SOPHIA OBUCH CAKOVA
MA Art and Science interdisciplinary artist & physics researcher | private artist mentor & therapeutic art coach specialised in spectroscopy, colour measurements, sound and human perception.
spiritualist : mediumistic art
Gsm UK: +44 (0) 7923900369
Gsm EU: +421 (0) 910772314
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I am presently engaged in a research endeavour that aims to explore the correlation between the wavelength and frequency of light, color, sound, and their relationship with the everyday environment. My practice is centred around studying how these fundamental elements interact with one another and the ways in which they impact our surroundings.
b. 1994, Bratislava, Slovakia.
EDUCATION
Central Saint Martins, CSM UAL. United Kingdom - London. MA Art and Science 2020 - 2022.
Nottingham Trent University, NTU. United Kingdom - Nottingham. BA (Hons) Textile Design 2018 - 2020.
Academy of Fine Arts and Design, AFAD. Slovakia - Bratislava. 2.2.6 Design / Textile Design 2016 - 2018.
EXHIBITIONS
Aesthetica Art Prize 2024. Longlisted Artists exhibition at the Future Now Symposium, York Art Gallery. United Kingdom, York 16 February - 21 of April 2024.
Camden Canal Dreams. Group Exhibition. United Kingdom, London June 2023.
Vanner Gallery. Group Exhibition. United Kingdom, Salisbury February - March 2023.
Woolff Gallery. Group Exhibition. United Kingdom, London October 2022.
Tension Gallery. Group Exhibition. United Kingdom, London July - August 2022.
Central Saint Martins. Group Exhibition. United Kingdom, London June 2022.
Lethaby Gallery. Group Exhibition. United Kingdom, London February 2022.
TM Lighting Gallery. Group Exhibition. United Kingdom, London October - January 2022.
UAL Life Drawing Society. Group Exhibition. United Kingdom, London June 2021.
Gwangju Design Biennale. Group Exhibition. Korea Gwangju September - October 2019.
Public Event. Group Exhibition led by Sophia Cakova. Slovakia September 2019.
Aš po Už / Horod. Group Exhibition. Slovakia October 2018.
AWARDS
Luxembourg Art Prize. Certificate of Artistic Achievement. December 2022.
Kaira Looro Architecture Competition. Special Mentions Award. In collaboration with cakov+partners studio. Africa June 2021.
Tell your Art Story competition, ArtStory. Shortlisted. London May 2021.
DIGITAL INNOVATION HYBRID FUTURES, HACKATHON. Awarded 2nd Place. Collaborative work Aurelia video. London January 2021.
New Designers in category Colour in Design award. Spotted as ‘One to Watch’ design award by CIDA. UK September 2020.
Approach to Sustainability Award. Awarded for best approach judged by Professor Amy Twigger Holroyd, Associate Professor of Fashion and Sustainability. Nottingham Trent University June 2020.
Honour & Award / Sustainability in Practice Certificate / SIP. Certificate of Completion. Nottingham Trent University January 2020.
Commendation winner of the Worshipful Company of Dyers Award: Bradford Textile Society Awards. United Kingdom 2019/2020.
Academic Awards. Sustainability in Practice (Energy) Certificate. United Kingdom 2019/2020.
My Sight. Certificate of Completion. Collaborative work. Nottingham Trent University November 2018.
Design Week Ceepus winter School. Certificate of Completion. Slovenia Maribor Faculty of Mechanical Engineering October 2017.
PUBLICATIONS
Aesthetica Magazine: transforming Ideas. Issue: 115. UK October/November 2023. [Accessed 13. Friday 2023].
Stories to Change the World International Community Publishing. Issue: 8. USA May 2021. [Accessed 02. May 2021].
Stories to Change the World International Community Publishing. Issue: 7 Jobs. USA April 2021. [Accessed 02. May 2021].
MASS Magazine Collection: a political arts publication. Issue: Mythos. London April 2021. [Accessed 02. May 2021].
MA Art and Science TransferenceTV Live. London April 2021. [Accessed 19. April 2021].
Lockdown Residency. Lockdown Residency Instagram Takeover matter. London March 2021. [Accessed 30. March 2021].
Artists Responding To. Published both in Magazine and Instagram. London March 2021. [Accessed 22. March 2021].
FAD MAGAZINE. SEE YOU TOMORROW – MA ART AND SCIENCE OPEN STUDIO. London January 2021. [Accessed 21. January 2021].
Imperial College’s I, Science Magazine. Issue: 47 Diversity. London December 2020. [Accessed 13. December 2020].
New Designers. One to Watch: Sophia Cakova. UK October 2020. [Accessed 30. October 2020].
Gwangju Design Biennale, Korea. Collaborative work on Micro-Living project using E-textiles, Pearson Lloyd. Korea September 2019. [Accessed 20. September 2019].
EXPERIENCE
Interviewed by GUCCI, Gucci Cosmos. London, UK October 2023.
Qualified to teach at the Institut Le Rosey. Château du Rosey, Switzerland May 2023.
Interviewed by the Damien Hirst studio. London, UK June 2022.
Freelancer research & product sourcing at the Cakov+Partners architectural studio. Bratislava, Slovakia June 2022.
Babysitting and autism. Personal Care Assistant of an eight-year-old autistic boy. London, UK November 2021 - May 2022.
Central Saint Martins cross-course Collaboration. Performance & Future of Smell Designathon. London, UK March 2021
Shared Campus Summer School. London, UK Online August 2021.
Cognitive Sensations. Art Director and Visual Designer. London, UK May 2021 - May 2022.
Business, Operations and Marketing, Bright Network. London, UK Internship July 2020.
Pearson Lloyd Micro Living + E-Textiles, Project ‘E-Textiles’. Collaborative work. Nottingham, UK Nottingham Trent University January 2019.
Isadore. Collaborative work. Bratislava, Slovakia Academy of Fine Arts and Design January 2018.
AFAD Industrial Design. One year studying two courses: textile design and industrial design. Bratislava, Slovakia Academy of Fine Arts and Design September 2016 - June 2017.