Nichola and Sarah Hope

Nichola and Sarah Hope
Born Cardiff, Wales
Occupation

Nichola: Painter, artist [1]

Sarah: Painter, [2]
Years active 1998-present

Nichola Hope and Sarah Hope are Welsh identical twins and artists known for their visual artwork documenting the Welsh National Opera and live performances.[3][4] Nichola was awarded the RK Burt Painting Prize in 1998 and had been selected for Wales Portrait I and II, Welsh Artist of the Year in 2006[5] 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 2007.[6] Collectively they have worked on international projects with Monte Carlo Opera, Melbourne Opera, Tasmanian Storytelling Festival, Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival[7] to name a few.[8] Together they appear as Arts Editors for the internationally distributed Celtic Family Magazine[9] and have featured in a number of publications.[10]

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 working from pottery casts and has furthered this study at Lack Atelier in Minnesota.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nicholahope.com/
  2. ↑ http://www.sarahhope.com/
  3. ↑ "Sarah and Nichola Hope". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "BBC - In pictures: Drawing Welsh National Opera". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.commissionaportrait.com/artistsportfolio.asp?id=316
  6. ↑ "Famous Welsh - Sarah Hope, artist with a connection to Wales (Pontypridd, Barry, South Wales)". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "LA celebrates St David’s Day with Welsh festival - Wales World WideWales World Wide". Wales World Wide. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Nichola Hope". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Celtic Family Magazine - A Raven Above Press". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "A Welsh Alphabet by Lorin Morgan-Richards". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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