“To express myself to myself…through the female subconscious.” Elizabeth Cope. Her surfaces are often rough, unfinished, even sloppy, with uneven textures and dripping paint. It could be said that the driving force behind her work is the belief in the validity of inner experience, which is a way of stressing that her freedom is continuous as the work progresses. Education: 1970 National College of Art & Design, Dublin 1972-74 Sir John Cass School of Art, Whitechapel, London 1974-77 Chelsea School of Art, Fine Art 1997 Six months in France 1999 Soujourn, New York 2000 Kinay Park Complex, Glasgow (Studio of Iain McColl) Awards: 1999 Art Council Travel Award to New York 1997-98 Trocaire Artists in Residence, Central America 1994 Trocaire Artists in Residence, Somalia 1994 Arts Council Travel Bursary to Somalia 1994 Sunday Times Sponsorship to Somalia 1994 Galtee, Mitchelstown, Cork Sponsorship to Somalia 1992-93 Travel Award to Zurich 1987 First Prize in “Drawing The Line” competition for South-Eastern Region sponsored by An Board Gois and grant aided by The Arts Council 1982 French Government Grant to France 1974 Spanish Government Grant (from London) to Segovia and Madrid Solo Exhibitions: The Walton Gallery, London The Pecanin Gallery, Mexico City Conrad Hotel, Brussels Tristann’s Gallery, Dundalk Butler Gallery, Kilkenny The Solomon Gallery, Dublin Art House, Images from Central America London Contemporary Art Fair (Park Walk Gallery) Park Walk Gallery, London Wexford Arts Centre/Heritage Centre Swiss Credit Bank International, Zurich