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Coverage, studio visits, and features from publications and galleries across Connecticut, New York, and beyond.

Latest coverage  ·  May / June 2026
Connect to Northern Westchester — May/June 2026
Vol. 05  ·  Issue 03  ·  May / June 2026
Featured in print

Finding the
Rhythm in Repetition

A sweeping portrait by Editor-in-Chief Gia Miller traces Swann’s journey from Tehran to law school, from Paris to a light-filled basement studio in Silvermine — and the moment she opened a storage box, found her old paints, and never looked back. An intimate look at the process, the patterns, and the emotional life behind every canvas.

Exuvia — acrylic and Persian tea on canvas Present in the Past series painting
Sofie Swann in her studio Painting — Present in the Past series Petits Swanns collection Sofie Swann at home with Eevee
“I stopped thinking about what I was doing and instead painted what I was feeling. It began with marks on the canvas, and I immediately felt relieved.”
Connect to Northern Westchester  ·  May / June 2026
“Every painting starts with an emotion — a feeling often triggered by an event, place, thing or person, remembered or imagined.”
Sorelle Gallery  ·  Inside the Studio with Sofie Swann
Sofie Swann — Connecticut Post
Sunday Magazine  ·  Feb 2020
Connecticut Post

Stamford Artist & Faculty
at Silvermine Galleries

A feature in the Connecticut Post Sunday Magazine profiling Sofie Swann ahead of her first solo exhibition at Silvermine Galleries in New Canaan — following her 2018 Best in Show award at the 68th Annual Art of the Northeast juried show. A milestone moment for a Connecticut artist whose work was beginning to attract regional and national attention.

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Connecticut Post Sunday Magazine — February 23, 2020
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Sorelle Gallery
2023
Inside the Studio
“She works on one canvas at a time to maintain narrative coherence and intentionally avoids sketching to preserve spontaneity. Persian tea appears in her work as a symbolic gesture toward her cultural identity.”
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Studio Visit Magazine
2016
Featured Artist Profile
Featured in the Summer 2016 edition of Studio Visit Magazine, a publication dedicated to showcasing artists with a distinctive and committed studio practice. A national platform for Sofie’s emerging voice.
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Connecticut Plus
2020
A Cluttered Mind
“Her powerful abstractions expand our understanding of the emotional journey to find a place to call home — every painting starts with an experience, real or imagined, that triggers an emotion.”
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