RACHEL COPE
With a background in both sculpture and the applied arts, Rachel Cope's intuitive understanding of her chosen materials - watercolor, pencil and hand-made cotton rag paper - combined with a masterful application and keen eye, deepens the delicate tensions within her compositions. Notable in all of her work is Cope's ability to create warmth and depth through a sensitive application of translucent layers, allowing her images to come to life. Her serpentine subjects and the interplay between opposing textures - soft passages of colored wash and repetitive marks of pencil - create ephemeral movement within each work, vanishing and reappearing, navigating the imagination.
Rachel Cope
Ouroboros, 2023
watercolor, pencil on paper
16 x 12 in
40.6 x 30.5 cm
Rachel Cope
Muse, 2023
watercolor, pencil on paper
10 x 12 in
25.4 x 30.5 cm
Rachel Cope
White Noise, 2023
watercolor on paper
14 x 10 in
35.6 x 25.4 cm
Rachel Cope
Into the night, 2023
watercolor, pencil on paper
16 x 12 in
40.6 x 30.5 cm
Rachel Cope
Untitled, 2023
watercolor, pencil on paper
12 x 16 in
30.5 x 40.6 cm
Rachel Cope
Reverie, 2024
gouache on board
12 x 10 x 1 in
30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm
EXHIBITIONS
SLICES
New Works by Gallery Artists
OCTOBER 10 - NOVEMBER 11, 2024
RACHEL COPE
born 1981, Salem, Massachusetts
lives and works in Upstate, New York
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Rachel Cope graduated from The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 2003 with a BFA in Sculpture and then went on to earn her MPS from The School of Visual Arts in Art Therapy. In 2013 she co-founded the award-winning brand Calico Wallpaper with a vision to transcend the boundaries of design and seamlessly integrate artistic elements into interior spaces. Calico Wallpaper has since become a leader of innovation and creativity within the design community, featuring collaborations with an impressive roster of top designers and artists such as Faye Toogood, Lindsey Adelman, Kelly Behun, Jason Miller, and many more.
Rachel has created work for esteemed galleries such as Friedman Benda, The Future Perfect, and Egg Collective. Her work has also been showcased at prestigious events and exhibitions, including DesignMiami, Salone Del Mobile, Maison et Objet, and is in the permanent collection of the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. In addition to her role as a pioneer of contemporary design, Rachel maintains a daily painting practice where she continuously explores new techniques and ideas from her studio in Chatham, New York.
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EDUCATION
BFA Sculpture, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
MPS Art Therapy, The School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Impressions, Roll and Hill Gallery, New York
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Florida Room No. 3, KDR305, Miami
2024 The Summer of the Snake, Gallery DYS , Belgium, Brussels
2024 Earth to Sky, Vanderplas Gallery, New York
RESIDENCIES2024 Villa Lena Foundation Artist Residency, Villa Lena, Palaia Italy
COLLECTIONS
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
RISD Museum, Providence