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{{Short description|British twin artists (born 1975)}}
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[[File:Sarah_Hope_Nichola_Hope.jpg|thumb|Sarah and Nichola Hope]]
'''Nichola Hope''' and '''Sarah Hope''' (born 1975)<ref name="PostWales">{{cite book|first1=Peter W|last1=Jones|first2=Isabel|last2= Hitchman|publisher=Gomer Press|year=2015|title=Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales |isbn=978-184851-8766}}</ref> are Welsh artists.  They have produced visual artwork documenting the [[Welsh National Opera]] and occasionally paint and draw live.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtongallery.co.uk/artists/sarah-and-nichola-hope/|title=Sarah and Nichola Hope|publisher=|accessdate=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306053737/http://www.washingtongallery.co.uk/artists/sarah-and-nichola-hope/|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9376000/9376738.stm|title=BBC - In pictures: Drawing Welsh National Opera|publisher=|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref> Nichola was shortlisted for Wildlife Artist of the Year 2020, her watercolour Tansy Beetle was awarded the Elizabeth Hosking prize for watercolour. She was awarded the RK Burt Painting Prize and has been selected for Wales Portrait I and II, Welsh Artist of the Year in 2006<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.commissionaportrait.com/artistsportfolio.asp?id=316| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061104051100/http://www.commissionaportrait.com/artistsportfolio.asp?id=316| archive-date = 2006-11-04| title = Nicola Hope -}}</ref> and the [[Royal Cambrian Academy of Art]]. Sarah was awarded Joint second prize winner of the Llanfairpwll Big Draw and was shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famouswelsh.com/roots-in-wales?catid=0&id=993|title=Famous Welsh - Sarah Hope, artist with a connection to Wales (Pontypridd, Barry, South Wales)|publisher=|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref> Collectively they have worked on international projects with [[Opéra de Monte-Carlo|Monte Carlo Opera]], [[Melbourne Opera]], Tasmanian Storytelling Festival and [[Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |date=3 June 2013 |title=LA celebrates St David's Day with Welsh festival - Wales World WideWales World Wide |url=http://www.walesworldwide.org/2013/03/la-celebrates-st-davids-day-with-welsh-festival/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311055351/http://www.walesworldwide.org/2013/03/la-celebrates-st-davids-day-with-welsh-festival/ |archive-date=11 March 2013 |access-date=3 March 2016 |work=Wales World Wide}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saatchiart.com/NicholaHope|title=Nichola Hope|work=Saatchi Art|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref> Together they appeared as Arts Editors for the internationally distributed [[Celtic Family Magazine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aravenabovepress.org/pages/celtic-family-magazine|title=Celtic Family Magazine - A Raven Above Press|publisher=|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref> and have featured in a number of publications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celticartstudio.com/shop/celtic_books/_a_welsh_alphabet_by_lorin_morgan_richards/|title=A Welsh Alphabet by Lorin Morgan-Richards|publisher=|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref>
Both of them use pen, ink, and charcoal in their work, while Nichola also has a distinct use of [[collage|watercolour]] and oils. Sarah specializes in drawing and working from pottery casts, and has furthered this study at the Lack Atelier in [[Minnesota]].
==Early life==
Nichola and Sarah Hope are sisters and were born in [[Cardiff, Wales]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=27 January 2011 |title=Artist twins inspired by opera |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/artist-twins-inspired-by-opera-1860867 |access-date=3 May 2022 |website=Wales Online |language=en}}</ref>  They are of Welsh and Irish descent, and Nichola studied at [[Winchester School of Art]]<ref name=":0" /> and Sarah attended [[Royal Drawing School|The Prince's Drawing School]], London.
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== External links ==
* [http://www.sarahhope.com/ Sarah Hope Website Home page]
* [http://www.nicholahope.com/ Nichola Hope Website Home page]
* [http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9376000/9376738.stm/ Drawing the Welsh National Opera] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316102030/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9376000/9376738.stm |date=2016-03-16 }}
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[[Category:20th-century Welsh women artists]]
[[Category:21st-century Welsh women artists]]
[[Category:Artists from Cardiff]]
[[Category:Identical twins]]
[[Category:People from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan]]
[[Category:Sibling artists]]
[[Category:Welsh twins]]
[[Category:Welsh people of Irish descent]]
[[Category:Welsh women painters]]