CV
education
2018-2019 Master of Fine Art – National Art School, Sydney
2016 Bachelor of Fine Art – University of New South Wales (College of Fine Art)​​​​​​​

solo exhibitions
Jan 12-Feb 13 2022   Lesser palace, Firstdraft, Woolloomooloo
Oct 1-23 2020            Holding Patterns, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Haymarket

selected group exhibitions
Nov 2023                    Loose Knot Chorus, curated by Rafaela Pandolfini | Suite7A, Petersham                    
Aug 2022                    Casual-Paradise, curated by Leila El Rayes | Westspace Offsite (digital)
Feb 13-Mar 27 2022   Ash, curated by Tian Zhang, Naomi Segal & Hareen Johl | PARI, Parramatta
Mar 04 - 28 2021        Parramatta Artists’ Studios x Paramount House Hotel | Paramount House Hotel, Surry Hills 
Oct 30-Dec 13 2020   How to measure the body against the earth | Ideas Platform, Artspace, Woolloomooloo 
Mar 2 - Apr 3 2020     Bara | Bankstown Arts Centre, Bankstown 
Nov 7-15 2019             Released: MFA Exhibition | NAS Gallery, NAS, Darlinghurst 
Oct 25-Dec 5 2019     Fisher’s Ghost Art Award |  Campbelltown Art Centre, Campbelltown 
July 2-20 2019            Ecologies of Being, curated by Tanushri Saha and Naomi Segal | Kudos Gallery, Paddington
May 25-July 21 2019   Breathing Room, curated by Talia Smith | Cement Fondu Project Space, Paddington
Feb 2-Mar 2 2019       Though flowers fall I have never forgotten you, curated by Nanette Orly | Peacock Gallery, Auburn 
Jan 12-Mar 17 2019      looking here looking north | Casula Powerhouse Art Centre, Casula                  
April 2018                    Venn Zero One, curated by Johanna Bear | Down Under Space, Chippendale               
Aug-Sep 2017              Pearls, curated by Natalie Yang | Lubov Gallery, New York

awards/residencies
2020                            Parramatta Artists’ Studios - 2020 Studio Artist 
2019                             FBi Radio SMAC Awards, Best Artist - Finalist (Woven Kolektif)
2019                             Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Art Centre, 2019 - Finalist
2017                             Critic’s Pick for New York, Artforum

selected press
2022                            Firstdraft, The beginning and end of Sofiyah Ruqayah, interview with Zoe Theodore
2022                            Art Collector, ’50 Things Collectors Should Know’ Issue 95, Cool Hunter feature by Elyse Goldfinch 
2020                            Liminal Mag, 5 Questions with Sofiyah Ruqayah 
2019                             FBI Radio, “Breathing Room”, interview on Canvas FBI
2019                             ArtAsiaPacific, "looking here looking north", review by Soo-Min Shim
2019                             ABC TV, “looking here looking north”, interview on Weekend Breakfast, ABC News 
2017                             Artforum, "Pearls" at Lubov, New York Critic's Pick, September 2017, by Wendy Vogel