Painter, Photographer

Delighted in Solitude
Silver gelatin print
2022
8x10 in.

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 late grandfather Allan I. Ludwig.She studied at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and in Rome, and graduated with a BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where she was a recipient of the Fine Arts Venture Fund, the Gross McCleaf Gallery Prize, and the Anne Bryan Memorial Award.Contact via email or Instagram direct for inquiries. Sia is open to imaginative commissions, portraits - including pets - photo sessions, and more.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

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Philadelphia: Works are available for sale through the Pennsylvania Academy, view the catalog HEREElsewhere: Unsold works from the exhibition and more will be available for sale on this site starting in June. Please check back!

Download PDFSophia (Sia) Ludwig Dreyfuss
Fine Art and Photographyb. 1999
Philadelphia, 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 EXHIBITIONSMar 2026 - Group Dark Art Show, Doom, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 2025 - October Exhibition, Old City Jewish Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
July 2025 - Gardens of Enchantment, Era Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
May 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
Anne Bryan Memorial Award
Gross Mccleaf Gallery Painting Prize - Philadelphia, PA
Fine Arts Venture Fund - PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
The Arthur DeCosta Painting Prize
The Louis & Estelle Pearson Memorial Award For Landscape with Figures
The Robert A. Ricker Memorial Landscape Prize
The Edna Pennypacker Stauffer Memorial Prize
The Lance Roy Lauffer Memorial Award2024
26th Annual PAFA "Bacchanal" Gala and Auction Selectee
The Samuel David Memorial Prize for Cast Drawing
The Hilda Bender Kerner Scholarship2023
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, offered 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.

Works on paper

PAINTINGS

SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHY
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