SOPHIA HASHEMI

Portrait by Alex Cao

Sophia Hashemi (b. Austin, Texas) is a Central New York-based artist whose practice studies memory, fragmentation, and the tension between visibility and obscurity, in art and in life, through screenprinting and collage. She cuts, layers, and reassembles imagery to mirror how consciousness revises experience, treating her subconscious as a partner in the process — listening for what it offers rather than forcing an outcome. Through this, she constructs psychologically charged spaces where darkness operates as an active presence, and meaning emerges through accumulation, erasure, and the slow negotiation of power.

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sophiahashemi.studio@gmail.com

EDUCATION

2026 M.F.A. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

2022 B.F.A. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

AWARDS + GRANTS
2026 Bruce Manwaring Lithography Award, Syracuse University

2025 VPA Student Grant Program, Syracuse University

2024 Marion Behr Printmaking Award, Syracuse University

2023 Syracuse University Graduate Tuition Scholarship
Shaffer Scholarship Fund, Syracuse University

2018 Anne Marie Adonyi Endowed Scholarship in Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Virginia Webb Payne Endowed Scholarship in Art, The University of Texas at Austin

RESIDENCIES

2025 L.A. Turner Residency, Los Angeles, CA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2026
Strike It Lucky, The Warehouse Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Harsh Is Where We Live, Microscope Gallery, New York, NY
Here’s The Thing, The Warehouse Gallery, Syracuse, NY

2025
Obscura (Solo Exhibition), 044 Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Make (Non)Sense, Stay Fresh Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Inked Realities, 044 Gallery, Syracuse, NY
A Void / Avoid / a v o i d, The Fulcrum Press, Los Angeles, CA

2024
The Ghoulery at The Gear, The Gear Factory, Syracuse, NY
Inked, Art Rage Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Beyond The Press, Sarah A. Coyne Gallery, Syracuse, NY

2023
Slate, Random Access Gallery, Syracuse, NY

2022
The Armageddon Show, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Good In Tensions, ICOSA Collective, Austin, TX
Colossal Wait, Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
The Last Minute Show, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Connective Tissues: Printed & Published 2022, Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
Halls + Walls Exhibition, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

2021
Parting Prints, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Halls + Walls Exhibition, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

2019
Doty Fine Arts Print Show, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Halls + Walls Exhibition, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

2018
Print Austin, Images of Austin, Austin, TX

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024 - Present Adjunct Instructor: Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse, NY
Screenprinting (Upcoming: Fall 2026)
Book Arts (Upcoming: Fall 2026)
Screenprinting (Spring 2026)
Screenprinting (Fall 2025)
Screenprinting (Fall 2024)

2025 Instructor: Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
The Art of The Fold: Bookbinding Basics (Spring 2025)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2025 Studio Intern, Elliott Hundley Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Assisted with studio production, digital file preparation, archiving, and assembly of large-scale collage works.

2024 - 2026 Printmaking Studio Assistant, Lake Effect Editions, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Collaborated with visiting artists and assisted in the production of print editions.

2023 - 2026 Print Media and Graphic Art Technician, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Maintained print lab operations, supervised studio safety, and assisted students with printmaking equipment .

2024 - 2025 Project Assistant, Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene, Syracuse, NY
Designed risograph publications while assisting with community workshop programming and visual materials.

2018 - 2023 Printmaking Studio Assistant, Anderson High School, Austin, TX
Assisted with serigraphy demonstrations, classroom coordination, and printmaking instruction.

2016 - 2018 Studio Assistant, The Contemporary Austin Art School, Austin, TX
Supported classroom coordination and assisted instructors with youth art education programs.

ARTIST TALKS + PRESENTATIONS
2026 Guest Artist Talk, Introduction to Art Photography Class, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Featured Speaker, Print Studio Tour, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

2025 Visiting Artist Lecture Series, L.A. Turner Residency, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

2024 Guest Artist Talk, Book Arts Class, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

2022 Gallery Walkthrough/Talk, Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS + PRESS
2026 Hashemi, Sophia. “Everything Waits in the Dark: The Silence Had a Pulse and It Was Mine,” M.F.A. thesis, ProQuest
Baker, Lauren. Here’s the Thing: 2026 M.F.A. Exhibition Part I,” Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide
Qasim, Sheza. “Here’s the Thing: Warehouse Exhibition Displays Mediums in Phases,” The Daily Orange
Harsh Is Where We Live, co-designed exhibition catalog, M.F.A. Exhibition, Microscope Gallery, New York, NY
Blust, Erica. “Los Angeles Residency Opens Doors for Artist Sophia Hashemi,” Syracuse University VPA News

2025 Nosrati, Parisa. “044 Comstock Shapes Student-Artist Relationships with Real-World Experience,” The Daily Orange

2024 Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene, designed and illustrated risograph zine, Syracuse, NY

2022 Good In Tensions, print anthology, Austin, TX

2021 Ecosystems of Dreaming: An Anthology, print publication, Austin, TX

2020 Business as Usual: You Always Come Back Around, print publication, Austin, TX