Jo Coupe is based in Gateshead, North East
I create works with a sculptural sensibility in a variety of media, including photography, installation, video and objects. My work revels in the transience of life, seeks out poetry in the ordinary and draws attention to complex cycles of growth and decay. Recent work seeks to explore our need for wonder and magic in the face of the rational.
Qualifications and training
- 2005 MA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, London, UK
- 1998 BA Fine Art, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Solo exhibitions
- 2009 Fade Away and Radiate, Workplace Gallery, Gateshead, UK
Group exhibitions
- 2011 Rotate, Contemporary Art Society, London, UK
- 2011 A distance between two points, Airspace Gallery, Stoke on Trent, UK
Residencies
- 2009 Artist in Residence, Rio Tinto Alcan, UK
Public commissions
- 2008 Rarified - commission for Tatton Park Biennial, Tatton Park, Cheshire, UK
Artist's website
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