Sophia Hinton-Lever is a doctoral researcher, curator, writer and producer. Her doctoral research investigates the complex relationship between female artists and the contemporary art industry. It utilises organisation theory, post structural feminist philosophies, and cultural studies theories to approach questions of creative labour, embodiment and fetishisation. It explores questions of whether the management processes of the contemporary art industry, specifically galleries, objectify the corporeality of female artists and their work. Her research is heavily influenced by her creative academic background, she holds a BA English Literature from Goldsmiths and MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies). She is a Graduate Teaching Fellow at the University of Liverpool.
Alongside her research, Sophia is a creative producer and has produced large scale projects for major organisations including Culture Liverpool, Somerset House Trust and Almeida Theatre. In 2019, Sophia produced Naiza Khan’s participation in the 58th Venice Biennial, ‘Manora Field Notes’. Most recently she worked with Culture Liverpool to install a major public art work in Walton, co-created with the local community. Within all her projects, she holds a specific interest in opening access to the art sector for marginalised groups through sustained community engagement.