Sofia Arév

two fairies play hide and seek in the forest video by me featuring @sofia.a @jobellequijano music by bowery electric

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Spontaneous pop up group show for @gearyartcrawl This last weekend At line studios!! Thank you to these artists that were able to pull through on such last minute notice. The works were amazing and allowed me to create such a beautiful show! @mattcangiano @silkelva @gold_lazuli @moojannazmi_art @aleksandrafalarz @cznco @sofia.a @nickocecchini

Install Shots of my work from ‘Perhaps I Should Keep This to Myself’ at @hearth.hearth.hearth + collaborative locket with @em_thepainter @sofia.a @kaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy and @bbglowball ! Last two days….. ꗃ₊˚⊹ ᰔ documentation by @philip.ocampo

Our group show, Perhaps I should keep this to myself, @hearth.hearth.hearth is on until March 2nd. Gallery hours are 2-5pm this weekend, with a bonus day on Monday 2-5. Come search for secrets 🤫 Works by @em_thepainter @jobellequijano @sofia.a , curated by myself and @kaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy with the generous support of @hearth.hearth.hearth Documentation by @philip.ocampo So proud of this one 🩷

Our LAST three days of gallery hours begin tomorrow :-) Open Sat/Sun/Mon from 2PM - 5PM. Time flies! Show this crew some love and drop by and see. We’re very proud of them. 💕 “Perhaps I should keep this to myself” is curated by @kaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy and @bbglowball feat. work by @em_thepainter @sofia.a and @jobellequijano They’ve hidden many secrets throughout the gallery for u to discover 💌 Artworks in focus: Sofia Arév, Pocket Gf, 12” x 20” acrylic on canvas, 2026 Sofia Arév, I’d only tell a stranger, 5” x 7” acrylic on wood panel, 2026 Arév, 邹佑, Quijano, Ruggiero, Rangel, Untitled. Locket, sand from France, dry petals, blue tape, fabric rose from underwear (post-masturbation), beaded chain, charms. 2026.

mtl pt 1

Last weekend to see our group show, perhaps I should keep this to myself 💕open this Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 2-5pm 😘 Thank you @philip.ocampo for the documentation 📸

When Hearth announced their current show, Maybe I Should Keep This to Myself, I became instantly intrigued. The graphic design of the exhibition’s poster produced a feeling of thick mist that gases off the heart when it starts beating quickly. I would later find out that the show’s posters could pass as one of the works in the show. I believe this is the standard exhibition posters should be held up to. The comments section on the shows announcement post flooded with bow and heart emojis. The exhibition was also paired with a locket-making workshop on Valentine’s Day. I think what is so good about this show is the world-building surrounding it. As a part of the show, all of the artists and curators placed a secret somewhere in the room. At the opening, one of the curators handed me a grape and asked for a secret of my own in return. I told her that my grandparents were second cousins. This wasn’t really a secret because I’m not (that) afraid to tell it. That is what makes a secret, doesn’t it? I found myself wondering how secrets are changing form in the post-internet age Girlhood is definitely having a moment right now. In the internet age, women were allowed to be brutally honest without having to deal with the physical threats or repercussions that, in the pre-digital era, were undeniable. However, I believe this was only a facade of equality, in which everybody was equally exploited by tech corporations. As our digital selves become more and more entangled with our primal form, are we using secrets to re-engage with what we once were? As for some thoughts on the work specifically,not the culture around it ; Sofia Arév’s airbrush works are sexy and haunting. Emerald Repard-Denniston frames sapphic love in a context of dictatorial surveillance tiled with magic and intention. Joelle Quijano waves her fiery wand across Twitch stream angles. Unfortunately, I understand the feeling of perhaps I should keep this to myself all too well. @em_thepainter @sofia.a @jobellequijano @hearth.hearth.hearth @bbglowball @kaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy