Sofia Fernandez-Garcia

Sofia is an artist, educator, and researcher. Her artistic practice specializes in analog photography and alternative processes such as lumen prints and photo transfers. Drawing from her experience from growing up in a bicultural home in the US, her projects regularly explore the relationship between food, authenticity, culture, stereotypes, and identity.  Her work is produced with the intention to spark ideas and conversations relating to cultural identity presented through food presentation.

Sofia graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the University of Colorado Denver in 2021, and will graduate from the Paris College of art with an MFA in Photography and Image-Making in May of 2024. This year, Sofia was selected to represent the Paris College of Art through the PCA/Terra Foundation of American Art Research Program where she has been conducting research under the supervision of Barbara Montefalcone, Chair of the Liberal Studies Department. Sofia will present her findings to an audience of art history students from Université Paris Nanterre at the Terra Foundation Center in Paris. Sofia has led several photographic workshops in alternative processes for the Paris College of Art, Istituto Italiano di Fotografia, and the Lycée Edgar-Poe. 

Her work has been featured in the Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Barrett Art Center in New York, Las Lagunas Gallery in California, PRPG.MX Gallery in Mexico City, Pirate Contemporary Art and Emmanuel Gallery both in Colorado, and has had work installed on Auraria Campus and the CU Denver Arts building.