SOPHIE CHAO CV
EDUCATION
2025 Carnegie Mellon University, BFA, Minor in Design, Pittsburgh PA
2024 Syracuse University Florence, BFA,
Semester Abroad, Florence ITLY
2019 RISD, Pre-College, Drawing Major, Providence RI
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2025 Tomayko foundation, “Rapid Eye Movement”, Pittsburgh PA
2025 WQED, “Tender Roots; Inflatables Show”, Pittsburgh PA
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Alt Projects, “Pit Party”, Group Exhibition, Arcadia LA
2025 Frame Gallery, “An American Icon”, Solo Exhibition, Pittsburgh PA
2025 Spirit Fashion Show, “Overgrown”, Pittsburgh PA
2025 Studio for Creative Inquiry, Haute Glue, Group Exhibition, Pittsburgh PA
2025 Frame Gallery, “The Squeeze”, Group Exhibition, Pittsburgh PA
2025 Ellis Gallery, “Grass Fed Meat Cake”, Group Exhibition, Pittsburgh PA
2024 Syracuse University Florence, Group Exhibition, Florence ITLY
2023 Frame Gallery, “Grand Reopening”, Group Exhibition, Pittsburgh PA
2023 Plexi Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Pittsburgh PA
PUBLICATIONS & FEATURES
2025 Senior Spotlight: Sophie Chao, Carnegie Mellon School of Art ︎︎︎
2025 The Tartan, CFA senior Sophie Chao Tackles American Media
in Solo Exhibition︎︎︎
2025 Lemon Publication, Issue 3, Junction
2025 The Willow Gallery, Solo Feature
AWARDS & GRANTS
2025 Samuel Rosenberg Senior Award
2025 Frank-Ratchye Further Fund Micro-grant
2024 Frank-Ratchye Further Fund Micro-grant
2021 Chuck Ridgeway Jurors Choice Award, First Place
2019 Special Congressional Art Recognition
2019 Scholastic Gold Key
2018 Scholastic Silver Key