Sophia is a creative producer living on Gadigal lands in inner Sydney. She has worked in diverse areas of social justice and the arts, both internationally and locally. Sophia was the creative producer of Big hART’s multi-platform Namatjira project from 2009-2018, leading a successful and historic campaign to restore the copyright in Albert Namatjira’s works to his family. Under her guidance the project won 4 awards and generated: an original new Australian theatre work that has toured nationally and internationally; a feature documentary and a social impact campaign out of which she worked with the Namatjira family to establish the Namatjira Legacy Trust. Sophia is passionate about the capacity of art to spearhead positive social change. With Big hART she was National Producer, producing numerous theatrical works, community engagement programs and social impact campaigns, on issues as diverse as slavery at sea, Indigenous languages policy, cultural diversity and Indigenous incarceration. She has also produced Man With The Iron Neck for Legs On The Wall; worked with Indigenous strategic design and technology company Old Ways, New on how Indigenous Knowledges can inform new and emerging technologies; produced monthly singing events for The Welcome Choir; and has worked with Bob Brown Foundation.
Sophia is a creative producer living on Gadigal lands in inner Sydney. She has worked in diverse areas of social justice and the arts, both internationally and locally. Sophia was the creative producer of Big hART’s multi-platform Namatjira project from 2009-2018, leading a successful and historic campaign to restore the copyright in Albert Namatjira’s works to his family. Under her guidance the project won 4 awards and generated: an original new Australian theatre work that has toured nationally and internationally; a feature documentary and a social impact campaign out of which she worked with the Namatjira family to establish the Namatjira Legacy Trust. Sophia is passionate about the capacity of art to spearhead positive social change. With Big hART she was National Producer, producing numerous theatrical works, community engagement programs and social impact campaigns, on issues as diverse as slavery at sea, Indigenous languages policy, cultural diversity and Indigenous incarceration. She has also produced Man With The Iron Neck for Legs On The Wall; worked with Indigenous strategic design and technology company Old Ways, New on how Indigenous Knowledges can inform new and emerging technologies; produced monthly singing events for The Welcome Choir; and has worked with Bob Brown Foundation.