Sofia
Klim.
Ara.




   


e: sofia.klim.ara@gmail.com
ig: @mydearladychap

more about me  






    Selected
    Works    


→ r/DesirePath
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Live Wire
Felled
Tromp
Spitfire
Conditions of Two
A·side
Bad Sport
Tintypes
Wyoming
Mommary


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 

* solo/duo shows

2026
Living Records (forthcoming)BioBAT Art Space, New York City, NY 

2025 Pitted: Home at the Heart of an Empire Area 405, Baltimore, MDa FAIR
XOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD
r/DesirePath*Mount Royal Station, MICA
MetamorphosisMount Royal Station, MICAIntertwinedMiddendorf Gallery, MICA

2024FROSH Week
XoXo Gallery, Baltimore, MD 

Salt of the EarthMiddendorf Gallery, MICA
Just Between You and Me*Gateway Gallery, MICA

20232023 Juried
Undergraduate Exhibition
Decker Gallery, MICA

Still ProcessingMiddendorf Gallery, MICA 

2022Something BigMiddendorf Gallery, MICA

2021AnthillMiddendorf Gallery, MICA


Residencies & Workshops

2026DWL Air Resident (forthcoming), 
Praxis Fiber Workshop, OH
2025

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
2024 Sculptural Fibers Workshop - Gabe Duggan,
Penland School of Craft, NC

In situ Residency,
Pillow Fort Arts Center, NY
2023 Forged By Design Workshop - Mike Rossi,
Penland School of Craft, NC