Digital Arts: Blazing Trails by Sofia Barton (Nexus 2022)

Blazing Trails by Sofia Barton. Sofia’s work explores the hidden histories and trail-blazing personalities which have helped make North East England a vibrant and inclusive place to live. The digital montage draws on influences including Sofia’s own Punjabi heritage and her upbringing in Newcastle’s west end. Sofia Barton is a multi-disciplinary artist from Newcastle whose work is inspired by both nature and heritage, explores issues of feminism, gender and sexuality and draws on her Punjabi family roots. Recent projects include Narivad as part of this year’s Masala festival and Good Books, an installation with Lady Kitt at Durham University’s Cosin’s Library. Sofia also designed the logo for the 2022 UK Pride festival in Newcastle. One of four artists each won a unique commission to create major works for the interior of Metro’s new train fleet. Metro will be the first urban transit system in the world to feature permanent art inside trains when the new fleet enters service, thanks to a project led by Nexus and funded by Arts Council England through its National Lottery Project Grants programme. Read more about the project here. Four major new permanent artworks are unveiled for new Metro trains |