Director/CEO

Sophie was appointed as CEO of the Australian Tapestry Workshop in May 2023, bringing with her a wealth of experience in the arts and cultural sector gained internationally.

Sophie joined the ATW from Collingwood Yards where as CEO she was fortunate to work with some of Melbourne's most dynamic artists and creative organisations among a vibrant local community in Melbourne's inner north. Prior to this she held leadership roles at City of Melbourne and Australia Council for the Arts as well as several British arts organisations. She has worked internationally from Berlin, Brussels and London and brings a diversity of relationships with international artists and arts institutions to ATW. Sophie is a Director of the board at TarraWarra Museum of Art and Chunky Move and is member of Deakin University's Arts and Cultural Management Advisory Board. She was previously a Director at res artis, international artist residency network, and has held numerous mentoring and advisory roles over her career.

Sophie speaks six languages, holds a first class Honours degree from Cambridge and has written extensively for arts journals in Australia and the UK. She moved to Australia in late 2003, after living and working in more than a dozen cities worldwide.

Sophie's two favourite ATW tapestries are 'Gordian Knot' designed by Keith Tyson in 2016 and 'Catching Breath' designed by Brook Andrew in 2014.