Sofia Pashaei

Sofia Pashaei (b. 1989, Sweden) currently resides and works in Brussels. She is an artist and independent animation director. Her debut solo exhibition, 'Meaning in the off Hours', was showcased at Ballon Rouge in 2022. She followed this with her second solo exhibition 'An Orphan in the Territory of Giants' at the gallery in 2024. In 2023, Pashaei received the Kells Collection award at the SWAB art fair in Barcelona for her solo presentation with Rafael Perez Hernando Gallery.

Pashaei's work has been showcased in numerous group exhibitions at Fondation Boghossian in Brussels, The Hole and Hashimoto Contemporary in New York and Delphian Gallery in collaboration with Unit1 in London.

In her capacity as an animation director, Pashaei has collaborated with prominent clients such as The New York Times, Google, TED and MTV. Her animated short films have been screened at renowned animation and film festivals around the world.