Elizabeth Cope was born in 1952 in Co Kildare, Ireland. Her art has been exhibited in galleries all over the world during the past twenty years and is found in many important public and private collections.

Solo Exhibitions
2008 Castillo Galleazza, Bologna,
2007 Oliver Gormley Gallery, Dublin
2006 The Leinster Gallery Dublin
2005 Bold Art Gallery Galway
2004 -2005 Civic Centre Tallaght
2003 Old Bakehouse Gallery, Edinburgh Festival
2002 Virtual Show, Dean Corbett Studios, Dallas
2002 -2003 The Walton Gallery London
2001 Pecinan Gallery, Mexico City
2001 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
1999 Tristanns' Gallery, Dundalk
1998 -1999 Butler Gallery, Kilkenny
1998 -1999 Bulter Gallery, Kilkenny
1998 Art House, Images from Central America Temple Bar, Dublin
1996 -1997 London Cont. Art Fair, Park Walk Gallery
1995 Park Walk Gallery, London
1993 Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford
1992 Hanne Brehm Gallery, Zurich
1991 Kerlin Gallery, Belfast
1991 Wooster Gallery, New York
1990 Grant Fine Art, Co. Down
1985-1998 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
1982 Tulfarris Gallery, Co. Wicklow
1980 Alliance Francaise, Dublin
1979 Peacock Theatre, Dublin

Group Exhibitions
2008 Adopted Art, Cafe Royal, London
2008 Fis, CUC, Liverpool
2007 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
2004 Dallas Museum of Art, Beaux Arts Ball, Dallas
2002 Pierpoint Gallery, Oxford
2000 Solomon Gallery, Dublin
1999 Galerie Thorigny, Paris
1998 Walker Art Gallery, Harrogate
1997 Coleurs du Temps, St Paul de Vence
1996 -1997 London Court Art Fair, Park Walk Gallery
1994 Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
1994 Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
1993 Bronte Contemporary Art, Boston and Florida
1993 Kenny Art Gallery, Galway
1992 Cork Arts Society, Cork
1992 Cork Arts Society, Cork
1990 Images from Ireland, Brussels
1990 Figurative Image, Dublin
1989 Bulter House, Kilkenny
1988 R.H.A Banquet Show,(invited by Michael O'Dea)
1987 RHK Kilkenny Nine
1987 Odette Gilbert Gallery, London

Artist Overview
1970 National College of Art and Design, Dublin
1972 Travels in Italy, Austria, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey & Iran
1972-74 Sir John Cass School of Art, Whitechapel, London
1974-77 Chelsea School of Art, Fine Art, Chelsea
1997 Six months in France
1999 Sojourn, New York (Oct/Dec)
2000 Kinny Park Complex, Glasgow, Studio of Ian McColl
2002 Sojourn, New Mexico and West Texas
2003 Sojourn, Egypt and Sinai Desert
2005 Sojourn Australia & New Zealand
2005 - 06 City and Guilds College of Art, MA Fine Art, Kennington, London

Awards
2003 Invitee, Dallas Museum of Art, Beaux Arts, Dallas
2001 Grant for Mexican Exhibition awarded by Cultural Relations Committee Dept. of Foreign Affairs, by the Minister of F.F. Mr Brian Cowen T.D. 2001 Invitee to Helsinki Chart Ball
Helsinki 2000 Travel award to Boston
2000 Artist-in-Residence Massachutetts College of Art, Boston
1997-98 Trocaire Artist-in-Residence, Central America
1994 Trocaire Artist-in-Residence, Somalia
1994 Arts Council Travel Bursary to Somalia
1994 Sunday Times Sponsorship to Somalia 1994 Galtee Deercare, Mitchelstown, Cork - Sponsorship to Somalia
1992-93 Travel Award to Zurich
1987 First Prize in ''Drawing the Line'' Competition for South East Region sponsored by An Bork Gais and grant aided by Arts Council 1982 French Government Grant to Aix-en-Provence, France
1974 Spanish Government Grant (from London) to Segovia and Madrid