about
Sophie Blue Lane Goonan Oliver [they/she] is a queer interdisciplinary artist, curator, and arts administrator based + from the inner and outer Chicago area(s).
Their studio practice involves large-scale, organic: mixed-media oil + acrylic paintings, collage, fibers, photography and v!deo/!nstallat!ons.
Typically abstract, their work explores: nascency, texture + grit, preservation, queerness + identity, kinship + genealogy, and the experience + existence of the places we call "home" + the people we ultimately + intentionally choose.
With an affinity for being on the move, they have traveled, lived + shown across the States and Canada, and have been an Artist-in-Residence around Appalachia where they've also taught workshops on oil painting + collage, conceptual practice + development, and mixed media composition.
As a former creative contractor, they have worked for and collaborated with: fellow artists + activists, restaurants + venues, community spaces + galleries, local small businesses + vintage purveyors — and are always open to intentional opportunities to collaborate — contact via email plz.
Most recently, they curated Their Thresholds at Chicago Therapy Collective for Andersonville Arts Weekend 2025 — an exhibition exploring how queer and trans artists create permanence in places that were never built for us.
They're currently working as Associate Director of Admissions & Financial Aid at The Chicago Academy for the Arts, and developing a new body of work centered around the linear forms of queerness + tantric sensory-driven experiences.
This collection is currently in the works and will hopefully be released Summer of 2026 alongside new painting + works on paper, and some fabric/textile/loom works as well.
Thx and stay tuned for all that is to come.
—s0ph!3 blu3 l@n3 0l!v3r
info
A P0rtal
Forest Park IL 60130
Pilsen Neighborhood
Chicago IL 60608
bluelanegoon@gmail.com