AWARDS AND CERTIFICATION

Fulbright Scholarship recipient, inclusive of round-trip travel, living expenses, book allowance and tuition, Rhode Island School of Design,(2005-2007) 

Honor roll, Masters of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design (2005-2007)

Honors recipient, Master of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design (2007)

Graduate assistantship and Fellowship recipient, Rhode Island School of Design (2005-2007)

Honors recipient, Bachelor of Fine Arts, National College of Arts (2003) 

Merit Scholarship recipient, Bachelor of Fine Arts, National College of Arts (2000 – 2003)

Member delegation, 19th Congress of the Federation of Asian Photographic Art (FAPA), Brunei (2004)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Postcards in the Time of War, Twelve Gates Gallery,  Pennsylvania, USA, 2010 

PrinToday, Khaas Art Gallery. Islamabad, Pakistan, 2010

PrinToday, Drawing Room Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan, 2009

Tales of the City, National College of Arts, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 2009

Monotypes, Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2009

Beyond the Frame, Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Islamabad, Pakistan, 2009

As it Seems- or As far As the Eye can See, National College of Arts, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 2008 

Collaborative project between 40 Pakistani artists, Protest for Peace, National Assembly, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2008

Rainbow of Sin, 55 Mercer, New York, NY, USA, 2007

Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition, RI Convention Center, Providence, RI, USA, 2007

Printmaking portfolio exchange, Rainbow of Sin, in collaboration with seven emerging printmakers, distributed to various museums and print collectors, 2007 

Printmaking Graduate Student Show, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2006 

A Group display of works, Ewing Multicultural Center Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2006 

Versus, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2006

A group display of prints, Woods Gerry, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA, 2005  

B.F.A Thesis Exhibition, Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, 2003  

Drawn, Royaat Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan, 2002

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Forced Gridlock, T2F Faraar Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, 2010

Gridlocked, Nomad Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2009

Gridlocked, North Dakota Museum of Art, ND, USA, 2009

COLLECTIONS AND PERMANENT DISPLAYS 

RISD Museum, Aaron Siskind Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 2010

USEFP Permanent Collection, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2010

The Granoff Collection, Providence, RI, USA, 2007

Collaborative mural on permanent display, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, 2001

Relief sculpture, Ear, on permanent display, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, 2000

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ranked amongst top 110 upcoming finest talents around the world, as ranked by Wallpaper* magazine, March 2008 <http://www.wallpaper.com/directory/498>

Ilona Yusuf, "In Conversation with Sophiya Khwaja", Blue Chip Magazine, Mar-Apr 2009 Issue 58 vol. 5, pg 65-69