Contact details
Email: weisoph@yahoo.co.uk
Qualifications
June 2008 CELTA YL Extension (Young Learners Extension), University of Cambridge
July 1995 CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults),
RSA/University of Cambridge
June 1995 BA (Hons) in Fine Art Printmaking, University of Glasgow, UK
Exhibitions
June 2014 "Green Action 2014", Group Exhibition, China Century Monument World Art
Gallery, Beijing, China
March 2014 Solo Exhibition, The Art Caffe, Dalian, China
June 2013 "Green Action 2013", Group Exhibition, China Century Monument World Art
Gallery, Beijing, China
April 2013 "Connection", Solo Exhibition, The Studio, Shenyang, China
April 2013 "Accomplished", Group Exhibition, V2 Gallery, Beijing, China
Sept. 2012 "Golden Autumn", Group Exhibition, Liaoning Artist's Gallery, Shenyang, China
June 2012 "Green Action 2012", Group Exhibition, China Century Monument World Art
Gallery, Beijing, China
Nov. 2011 "Valleys", Three person Exhibition, Oriental Light Art Space, 798 Art Zone,
Beijing, China
Aug. 2010 "Seed", Art exhibition and music performance, Wellington College,
Reading, UK
July 2008 Group Exhibition, Mount St Mary's College, Sheffield, UK
Mar. 2000 “Till 2000 Tomorrow”- Three person exhibition, New Delhi, India
July 1999 "Modern Chinese Calligraphy ", Group Exhibition,
Chengdu Exhibition Centre Chengdu, China
Oct. 1997 “Combined” – Three person exhibition, Sybil Gallery, Beijing, China
April 1996 “Abstract Calligraphy”- Two person exhibition with Zhang Da Wo,
Beijing, China
May 1996 “Modern Visual Art” – Group exhibition, Chinese National Art Gallery,
Beijing, China
Aug. 1995 “New Graduates” – Group Exhibition, Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow, UK
Exhibitions curated
July 2000 “Experimental Art”, Postgraduate student group sculpture exhibition,
Dong Yu Art Gallery, Shenyang, China
Publications
Aug. 2010 “Seed”, CD/book collaboration with composer Richard Leigh
Jan. 2007 “O God! Educate these children”, Australian Bahai Publishing Trust
Magazine/Newspaper Articles
June 2012 "Unity as in a family", Shenyang Daily (local newspaper)
June 2012 "Green Action", China Environmental News (national newspaper)
Feb 2001 “Sophia…happy with her life in China”, Liaoning Today
(provincial magazine)
Aug. 2000 “New works”, Contemporary Artists and Calligraphy
(national art newspaper)
July 2000 “Sophia in Shenyang…”, Shenyang Daily (local newspaper)
June 2000 “Experimental Art Exhibition”, Shenyang Daily (local newspaper)
June 1999 “Modern Calligraphy”, Modern Chinese Calligraphy (national magazine)
May 1999 “Foreign Calligraphy”, Modern Chinese Calligraphy (National magazine)
Oct. 1997 “East meets West”, China Daily (National newspaper)
Sept. 1997 “Talking about modern Art”, Art Observation (national Art magazine)
Relevant Lectures
Mar. 2014 "Sophia Hurst - Introduction of works" - Talk given at the Art Caffe,
Dalian, China (30 participants)
June 2012 “What is the Purpose of Art?” – lecture given in Chinese, Bohai Uni.,
Jinzhou, China (100 students)
June 2011 “What is the Purpose of Art?” – lecture given in Chinese,
Lu Xun Art Academy, Shenyang, China (120 students)
Apr. 2011 “What is the purpose of Art?” – lecture given in English,
Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China (50 students)
Mar. 2002 “Modern Art”- lecture given in Chinese, Lu Xun Art Academy,
Shenyang, China (20 students)
