1. FRESH MEET
Alfred, NY 2018
FOUNDATIONS
Alfred, NY 2019
INTERN EXHIBITION
Alfred, NY 2019
WHAT DOES PAINT DO?
Alfred, NY 2021
LOOK/SEE
Alfred, NY 2022
EXHIBITIONS
Lightroom
Illustrator
Photoshop
Capture One
Film and Digital Photography
HARD
SKILLS
Teamwork
Design
Project Direction
Organization
Problem Solving
Creativity
SOFT
SKILLS
Ithaca Senior High School - Ithaca, NY
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
September, 2013 - June, 2017
Alfred University - Alfred, NY
BFA ART AND DESIGN
August 2018 - May, 2022
DePaul University - Chicago, IL
MA MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM
March 2023 - Present
EDUCATION
Led a team of interns curating, organizing, installing, and de-installing for a large-scale
exhibition of admitted students’artwork. Communicated with roughly 100 prospective artists,
received and unpacked artwork, collaborated with one other intern to design exhibition
advertisement, and helped schedule intern oversight of the gallery for the duration of the
exhibition.
Turner Gallery | Alfred, NY
INTERN - CURATION AND EXHIBITION DESIGN
Summer 2019
Common jobs included handling and organizing artwork, receiving inventory, greeting visitors,
familiarizing myself with exhibitions in order to answer visitor questions, gallery upkeep, and
using Microsoft Excel to track gallery attendance. Proved dedication by working the maximum
optional hours per week for the full duration of the Summer.
Cohen Gallery | Alfred, NY
INTERN - DOCENT AND ASSISTANT
Summer 2019
Various freelance jobs including but not limited to portraits, events, art documentation, and
reference photos.
FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHY
2017 - Present
Daily responsibilities include taking product photos on white for e-commerce sites, creating
styled photos to enhance and further clients’brands, and editing work that includes color
correction, retouching, and manipulation. This position requires a high skill level, quick-thinking
and problem-solving, proper time management, and a commitment to growth and develop-
ment both technically and professionally.
Featherlite Product Photography | Chicago, IL
PHOTOGRAPHER AND EDITOR
August 2022 - February 2023
WORK &
EXPERIENCE
Sofiya Babiak is a photojournalist with a fine art backgound
which gives her a unique basis for her newsgathering. Her
work has been featured in several exhibitions and she
maintains a diverse portfolio of both technical and creative
work. Sofiya earned her BFA from the Alfred University
School of Art and Design and is currently studying for her
Master’s in Multimedia Journalism at DePaul University.
PHOTOJOURNALIST
SOFIYA BABIAK