Sofia Mistola, Courtesy of the artist and Pilar Corrias Gallery, Photo by Mark Blower.
Sofia Mitsola (b. 1992, Thessaloniki, Greece) is a London-based artist working primarily in painting. Her work explores the female form through bold, larger-than-life figures inspired by ancient Greek and Egyptian sculpture, mythology, Japanese animation and pornography. Set against geometric, stage-like backgrounds in vibrant, flat colors, her nude characters confront the viewer with a direct gaze, engaging with themes of voyeurism, power and control.
Mitsola holds an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art (2018) and a BA from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2015). She quickly gained international recognition, receiving awards such as the British Institution Student Award from the Royal Academy of Arts and the Tiffany & Co. x Outset Studiomakers Prize in 2018.
Solo exhibitions include: Pilar Corrias (London, United Kingdom, 2024); Galerie Eva Presenhuber (Zürich, Switzerland, 2023); The Portland Collection, The Harley Gallery (Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, 2022); Jerwood Solo Presentations, Jerwood Space (London, United Kingdom, 2019). Mitsola’s works belong to the collections of the UCL Art Museum (London, United Kingdom); Jerwood Collection (London, United Kingdom); X Museum (Beijing, China); Longlati Foundation (Shanghai, China); K11 Art Foundation (Hong Kong); Pérez Art Museum Collection (Miami, United States) amongst others.