Sophia Szilagyi is a talented Melbourne printmaker who works predominantly in digital printmaking.  Through a clever juxtaposition of imagery from paintings, films and photographs, Sophia explores the relationship between fiction and non-fiction in our perceptions of reality and recollection of our past.  Sophia’s artistic process begins with the reminiscence of a past impression, followed by the collection of a range of images to illustrate her impression.  She then seamlessly combines and layers the collected imagery and manipulates her work through the use of computer technology.  The final works are printed on hahnemuhle photo rag paper as this highly absorbent surface enhaces the softness and dreamlike quality of her imagery.  Sophia’s recent works depict mesmerising and isolated nocturnal landscapes which are simultaneously enthralling and haunting.

Sophia Szilagyi graduated with First Class Honours from the School of Art and Culture at RMIT in 2000.  Since graduating, Sophia has held a number of solo shows, as well as having a strong presence in many group exhibitions across Australia.  She has participated in numerous print award shows including the Fremantle Print Prize (2007) and Banyule Works on Paper Award (2007), for which she was the recipient of a Highly Commendend award.   In 2005, Sophia was commissioned to complete an acquisition for the Print Council of Australia, and she is currently represented in the collections of the Burnie Regional Art Museum, La Trobe Regional Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Queensland University of Technology, and State Library of Victoria.