editor People's Daily, Beijing
2005-2006 Art Editor Research of Watch & Clock Magazine, Beijing
Exhibitions:
2024 Ego World—Canada ContemporaryArt Exhibition, Toronto
2023 Oil Painting Academy of Canada Exhibition, Toronto
2022 Oil Painting Academy of Canada Exhibition, Toronto
2019 Solo Exhibition-The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto
2019 CAFA (Central Academy of Fine Arts) ALUMNI CANADA ART EXHIBITION 2019
GALLERY HI ART, Toronto, Canada
2019 ARTIST PROJECT, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada
2018 ARTIST PROJECT, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada
2017 ARTIST PROJECT, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada
2017 The 2017 AGH Art Sale, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
2016 The 2016 AGH Art Sale, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
2016 QUEEN WEST ART CRAWL
2016 RIVERDALE ART WALK
2016 Solo Exhibition-Flow Jazz Bistro, Toronto
2016 Solo Exhibition-Serendipitous Journey The Westin Prince Hotel Toronto
2015 Power, Arta Gallery, Toronto Canada
2015 Kaleidoscope, McKay Art Centre, Markham, Canada
2015 The 2015 AGH Art Sale, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
2015 ARTIST PROJECT, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada
2014 Blue Calm, Ashgrove Spa, Unionville, Canada
2014 ART…AND ALL THAT JAZZ
The Markham Group of Artists Art Show at Varley Art Gallery, Unionville, Canada
Media:
FM105.9
Extra Curricular：
2024 Fine Art Study Tour - Barcelona, Madrid, Granada and Mallorca, Spain
2023 Fine Art Study Tour - London, UK
2023 Fine Art Study Tour - Rome, Florence and Venice, Italy and the Vatican
2019 Fine Art Study Tour - London, UK
2018 Fine Art Study Tour - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan
2018 Fine Art Study Tour - Beijing and Shanghai
2018 Fine Art Study tour - East Coast of the US
2017 West Coast of US - A Photo Expedition
2016 Western Caribbean - A Photo Expedition
2014 The Grand Canyon - A Photo Expedition
2014 Fine Art Study tour-Paris, France
2011 Fine Art Study tour-New York City, US