Sophie Windham was brought up in the bucolic Gloucestershire countryside, which inspired her life-long love of nature. She comes from a family of artists, including her mother, the painter Annette deMestre and her Aunt, the painter Rachel Windham, both of whom were fundamental in her development as an artist. After training at The Byam Shaw and Chelsea Art School in London, she worked for twenty years as a children's book illustrator and in 1997 was nominated for a 'Greenaway Medal'. During the early years Sophie travelled extensively, living in Venezuela and Los Angeles, both where she continued to work and exhibit. In 1994, she moved to the Welsh borders with her family and for the last decade has been working and exhibiting as a fine artist. She has work in private collections in America, Australia, Venezuela and Europe.
Exhibitions:
1981: Caracas Venezuela, Solo show
1990: Every Picture Tells a Story, Los Angeles, Solo Show
1995: The Illustration Cupboard, London Solo Show
2000: The Illustration Cupboard, London Solo Show
2005: The Gallery, Hay on Wye
2014: The Troubadour Gallery, London
2014: The River Cafe, Glasbury
2016: The Gallery Yr Oriel, Newport, Pembs
2017: The Studio Glebe Place
2017: The Table, Hay on Wye
2019: The Table, Hay on Wye, Solo Show
2019: The Gallery Green and Stone, London
2021: The Table, Hay on Wye, Solo Show
2023: The Table, Hay on Wye, Solo Show
2023: The RA Summer Exhibition, London
2024: The Table, Hay on Wye, Solo Show
2025: The Table, Hay on Wye, Group Show
Shortlisted for the Greenway medal for Unicorns! Unicorns!
