Sophia Elise

Sophia Elise is a self-taught artist living in Auckland with her two children. She balances her love of painting with their busy home life, working as a nurse and writing an inspirational website 'Life is the Colour You Paint it'.

Sophia is a founding member and manager of the NZ Art Guild and also actively involved in the local art community as a Trust Board Member for Mairangi Art Centre in Auckland.

When Sophia first started painting she was told by her mentor, artist IKS Robertson, to "Make it Memorable". With every creation, Sophia achieves this by drawing inspiration from her emotions and forging it with her environment and experiences to create unique, original art which is a window into her soul. By doing this she encourages the viewer to connect on a deeper level and explore places within themselves.

Sophia has two very distinct styles of art. She is an extremely tactile person and this love of texture is reflected in her heavily textured, minimalist, abstract style which often incorporates resin. Her other distinctive style is created entirely with hand painted dots which result in very funky detailed artwork with an almost Aboriginal look to them.

She has been involved in numerous exhibitions throughout NZ and also selected as a finalist in several NZ Art Awards. Her art can be found in select NZ galleries and is held in many international art collections.

Sophia also feels passionately about her art helping those less fortunate so has donated to many charity art events including - NZ Health Industry Awards, UNICEF NZ, Mental Health Foundation, Art Aid Trust, NZ Shore Plover etc

'If my art can reach into the soul of another and emotionally and spiritually touch that person, then it’s all worthwhile.'