Born 1980 Bath, Marcus Cope lives and works in London. Graduated from BA Fine Art at Coventry University (2002), and MA Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design (2006).

Cope's figurative drawings and paintings are largely based on specific memories. They might feature someone who he has met or encountered only very briefly, or someone much closer, his daughter or mum for example. He uses as a starting point that memory to develop an image, collaging elements in his mind over a period of time before committing to paper or canvas. They are often based on memories of time spent in Cyprus, a country he has been visiting regularly since doing a residency at the Cyprus College of Art in 2003.

Selected solo exhibitions include In the Balance, Etc, (virtual) Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin (2020): Moonlighting, studio1.1, London (2018); All the Chairs Are Broken, studio1.1, London (2015); Another Man's Patter, Pluspace, Coventry (2014); Made in Lempa, studio1.1, London (2014); and My First New York Show: Looked Good on Paper, Neue Froth Kunsthalle, Brighton (2013). Selected group exhibitions include Home and Unhome, GCAD, Chongqing (2020/21); '....as yet untitled', studio1.1, London (2020); Vision X, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin (2019); Pareidolia, Daniel Benjamin Gallery, London (2019); Modern Finance, Thames-Side Studios Gallery, London (2019); Drawing Biennial 2019, Drawing Room, London (2019); Indoor Voices, Greystone Industries, Suffolk (2019); Mind Out, A.P.T. Gallery, London (2016); and Nature Morte, Hå gamle prestegard, Stavanger, Norway and touring (2016-17).

Last updated: 19.03.2021

Exhibitions

• 5 March – 30 April 2015 Drawing Biennial 2015
• 1 April 2014 – 30 January 2015 Full Circle
• 8 April – 6 September 2013 Signs of the City
• 18 April – 15 May 2013 Drawing Biennial 2013

Online Resources

• Exhibition Guides: Full Circle
• Exhibition Guides: Drawing Biennial 2013
• Exhibition Guides: Signs of the City

Events

• 25 October 2014 3:00pm – 4:00pm Full Circle Artists in conversation
• 3 June 2013 1:00pm – 2:00pm UBM Artists Lunchtime talk

Projects

• Drawing & Studio at London Square Bermondsey
• Drawing Unlocked