Education
2027 "Master of Fine Arts" - University of Southern California
Expanded Animation: Research + Practice in the School of Cinema
2024 "Bachelor of Art in Arts" - California State University Northridge
Minor in "Entertainment Media Management"
Summa Cum Laude
2019 GED - Encore High School for the Arts
Valedictorian
Associated Student Body President 2019
"Commercial Artist Degree"
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Inside, a Shape, Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library, Santa Clarita, CA.
(December 18, 2023 - January 31, 2024)
Group Exhibitions
2025
Staring Contest, Alt Projects Gallery, Arcadia, CA.
2024
CSSSA Faculty Exhibition, CalArts, Valencia, CA.
soundpedro2024 CHARIVARI, Angel's Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
Splinter, Bungalow Studios & Sculpture Garden, Northridge, CA.
For the Love of Making, Manzanita Hall, Northridge, CA.
Mad World, SoMad, New York, NY.
Videoooooooooh, CSUN Art Department, Northridge, CA.
Riding Through History, Santa Clarita, CA.
CSUN Annual Juried Exhibition, Main Gallery, Northridge, CA.
American Sacrifices, West Gallery, Northridge, CA.
2023
Reflections, Resin Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.
Through Milky Eyes, Harvest & Gather, La Mesa, CA.
Hot November, Manzanita Gallery, Northridge, CA.
CSSSA Faculty Exhibition, CalArts, Valencia, CA.
Moon Jam 2023, Resin Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.
Fantasy, Santa Clarita City Hall Gallery, Santa Clarita, CA.
Sun Jam 2023, Resin Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.
CSUN Annual Juried Exhibition, Main Gallery, Northridge, CA.
Heart Work, West Gallery, Northridge, CA.
Delude, Manzanita Hall Gallery, Northridge, CA.
The Raincross District, Riverside, CA.
Disruption, CSUN West Gallery, Northridge, CA.
Covefest, Allcove Beach Cities, Redondo Beach, CA.
2022
Art from this Orbit, Resin Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.
Home not a Haus, Allcove Beach Cities, Redondo Beach, CA.
Manhattan Village Mall YAS Showcase, Manhattan Beach, CA.
Return to Harmony, Resin Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.
What's Next!, Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center, Burbank, CA.
Moon Jam 2022, Resin Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.
Toothpaste the Show, Grad Studio, Northridge, CA.
Sun Jam 2022, Resin Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.
State of the Art, Resin Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.
Illustrated, West Gallery, Northridge, CA.
Revitalize Showcase, Soraya Grand Lobby, Northridge, CA.
CSUN Juried Exhibition, Online.
Emergence After Isolation, West Gallery, Northridge, CA.
How Do You See the World?, Resin Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA.
2019
Painting Guild Showcase, West Gallery, Northridge, CA.
Student Showcase, La Sierra Exhibit, Riverside, CA.
Encore Festival, Fox Theater, Riverside, CA.
Encore Carnival, Encore High School, Hesperia, CA.
2018
Encore Festival, Silverlake Sports Complex, Corona, CA.
Encore Carnival, Encore High School, Hesperia, CA.
2017
Encore Carnival, Encore High School, Hesperia, CA.
Encore Festival, Division 9 Gallery, Riverside, CA.
Neon Circus, Fox Theater, Riverside, CA.
Film Festivals & Screenings
CTXA 588 IMAX Screening Chronorhythms and Fantastical Revelations 2024
Cargo Shorts Film Festival Icolette 2024
GiFF (Gallery Selection) Icolette 2024
Sworn Friends Icolette 2024
CSU Media Arts Festival Icolette 2024
Cinefest Icolette 2024
SoMad NYC Icolette 2024
Venezia Shorts Italy Icolette 2024
Reel Teal Film Festival Icolette 2024
Chroma Art Film Festival (Honorable Mention) Icolette 2024
Los Angeles Animation Festival Shrub Oak 2023
The Great Film Fest Icolette 2023
Life Screenings One Minute Film Festival Shrub Oak 2023
Experimental Film Fest Shrub Oak 2023
Cinefest Shrub Oak 2023
Directing Change, Frozen Sunshine 2019
We Rise, Scribbles 2018
Directing Change, Scribbles 2018
Awards
Student Academy Award Semifinalist for Icolette, 2024
Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation Endowed Student Support Fund, 2024
Anna and Ray Romano Family Endowed Fund for Student Support, 2024
“Best Production Design” for Icolette at Cinefest, 2024
“Best Cinematography” for Icolette at Cinefest, 2024
“PARALLAX Award for Experimentation” for Shrub Oak at Los Angeles Animation Festival, 2023
“Best Student Film” for Shrub Oak at Experimental Film Fest, 2023
Virginia A. Orndorff Prize for Shrub Oak, Art Exhibition Scholarship, 2023
“Second place" for Circulatory at CSUN Annual Juried Exhibition, 2023
Stan and Joann Benson Painting Scholarship, 2022
YAS Artist of the Week, May 2, 2022
YAS Artist of the Week, Jan 24, 2022
“Best Regional Mental Health PSA” for Frozen Sunshine, 2019
“Best Statewide Mental Health PSA” for Scribbles, 2018
Employment
Trainee Robot Operator, David Hanson Robotics Oct 2024 - Present
Gallery Assistant, CSUN Art Galleries Feb 2022 - May 2024
Puppet-maker and puppeteer for She Shells and Three Flavors, Trulee Hall, Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
Performance Assistant for Rituals, Yves Gore, 2023
Videographer for Scry if you Want To, Evan Holloway, 2023
Painting/Design Teacher’s Assistant, California State Summer School for the
Arts (Seasonal) Summer 2023, Summer 2024
Art Teacher, Drawn2Art June 2021 - Sept 2022
Film
Writer/Director, Fantastical Revelations of Art, Math, and Romance (in production) 2025
Co-Writer/Co-Director, Lizard, Lizard (in production) 2025
Director Chronorhythms (in production) 2025
Co-Writer/Co-Director, Icolette 2023
Animator, "Shut Up!", 2024
SFX, Depravity 2023
Production Designer, Sunset in a Cup 2023
Assistant Set Designer, Journalism 101 2022
Production Designer, Finding June 2022
Production Designer, Stalemate 2021
Production Designer, Marionette 2021
Art Director, Somewhere Under the Sun 2020
Director, Frozen Sunshine 2019
Director, Scribbles 2018
Community Events
Producer "Icolette Pond" 2024
Co-Host "Eclipse" 2024
Co-Producer "Icolette Premiere" 2023
Co-Host "Autumn Equinox Celebration" 2022
Co-Host "Starry Night Soiree" 2022
Co-Producer "Encore Social" 2019
Co-Producer "Legacy Ball" 2018
Curatorial
Splinter, Bungalow Studios and Sculpture Garden, Northridge, CA, 2024.
Commencement, Sophia Wolfe and Mas Lucas Studios, Northridge, CA, 2024
Trials by Fire, Purple Crit Room, Northridge, CA, 2023
Gug Lux, Purple Crit Room, Northridge, CA, 2023
Emergence After Isolation, West Gallery, Northridge, CA, 2022
Presentations
CSSSA Faculty Presentation, CalArts, CA 2024
Artist Talk, CSUN Painting Guild, Northridge, CA, 2023
Q&A, Icolette Premiere, Los Angeles, CA, 2023
Q&A, Life Screenings International One Minute Film Festival, Virtual, 2023
CSSSA Faculty Presentation, CalArts, CA 2023
Artist Talk, CSUN Arts Council, Northridge, CA, 2022
Guest Speaker, Advanced Film high school class, virtual, 2020
Panelist, The Directing Change Program and Film Contest, Moraga, CA, 2019
Publications
"Meet Sophia Wolfe | Artist, animator, filmmaker", Shoutout LA, 2024 - Link
"Sophia Wolfe Studio", soundpedro2024 CHARIVARI, 2024 - Link
"Daily Inspiration: Meet Sophia Wolfe", Voyage LA, 2024 - Link
"Meet the 2024 Student Academy Award Semifinalists", Oscars, 2024 - Link
"Inside, a Shape by Sophia Wolfe", Santa Clarita Arts, 2023 - Link
The Northridge Review, Spring 2022
Collections
Experimental Films: A Selection - Link
Private collections in California