Sophie Swerdlow was born in New York. She was the first generation American of a family from Russia. She went on to study at the University of Vermont and graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts. Sophie Swerdlow’s figurative art is full of stories and scenes from her family’s past. “My world is a melting pot of my family’s culture mixed with my personal expression. I just try to bring those stories out in vivid color.” Sophie Swerdlow