Sophie Westerman is an artist based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. Her practice focuses on printmaking, in particular etching and lithography which she uses to create quiet and minimal compositions. Her work is concerned with intimacy and memory, often using domestic motifs such as a house or quilt. She draws upon her interest in architecture and literature with her writing practice informing her titles, charging her images with narrative and emotion.
Westerman is a founding member of 5 Press, a collective of five Melbourne based artists including August Carpenter, Cheralyn Lim, Sarah McConnell and Jaime Powell. The collective was formed with the intention of investigating the artist book form, through traditional printmaking and book binding techniques. They have participated in a number of art book fairs around Australia including the Melbourne Art Book Fair, Singapore Art Book Fair and Sydney Contemporary Art Fair.