Sofia Camacho, Lisbon, Portugal 2024

Artist Bio: Sofia is a portuguese visual artist based in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. Since 2019 she´s been working fulltime as a freelancer artist, specialized in painting murals. She has several mural paintings spread across Portugal and her first painting abroad was made in Great Yarmouth, England. She also works on children's books illustration and does mural painting workshops with schools and different types of communities. Her work is usually bright a colourful, mixing realism with fantasy in dynamic compositions that intend to make the observer look within and dream or reflect.

Artist Statement: This project is meaningful to me because I know what it feels like to struggle with anxiety and depression and I know how important it is to be seen in our struggle and to know we are not alone. I wanted to say "I see you, I've got you, you're safe".

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