Chiara Sophia Coyle was born in New York and at a young age moved to the island of Mykonos, Greece where she grew up surrounded by the unique and versatile beauty of the Aegean. She moved to the United States in 1993 and after living in Arizona & Florida for a few years she settled in Northern California with her daughter Anoushka.

Photography was always a favorite hobby but it was not until 2000 that it began to develop into a direction in life for Chiara Sophia. Following numerous classes focusing on various aspects and approaches to photography she found her niche in emulsion transfers, a unique technique which allows for images to be transferred from Polaroid film to a variation of media.

Chiara Sophia’s current body of work represents images from Greece, which is always home in her heart.

Exhibits and Presentations:

“Emulsion Transfers”, Tuesday Night Art Series, Oakland Art Gallery, August 2002
“Collage Series”, Artship Foundation, Oakland, CA, August 2002, group show
“Greece on Emulsion Transfers I”, Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA, August 2003
“Art & Wine Mixer”, Design Site, Berkeley CA, October 2003, group show
“Greece on Emulsion Transfers II, Nomad Café, Oakland, CA, November 2003
“Memories”, Nefeli Café, Berkeley, CA, March 2004