Nichola Hope

Nichola Hope is an artist and painter born in South Wales and based in the heart of the city of Cardiff. Her works are often inspired by her constructed environments. wallpaper, ornaments and Objects are a recurring imagery in her works, using decoration and ornamentation to inhabit the space and create a narrative within the richly coloured paintings. Her recent works show an increasing interest in portraiture, a fascination with capturing the sitter's individuality and identity.
 





'Sarah' , oil on board, 2003

 

 

 


'Head ', pencil on paper 1998

 

 

Sesame , Open University magazine April 2002
Y Sioe Gelf/ The Art Show , Cardiff,S4C May 2000.
Featured on Welsh arts television programme. Dim Ond Celf/ Only Art , S4C October 1994
Took part in an arts television series filming  one episode based on the opening of the art collection at the National Museum of Wales.

 

Art for Youth Cymru, City Hall,
Cathays Park, Cardiff.
11/10/2004

Exhibitions
Solo Show
Tower Arts Centre, Winchester
January 2005
Solo exhibition of recent works

Focal Mix
Focal Art Festival, Ruthin
28th July - 26 September 2004
‘Focal ‘ is a festival of visual arts using Ruthin as a dispersed gallery exhibiting contemporary art and new media works in venues throughout the historic town.

The Llanfairpwll Big Draw
Oriel Gwyngylll, Llanfairpwll, Anglesey
9th - 11th July 2004
An open drawing festival and exhibition sponsored by Sir Kyffin Williams. The competiton was set up to promote drawing among all age groups from professional to amateur artists.

Anatomy Rooms , School of Biosciences Cardiff
April 2004 ongoing
working from the specimens in the anatomy rooms as part of ongoing study in human anatomy and form.

Drawing Open The Bracknell Gallery, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell.
www.southhillpark.org.uk
29 November 2003 - January 2004.
An open exhibition of contemporary drawings. The exhibition celebrates the huge variety of methods of mark making used by national, regional and local artists, bringing together a wide range of drawings depicting a variety of subjects, highlighting the importance of the medium.
“Each of the drawings chosen will have been chosen for its demonstration of technical ability, and more importantly tremendous artistic flair, by a panel of judges”

Gallery On Broadway , Cardiff
www.galleryonbroadway.co.uk
02 - 31 October 2003
Group show of contemporary artists including Nichola Hope, Sarah Hope, Haydn Beadle, Stephen Leho, John Burke and Carl Randall.

Atrium Gallery ,South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, 2003 Solo exhibition of recent works
Oriel Plas Glyn-Y-Weddw, Llanbedrog, North Wales 2002 Group Show

Gallery On Broadway , Cardiff 2002 Solo show
Memorial Gallery, Yale College, Wrexham 2002
Solo show of recent works

Wyvern Theatre , Swindon 2001 Solo show funded by the Swindon Borough Arts Council.
Catrefol , The Point, Cardiff Bay 2000 Joint show with Sarah Hope

Graduate Show , Fisherton Mill Gallery, Salisbury
Dec 1998 - Jan 1999
The Gantry, Southhampton 1998
Graduate Show.Curator:Andy Buchanon

Myths, Metaphors and Space , Winchester Cathedral, Winchester 1997 Group Show by artists from Winchester School of Art and Cheltenham & Gloucester C.H.E. Curated by Nichola Hope
Artists:Haydn Christopher Beadle, Darren Cousins, Rebecca Gregg, Nichola Hope, Sarah Hope, and Ruth Uglow.

Schema , Angelus Gallery, Winchester 1998
Drawing show by students and tutors of Winchester School of Art

Living On Forever , Winchester School of Art
May- June 1997 Exhibition based on connection between art and pop.Curated by Nichola Hope and Daniel Allington.Featured works by Peter Blake, Jeremy Deller and Biographer Fred Vermoral .

Summer Exhibition , MIdhurst Gallery, Midhurst 1996 Group Show.Curated by Henrietta Cartwright, London based art consultant

Lines and Perceptions , Angelus Gallery, Winchester 1996 Group show by students and tutors of Winchester School of Art

Awards
The R.K Burt Painting Prize 1998

 


'Sitting' pencil on paper, 2003
 

'Cadair ' , oil on board, 2003


'Cadair Coch' , oil on board, 2003

Education
Open University M.A Popular Culture Feb 2000
MA Humanities
Winchester School of Art BA(hons) Fine Art Painting 1995- 1998
Cardiff Institute of H.E Foundation in Art and Design 1994- 1995
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf

 

 

 

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'Head 10' pencil on paper, 1998

 

NICHOLA HOPE
85 Metal st
Caerdydd CF24 0LB

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Website: http://www.nicholahope.com