DEEP OUTSIDE – Art by Sofiya Mukhachova
Opening Saturday March 28, 2-5PM
https://sofiya.eventbrite.ca
March 28 – April 30, 2026
Mon – Fri 10am-5pm or by appointment. Free admission. Closed on April 3rd Good Friday.
Lipont Gallery, Rm218 (no elevator), 4211 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC
Free parking on the south side of the building only. Please do not park on the north side.
In the new series of paintings and mixed media works by Richmond-based artist Sofiya Mukhachova, titled Deep Outside, audiences are invited to navigate the delicate intersection of cosmic vastness and the intimate architecture of the human mind. Sofiya’s work is a profound meditation on the “possibility of the improbable”, which is a visual bridge between the scientific reality of the universe and the reality of our inner selves.
Sofiya’s Deep Outside Series is not only an exploration of outer space, but a manifestation of what she calls the “cosmos of our minds.” Drawing inspiration from theoretical physics and the philosophy of Carlo Rovelli, Sofiya challenges our conventional understanding of time and existence. For her, a painting is more than a two-dimensional surface; it is rather a reflection of internal thought.
The works in this series function as “intelligent particles” of consciousness in the form of shape and colour. By blending traditional painting with mixed media such as acrylic, air brush and lights, she captures the “messenger of information” that is light, transforming electromagnetic radiation into emotional resonance. Her canvases act as portals, allowing the energy of our feelings to overcome the barriers of the material world and fill the gallery space with a tangible presence.
In Deep Outside, Sofiya reminds us that if the universe is truly infinite, then anything is possible. In the vacuum of nothingness, there is still thought and light inviting us to discover the whimsical and the infinite.
深空之外：索菲亚·穆卡乔娃艺术展
开幕活动
2026年3月28日星期六下午 2:00 – 5:00
https://sofiya.eventbrite.ca
展览日期
2026年3月28日 – 4月30日
周一至周五 10am-5pm免费开放，或预约参观。4月3日Good Friday休息。
地址：Lipont Place, Rm218 (无电梯), 4211 No. 3 Road Richmond BC, www.lipontgallery.ca, 604-285-9975
停车： 仅限建筑南侧免费停车，请勿停在北侧。
Lipont Gallery 即将展出列治文艺术家索菲娅·穆卡乔娃 (Sofiya Mukhachova) 的名为【深空之外】 (Deep Outside) 的系列绘画及混合媒介作品，邀请观众探索宇宙的浩瀚与人类心灵交融的奥秘。索菲娅的作品是对“不可能之事的可能性”的深刻冥想，它如同视觉桥梁，连接着宇宙的科学现实与我们内心世界的现实。
索菲娅的【深空之外】系列作品不仅是对太空的探索，更是她“心灵宇宙”的呈现。她从理论物理学家卡洛·罗韦利 (Carlo Rovelli) 的哲学中汲取灵感，挑战我们对时间和存在的传统认知。对她而言，绘画不仅仅是二维的平面，更是内在思想的反映。
该系列作品如同意识的“智能粒子”，以形状和色彩的形式呈现。她将传统绘画与丙烯、喷枪和灯光等混合媒介相融合，捕捉了光的“信息传递者”的本质，将光和电转化为情感共鸣。她的画布如同门户，让我们的情感突破物质世界的屏障，为展览空间注入触手可及的存在感。
在展览中，索菲娅提醒我们，如果宇宙真的是无垠的，那么一切皆有可能。即使在虚无的真空之中，思想和光芒依然存在，邀我们去发现那奇妙的无限。
Sofiya Mukhachova – Artist Biography
Sofiya Mukhachova, born in Belarus, graduated from the College of Arts and later studied art and design at the State Academy of Arts, where she received her BFA degree in 2004. In the following years, Sofiya worked as a graphic designer in Moscow, Russia, until she and her family moved to Singapore, where she began teaching art at a Russian school.
After relocating to Canada in 2017, Sofiya continued teaching art classes to children while also exploring her own artistic style through paintings in various forms and mediums.
Sofiya is currently based in Richmond, BC, where she lives with her spouse and two daughters. She continues to develop her own visual language, creating beautiful semi-abstract works with an emphasis on themes of the cosmos and the perception of reality.
索菲亚·穆卡乔娃 – 艺术家简介
索菲娅·穆哈乔娃出生于白俄罗斯，毕业于艺术学院，后在国立艺术学院学习艺术与设计，并于2004年获得美术学士学位。此后几年，索菲娅在莫斯科担任平面设计师，直到她和家人移居新加坡，并在那里的一所俄语学校开始教授艺术。
2017年移居加拿大后，索菲娅继续教授儿童艺术课程，同时通过各种形式和媒介的绘画探索自己的艺术风格。
索菲娅目前居住在BC省列治文市，与她的配偶和两个女儿一起生活。她不断发展自己的视觉语言，创作出优美的半抽象作品，着重表现宇宙和对现实的感知等主题。
Sofiya Mukhachova – Artist Statement
My cosmic series of works have been created in spite of the darkest thoughts about the impossibility of an afterlife. Like playing a game, they were made to open another door and immerse in parallel reality. I hope my works help the cosmos of our minds to peek through the keyhole of existence… pretending that everything is possible, observing whimsical and recalling our own. I believe that the flow of our thoughts and feelings can overcome the barrier of the real world and fill the space with an unknown yet familiar (intuitive) tangibility.
索菲娅·穆卡乔娃 – 艺术家陈述
尽管我曾对来世的存在抱有最黑暗的幻想，但我的宇宙系列作品依然诞生了。它们如同游戏一般，旨在开启另一扇门，引领我们沉浸于平行现实。我希望我的作品能够帮助我们心灵的宇宙，透过存在的钥匙孔窥视……让我们相信一切皆有可能，观察那些奇思妙想，并回想起我们自身的经历。我相信，我们思想和情感的流动能够超越现实世界的藩篱，用一种既陌生又熟悉（直觉式的）触感填满空间。
Sofiya Mukhachova – CV
Richmond, BC,Canada
Education
09/1999 – 06/2004
Belorussian State Academy of Arts. BFA
04/1995 – 06/1998
Gomel State College of Arts.
Exhibitions
ArtRich 2025
November 28, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
Companionship and the Cosmos
September 15, 2025 – January 4, 2026
The Annex Gallery, Richmond, BC
New Year Group Exhibition
December 20, 2024 – January 15, 2025
Lipont Gallery, Richmond, BC
New Year Group Exhibition
December 20, 2024 – January 15, 2025
Lipont Gallery, Richmond, BC
Dream Mechanism
August 8 – 29, 2024
Lipont Gallery, Richmond, BC
Connection
April 30 – June 6, 2024
Lipont Gallery, Richmond, BC
Richmond Art Walk 2024
April 06-07, 2024
August 16-17, 2024
Lipont Gallery, Richmond, BC