Sofia
Klim.
Ara.
e: sofia.klim.ara@gmail.com
ig: @mydearladychap
more about me
Selected
Works
→ r/DesirePath
→ Just Between You & Me
Education
⊹ Maryland Institute College of Art
Bachelor of Fine Art in Fiber (2025), Summa Cum Laude
⊹ South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities
High School (2021), Visual Arts
Selected Exhibitions
** duo shows
Kinetic Kin
Alchemists
Residual Frequency
Neptune in June, Trans Art Fest, Portchester, NY
Eleventh Hour Art, Trans Art Fest, Brooklyn, NY
Flying House Art Collective, Baltimore, MD
On Account of a Method
Main O Gallery, MICA
Undergraduate Exhibition
Residencies, Research, & Workshops
Praxis Fiber Workshop, OH
Steel for Jewelry - Elliot Keely
Baltimore Jewelry Center, MD
Baltimore Jewelry Center, MD
CMYK workshop - Liz Ensz + Heather Mackenzie,
LMRM Chicago, IL
SPARC retreat,
Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths, Touchstone Center for Craft, PA
Exquisite Warps Workshop - Section 4: File Design for Painted Warps - Meagan Smith,
LMRM Chicago, IL
Living Records - Research Team
Biodesign Challenge Finalist
MOMA, NY
Baltimore Jewelry Center, MD
Anodizing Titanium - J Diamond
Baltimore Jewelry Center, MD
Sculptural Fibers Workshop - Gabe Duggan,
Penland School of Craft, NC
In situ Residency,
Pillow Fort Arts Center, NY
Penland School of Craft, NC
Weaving And Robotics Producing Electronic Devices (W.A.R.P.E.D.) - Research Team - Dr. Cindy Harnett, Harnett Labs, University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering, KY
Fellowships, Awards & Scholarships
Baltimore Jewelry Center, MD
[2026]
Outstanding Art Prize - Biodesign Challenge
MoMA, NY - [2025]
Fall 2025 Scholarship
Baltimore Jewelry Center, MD
[2025]
Fall 2024 Scholarship
Baltimore Jewelry Center, MD
[2024]
E/Intern Fellowship in Creative Entrepreneurship
Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development, MD
[2024]