Sophie Reinhold’s imagery draws upon classical iconography and mythology, which is emphasised by the sculptural quality of the paintings, achieved by applying layers of marble or graphite powder – at times dyed with pigments - onto layers of stretched jute.

The result is sanded down to a fetishist smoothness, parts of which are carved to create figurative reliefs. Bare textile revealed in the process irritates the seductive illusion of perfection. The appearance of an image and what stands behind it, is a recurring question in the artists’ practice. Her technique, aided by her painting skills, and a twisted sense of humour, open room for discourse.

Sophie Reinhold currently lives and works in Berlin, where she was born in 1981. Recently she has had solo exhibitions at Fitzpatrick Gallery, Paris, Philipp Zollinger, Zurich (both 2022), Galerie Sophie Tappeiner, Vienna (2021), Sundogs, Paris as well as Kunstverein Reutlingen with Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt (both 2019). Reinhold‘s works have been on view in group exhibitions at Kunsthaus Graz and Fri Art Kunsthalle Fribourg (both 2022), Neue Gesellschaft bildende Kunst, Berlin (2021), Kunstverein Ingolstadt and n.b.k., Berlin (both 2019). She is the recipient of the Villa Romana Prize (2012) and was shortlisted for the Max-Pechstein-Prize 2013, as well as the Columbus Art Foundation-Prize of Kunsthalle Ravensburg (2012).