the painter / tutor : adam cope
B.A.hons; Further Education & Adults Teachers Cert;
Foundation Diploma Art Therapy
Go to Adam Cope - Paintings of France homepage
C.V.
(If you just want the simple facts, please skip this poetical rambling & go down the page.)
One of the things about being an artist is that I often rewrite my C.V. Well, if this C.V. were to be told in a way that feels natural to me, then it would go something like this.
'Glover's Island' 1993. Adam Cope.
I was born in the south of England & remember staring into the clear water streams in Hampshire. They still sparkle & flow in my mind's eye. I decided to become 'a painter' early on. The painter's métier has since given form & colour to my life. It pleases me - the paints, the brushes, the slow making of a painting... I enjoy just looking at things; it seems to me more than ever that eyesight is an incredible thing.
'Tourette' Watercolour. 2003. Adam Cope
About seventeen years ago, I started teaching. This was a real revelation to me, that learning can be just as creative as painting a masterpiece. Something about collaboration. I've worked in wide range of educational settings, and now particularly enjoy running residential painting courses, as they bring together an interesting spectrum of people with a mutual passion for painting. Also, they're good fun, having something of 'the holiday spirit'.
'La Vallée de Bergerac' Oil. 2002. Adam Cope
The southwest of France was the place of happy childhood holidays for me. Sunny fields full of scents & warmth. Then came the long summers of inspirational painting jaunts. Theni I married a french girl from Bergerac, had children & settled here in 1998. Been here ever since.
"And even if everything were to turn out the exact opposite of what I imagine, no malice could ever obscure the glory of having kindled this endeavour nor dim the light that has been sparked by this adventure . " Don Quixote
Ideally, I would like my paintings themselves to be my CV. You can see a selection on my home page: Adam Cope - Paintings of France
About Adam Cope >> C.V.
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Teaching Experience* Mid-career painter / teacher. 17 years of teaching experience.* Adam has taught over 40 weeks of painting holidays.* 1997 - ongoing, Course Leader & organiser of ' Chateaux Painting Holidays '. Adam estabilshed these painting holidays in 1997 at Chateau de Lanquais, Dordogne.* Adam runs painting holidays for Holiday Property Bonds, UK.* 1998 - ongoing, regular atelier-style tuition in the Dordogne.* 2005 - Artiste en Residence (demonstrations & educational ateliers), Parc Panoramique de Chateau de Limeuil, 'Fils de Temps' Association.* 2003 - Assistant tutor at 'Art Holidays at Perrot'.* Taught Adult Education for about twelve years in a variety of settings such as the Arnolfini Museum of Modern Art in Bristol & Bristol Printmakers Workshop.* Adam is writing a how-to-paint book (you'll get printed out hand outs to support your lessons). |
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Qualifications* BA hons Fine Art (Univ. of Newcastle upon Tyne, studied under Norman Adams in the mid 1980's).* 1991 - Further Education & Adults Teacher Certicate (Avon County Concil).* 1991 - Foundation Diploma Art Therapy (Bath City College).* 1991 - South West Arts, Training for Arts Educationalists. Arnolfini MOMA. Bristol |
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Prizes* 2004 - L'Invitée d'Honneur, Ville de Silly, Belgium. 'Le Terroir du Bergeracois' - in association with Bergerac Wine Apellation (CIVRB) & La Ville de Silly, Belgium.* 2003 - L'Invitée d'Honneur, Salon Europeen d'Arts Plastiques, Chartrons, Bordeaux.* 1996 - Prix International de Pierre Presse (editions of stone lithography).* 1993 - Prix de Cardilliac (dessin).* 1993 - Picture This (Video Training Grant, disability arts) , South West Arts Council. |
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Galerie de Peintures de Vignoble
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Selected Exhibitions*2002, 2005,2007, 2008 - La Maison de Vins de Begerac.* 2006, La Maison de la Boetie, Sarlat.* 2004, 'Les Printemps des Bastides' Monpazier.* 2003 , Salon Européen d'Art Plastique, Chartons, Bordeaux.* 2002, Gallerie Auriel, Toulouse.* 1998 - 2002, Chateau de Monbazillac, Dordogne.* 1998, 'Recontres d'Atelier' (printmaking), Musée Municipal d' Ussel, Correze.* 1996 - 2002, Gallery Artist, The Richmond Hill Gallery, London.* 1996, Happening Gallery, Bristol.Prochaines Expositions en 2008* du 13 Mai au 2 Juin, Salon d'Issigeac.* du 31 Mai au 8 Juin, 4eme Festival d'Art 'Flore Faune', Centre Culturelle, Eymet.* du 6 Juillet au 20 Juillet, Reg'arts, Salle Denis Dussoubs, 87400 Saint Léonard de Noblat* du 1 Août au 13 Août, La Maison de Vins de Bergerac.* du 12 Septembre au 3 Octobre, Office de Tourisme, Les Eyzies de Tayac, Dordogne* Noël - Atelier Ouvert.* du Juiliet 2007 au Juillet 2009 permanence au Restaurant 'Lou Peyrol', St Marcel du Perigord. |
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Plein Air Watercolours - Limeuil en Dordogne
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