Sophie Jung
Born in 1981.
Sophie Jung is an artist whose public trajectory is documented through awards, residencies, and entries into public collections.
She was the recipient of the Edward Steichen Award Luxembourg in 2013, an award that enabled her to undertake a six-month residency at the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York in 2015.
In March 2016, she received the LEAP — the Luxembourg Encouragement for Artists Prize.
In terms of publishing, in 2013 she co-authored, with Peter Burleigh, a contribution entitled « Touristic Signatures: Explorations of place and space in found photographs », included in the publication Tourists and Nomads (2013).
Documented public acquisitions mention the Ministère de la Culture du Luxembourg, the Musée de la Ville et de l'Histoire de Luxembourg, and the City of Levallois (France).
These awards, residencies, and entries into public collections constitute the principal verifiable milestones of the record presented here.