Abstract painter, Sophie Capron b1982, studied BA Hons Textile Art at Winchester School of Art, during which she undertook a period of textile training in Japan. In 2018 she completed a residency with Picture Berlin and exhibited her work in Berlin afterwards. Sophie’s work is inspired by the erosion of our urban environment, and the relationship between humans and nature, building up sgraffito mark making into layers of recycled paint to reference this.

“The paints I work with are never new. Donated in barely delved into tins or half-filled, drip-crusted pots, they always come from my local community. Some from friends, some from organisations, the paint I receive forms a link between my artwork and the people and places it comes from. Each painting I produce is a Cornish ‘local’, inspired by where I live and made from the resources my community has given me. When one of my pieces goes to its new home, to somewhere else in the county, ‘up the line’ or even overseas, a small part of my community – our community – spreads its wings. It’s a fascinating thought. Just as I never know what I’ll be given, my art will never be predictable. Like the nature around me and the community I find myself in, it is ever-changing and ever-rewarding”