Sophie Delaporte
Sophie Delaporte, born in 1971, is a French visual artist, photographer and director who began her career in the early 2000s by publishing her first fashion series in the British press, and especially in iD Magazine. Noticed for her research around color and movement, Sophie Delaporte takes an early interest on the issue of women’s representation. She was invited in June 2019 for the Dora Maar exhibition by the centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, to take part in a « table ronde » about women’s place and inclusion in Art, and their representation in the women’s Press Magazine ( with Sacha Van Dorssen and Mathieu Meyer). Biography After a scientific High School Diploma and mathematics studies at Jussieu, Sophie Delaporte passed the examination for l’École Nationale Supérieure Louis Lumière (ENSLL). Graduated from the ENSLL, Sophie Delaporte studied Photography History at Paris VIII University and at l’École du Louvre. After graduating she moved to London and began working for the English press. Very soon Terry Jones, artistic director of i-D magazine, entrusted her with her first fashion series. (Fashion Now 2) Her photos were exhibited as early as 2002 at the Marion Meyer Gallery during the Month of Photography in Paris