Sophia Wang

About Sophia Wang

I lead, write and create in the fields of art, regenerative technologies and entrepreneurship.In 2013, with artist and inventor Phil Ross, I co-founded MycoWorks, a biomaterials company is creating the platform for the highest quality mycelium materials for fashion, interiors, automotive and beyond. As Chief of Culture, I created values and mission-driven programs to scale a company culture of innovation, service, respect and empowerment. My values-based program leadership draws on nearly twenty years of experience as an educator, activist, and cultural producer, working with universities, art institutions and social justice movements in the San Francisco Bay Area.My creative practice includes choreography, performance, writing, curation and producing original dance and multimedia works. I have danced for Xavier Le Roy, Tino Sehgal, Jerome Bel, Amara Tabor-Smith and Xandra Ibarra, and I am co-founder of the Brontez Purnell Dance Company. From 2015 to 2020, I co-produced Heavy Breathing, a discussion and movement workshop series that has featured over 45 presenting artists working at the intersection of performance, visual arts and pedagogy. I earned a PhD in English specializing in 20th and 21st century experimental American poetry, and have presented my work at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, SFMOMA, and The Broad Museum, among other institutions around the world.

Experience

1. Co-founder and Special Advisor

   Mycoworks

   Sep 2025 — Present

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  PhD, English / 20th and 21st Century American Poetry

  2000 — 2012

• Columbia University

  B.A., Visual Arts and English

  1994 — 1998