MUSIC

Meet Sophia Eliana:

Sophia Eliana is a Denver-based queer folk musician, florist, and dancer originally from Monterey, California. She fosters the craft of storytelling through lyricism that weaves wit and warmth, allowing laughter to spill from each song like sunlight dappling through the leaves of a dense forest. Her undergraduate studies began as a voice principal at Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain. Among sheep and root vegetables, she concluded her undergraduate studies farming at College of the Atlantic on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Sophia Eliana has embarked on multiple national and international tours, performing at venues such as Mengi (Reykjavik, Iceland), The 1932 Criterion Theatre (Bar Harbor, ME), The Artist bar Valencia (Valencia, Spain), Sonoma Bluegrass & Folk Festival (Sonoma, CA), and Denver PrideFest (Denver, CO). She has opened up for notable artists including The Ballroom Thieves, Emma Klein, Marielle Kraft, and Spectre Jones. Anticipate her studio sophomore album, recorded at Wonderhaus Studios with Jacob Williams and Noah Dearbon, summer of 2025. Anyone attending Sophia Eliana’s shows is guaranteed to walk away with a belly full of giggles, a softened smile, and an ooey-gooey heart.

Artist Statement:

The culmination of my art, once described as ‘whole-grain’ perfectly captures the wholesome yet gritty essence of my approach towards making. I treat each waking moment as ‘studio time,’ drawing inspiration for my artwork from the intricacies held within subjectively mundane moments. Handwriting letters to my grandmother, taking delicious naps, and twirling around my bedroom in the nude are just as crucial to my practice as sitting down with a pen and paper.  This expansive form of expression continuously shapes how I intend to approach any artistic medium; with playfulness, curiousity, and a sprinkle of humility.