About

Born 1999 in Los Angeles; living and working in Philadelphia since 2019. Sia paints and photographs the follies of life and death, inspired greatly by the works of her grandfather Allan I. Ludwig.She is a current BFA candidate expected 2025 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.Contact via email or Instagram direct for inquiries. Sia is open to imaginative commissions, portraits (including pets), photo sessions, and more.Contact below:

Curriculum Vitae

Anything you can imagine is real

Selected Works

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Over and Out
Oil on canvas, 2024
Beg
Silver gelatin print, 2022
Cupid
Oil on canvas, 2020
Flayed Man
Oil on paper, 2024
Cadmium Self
Oil on canvas, 2025
Vanitas with Pickled Peppers
Oil on panel, 2023
Untitled (Kate as the Magdalen)
Oil on panel, 2024
Sweet Nothings
Silver gelatin print, 2022
Bird of Paradise
Oil on canvas, 2018
77°
Oil on canvas, 2018
Portrait with Fracture (The Pedestrian)
Oil on panel, 2023
Evening on the Subway
Oil on canvas, 2021
26.4 x 36 in.

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Download PDFSophia (Sia) Ludwig Dreyfuss
Fine Art and PhotographyPhiladelphia, PA / Los Angeles, CA
[email protected]
www.sialudwig.comEDUCATION2023-2025 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA)
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting- Philadelphia, PA2019-2022 Tyler School of Art at Temple University
Bachelors of Fine Arts Candidate - Philadelphia, PA / Rome, ITGROUP EXHIBITIONSMay 2025 Annual Student Exhibition, Maguire Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 2024 Open Call, School of Fine Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
May 2024 Annual Student Exhibition, Rhoden Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
Sept 2023 Meet and Greet, Anne Bryan Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
March 2023 Emerging Perspectives, PL130 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Dec 2022 Fall Student Exhibition, Temple University Rome, IT
Jan 2020 1940 Residence Art Show, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PAHONORS AND AWARDS2025
Fine Arts Venture Fund Recipient - PAFA, Philadelphia, PA2024
26th Annual Wine Gala and Auction Selectee - PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
Samuel David Memorial Prize for Cast Drawing - PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
Hilda Bender Kerner Scholarship - PAFA, Philadelphia, PA2023
Merit Scholarship - PAFA, Philadelphia, PA2019
Portfolio Scholarship - Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PAINTERNSHIPSFall 2023: Teaching Assistant, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Once a week assisted with the after school high school arts program at PAFA. Helped with setting up still lives and distributing paint palettes to students, walked around offering individualized critiques and painting advice to students aged 14-18. Worked closely with faculty to provide engaging lesson plans and lectures.PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS2023-Present: Member, The Halide Project - Community Darkroom, Philadelphia, PA
Volunteer-run film photography darkroom and photography club. Membership
includes access to the darkroom facilities, workshops, and optional member gallery shows.