CBAA Scholarship Winner Sophia McConnell on Exhibit at the Studios of Cocoa Beach Art Gallery, May 2

Each spring the Central Brevard Art Association awards a scholarship to a deserving Central Brevard County high school senior. It’s 21st and 65th Anniversary Student Scholarship recipient is Sophia McConnell from Satellite Beach High School. The Studios of Cocoa Beach and Ridley’s Custom Framing of Palm Bay have teamed up to present an exhibit of Sophia’s work. Her work will be on exhibit throughout the month of May at the Studio’s gallery, 165 Minutemen Cswy in downtown Cocoa Beach.

Sophia is a well-rounded scholar as well as an artist, having private tutoring in Russian as well as multiple school classes in French and Spanish. She is an honors and AP student and plans to major in Fine Art and Emerging Media.

Away from art, she has a long-standing love for Geology, Paleontology, Archaeology and the deserts of the western USA, which she feels influences her art in subtle ways. Her love of muted colors and her focus on surrealism leads her to wrap her subjects in fantastical, unsettling dream-like reality.

In making their decision, the CBAA found her art to be insightful and intuitive. Sophia says her art has been her passion since she was a young child. She uses a variety of mediums and techniques including clay and collage, although she is mostly a digital artist.

A collection of her work, professionally mounted by Ridley’s Custom Framing of Palm Bay will be on exhibit at the Studios of Cocoa Beach from May 5-June 1, 2025. A reception open to the public will be held at the Gallery on Friday, May 9 from 6-8:30 pm.

The gallery is open Monday through Saturday 9 am -7 pm and Sunday 9-6 pm

For information on the CENTRAL BREVARD ART ASSOCIATION visit their website

www.cbaaartists.com

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