Sofia Xenia Economou is an artist and archaeological illustrator whose practice blends classical drawing techniques with contemporary digital tools to examine the enduring legacies of ancient sites and systems. She holds an MA in Digital Direction from the Royal College of Art (RCA) and a BFA in Drawing from the University of Georgia in Athens (UGA). Her academic background is further shaped by studies in architectural history and archaeological illustration, with a particular focus on ancient structures in Greece and Italy.

Her work is driven by an interest in fragmentation, excavation, and reconstruction, both as archaeological processes and as metaphors for lived experience. Informed by a cross-cultural upbringing and complex family histories, Sofia approaches making as a form of self-excavation: identifying ruptures, tracing continuities, and attempting acts of repair. These personal investigations are situated within larger cultural and historical narratives, where the self is understood not as isolated, but embedded within layered systems of place, memory, and inheritance.

Sofia’s practice combines traditional media such as charcoal and graphite with advanced digital methods including 3D scanning and sculpting. Through this intersection, she reconstructs and reinterprets forms across physical and virtual space, creating a dialogue between the tactile immediacy of classical techniques and the expansive, speculative possibilities of digital tools.