Sophia Podryhula-Shaw

Born in Lutsk, Ukraine and raised in Sydney, Australia, Sophia settled in Edmonton in 1976. Sophia is a landscape artist, who first studied to become a nurse. While pursuing a career in nursing she attended the Sydney Technical College in Australia to study Composition and Design. Other art related studies were conducted at the Edmonton Art Gallery, Grant MacEwan Community College, and at the Alberta Culture Art Series in Red Deer.