Nichola and Sarah Hope
Nichola and Sarah Hope | |
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| Born | 1985 Cardiff, Wales |
| Occupation | Nichola: Painter, artist [1] Sarah: Painter,[2] |
| Years active | 1998-present |
Nichola Hope and Sarah Hope (born 1985)[3] are Welsh artists known for their visual artwork documenting the Welsh National Opera and live performances.[4][5] Nichola was awarded the RK Burt Painting Prize and has been selected for Wales Portrait I and II, Welsh Artist of the Year in 2006[6] and the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art. Sarah was awarded Joint second prize winner of the Llanfairpwll Big Draw and was shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize.[7] Collectively they have worked on international projects with Monte Carlo Opera, Melbourne Opera, Tasmanian Storytelling Festival, Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival[8] to name a few.[9] Together they appear as Arts Editors for the internationally distributed Celtic Family Magazine[10] and have featured in a number of publications.[11]
Early life
Nichola and Sarah Hope were born in Cardiff, Wales and currently reside in Vale of Glamorgan. The sisters are of Welsh and Irish descent, and studied at Winchester School of Art and the Princes Drawing School, London. Their use of pen, ink, and charcoal is notably recognized, while Nichola also has a distinct use of collage and silhouettes in her work, and Sarah specializes in sight size drawings[clarification needed] working from pottery casts and has furthered this study at Lack Atelier in Minnesota.
External links
- Sarah Hope Website Home page
- Nichola Hope Website Home page
- Drawing the Welsh National Opera
References
^ http://www.nicholahope.com/
^ http://www.sarahhope.com/
^ Peter W Jones & Isabel Hitchman (2015). Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer Press. ISBN 978 184851 8766.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link) .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Sarah and Nichola Hope". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ "BBC - In pictures: Drawing Welsh National Opera". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ http://www.commissionaportrait.com/artistsportfolio.asp?id=316
^ "Famous Welsh - Sarah Hope, artist with a connection to Wales (Pontypridd, Barry, South Wales)". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ "LA celebrates St David's Day with Welsh festival - Wales World WideWales World Wide". Wales World Wide. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ "Nichola Hope". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ "Celtic Family Magazine - A Raven Above Press". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ "A Welsh Alphabet by Lorin Morgan-Richards". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
