The work of Sophie Stone highlights transitional moments in time. Textiles are a source of exploration in this body of work, in which each piece is simultaneously a painting and a rug. Existing in a state of functional ambiguity, the work is displayed on the floors, walls, hung as room dividers, and bent into corners. By occupying the space in variation, the rug/painting hybrids present a state of flux. As rugs they invite decay and erosion; when viewed as paintings, the stitchings and weaving stand in for gesture and expression. Stone makes her work in reaction to her surroundings, often times incorporating travel with her search for found material. Rope, slippers, plastic, hammocks, sticks, beads, and bed sheets are incorporated into Stone's work, creating tension in unexpected ways. Woven plastic mats, manufactured carpets, wooden beads and found textiles are continuously cut, painted over, and restitched. Thick layers of house paint and knotted fabric add a sense of organic breakdown, acting as a physical representation of the passage of time.

Sophie Stone (b. 1987, Massachusetts) is a New York-based artist. She received a BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2009. Recent solo exhibitions include: Charm Pack at Europa (2024), and White Room: Sophie Stone at White Columns (2022). Select group exhibitions include: Possessed, a group exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Arachne's Thread, an institutional textile exhibition at the Philadelphia Art Alliance (Philadelphia, PA), Loving Cup, Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery (New York, NY), Saragossa at Halsey McKay Gallery, (East Hampton, NY); Living Picture, Franz Kaka Gallery, (Toronto, CA) Of Purism, Nina Johnson Gallery (Miami, FL), Tissue at Company Gallery, (New York, NY), Sophie Stone and Jessi Reaves, Del Vaz Projects (LA, CA). Her work has been written about in Architectural Digest, NYT Magazine, Artforum, Frieze Magazine, and Hyperallergic.