Approved: 25.11.2008

Jenny Pope

Artist, Maker

Approved: 25.11.2008
  • Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Artforms: Sculpture
  • Tags: ceramics
 
 

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    Artist Statement

     

    Jenny Pope has a studio at WASPS in Albion Road, Edinburgh. She trained at Edinburgh College of Art, gaining a BA in Ceramics and then graduating in 2005 with an MA in Sculpture.

    Her sculptural pieces are inspired by beachcombing, collecting, bone structures and geology. She has a fascination with the inescapable changes that happen in our internal lives and also externally in the natural environment.

    She uses a broad range of materials including porcelain, limecrete and found objects and  textile processes.She is currently using found pieces to explore 'Tools to Evoke Change', a series of sculptures looking at our common human frailties and how we make changes within our psychological lives.

    She exhibits regularly in the UK and has won professional development awards, and was a finalist in the 2015 National Sculpture Prize, where she was awarded a Judges Special commendation.She was elected to the Royal Society of Sculptors in 2019.

    She divides her time between practicing artist and life coaching, also mentoring for artists.

    CV & Education

    Qualifications and training 2003 - Masters in Fine Art (Sculptural Ceramics), Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh Solo exhibitions 2007 - Remember to Breathe, Pelican Gallery, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh Group exhibitions 2006 - Beneath the surface, Beverly Museum Art Gallery, Beverly, Yorks 2006 - New members exhibition, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Kirkgate shoping centre, Leith, Edinburgh 2004 - Setting Out, Contemporary Ceramics, London Residencies 2008 - Research residency, Royal College of Surgeons Museum, Edinburgh Competitions, prizes and awards 2004 - First European Ceramics Competition, City Centre, Athens, Greece