<p data-start="91" data-end="432"><a href="https://youtu.be/pQPEm3enL28?si=QzyD418d36TrshGv"><em>Watch an edited video version of this conversation on the YouTube channel here</em></a></p> <h4 data-start="91" data-end="432">Sophie Cape has just taken out the $100,000 <a href="https://www.hadleysartprize.com.au/sophie-cape">Hadley’s Art Prize</a> for landscape with her powerful painting <em data-start="195" data-end="231">Thunder Shifts the Shivering Sands.</em></h4> <p data-start="91" data-end="432">It’s a raw and visceral work on canvas <span class="s1">made using rust, charcoal, soil, pigment and binder.</span></p> <p data-start="91" data-end="432">In this episode I talk with Sophie about what winning the prize means for her at this point in her career. She also tells me about her incredible path to painting — from training as an elite athlete with Olympic ambitions to finding her way into the art world after injury changed the course of her life.</p> <p data-start="91" data-end="432">Sophie has received multiple awards and residencies over her career. She has exhibited in over a dozen solo shows and her work is held in many public and private collections. She is represented by Olsen Gallery.</p> <p data-start="434" data-end="960">A highlights video from this conversation will be up on my YouTube channel soon. I also spoke with 12 of the other finalists, and those conversations will be heading to YouTube shortly as well.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">During my time in Hobart, I was a guest of Hadley’s at the beautifully restored Hadley’s Orient Hotel (built in 1834) and is the venue for the exhibition. <a href="https://www.hadleysartprize.com.au/sophie-cape">The show runs until 21 September</a>, accompanied by a series of talks – you can find more information on their website <a href="https://www.hadleysartprize.com.au">here</a> .</span></p> <p>Links</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/">Podcast listeners &#8211;  see images of the works we talk about here</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophiecapeartist/?hl=en">Sophie Cape on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.olsengallery.com/bio.php?artist_id=380">Sophie Cape at Olsen Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/n7pQEe_9kyI?si=2XKKp7Q4azywHC2r">Australian Story: Adrenaline Brush: Sophie Cape</a></li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/newsletter-signup/">Sign up for the Talking with Painters newsletter </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/talking_with_painters/?hl=en">Talking with Painters on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrThrSazf3NYKK4ybC8CTjw">Talking with Painters on youTube </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/talkingwithpainters">Talking with Painters on Facebook</a></li> </ul> <div id="attachment_8951" style="width: 467px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8951" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-8951" src="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sophie-cape_thunder-shifts-the-shivering-sands-300x276.jpeg" alt="" width="457" height="420" srcset="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sophie-cape_thunder-shifts-the-shivering-sands-300x276.jpeg 300w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sophie-cape_thunder-shifts-the-shivering-sands-1024x942.jpeg 1024w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sophie-cape_thunder-shifts-the-shivering-sands-768x707.jpeg 768w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sophie-cape_thunder-shifts-the-shivering-sands.jpeg 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px" /><p id="caption-attachment-8951" class="wp-caption-text">Thunder Shifts the Shivering Sands<br />Rust, charcoal, soil, pigment and binder on canvas<br />2024<br />148cm x 160cm</p></div> <div id="attachment_8965" style="width: 460px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8965" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-8965" src="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-03-at-12.03.53-am-1-287x300.jpeg" alt="" width="450" height="469" srcset="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-03-at-12.03.53-am-1-287x300.jpeg 287w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-03-at-12.03.53-am-1-981x1024.jpeg 981w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-03-at-12.03.53-am-1-768x801.jpeg 768w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-03-at-12.03.53-am-1.jpeg 1056w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /><p id="caption-attachment-8965" class="wp-caption-text">Romper Stomper, 2014, oil, acrylic, bitumen, charcoal, and soil on canvas, 209 x 203cm<br />Winner, Portia Geach Memorial Award, 2014</p></div> <div class="mceTemp"></div>