{{Short description|British twin artists (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox artist | birth_place = Cardiff, Wales | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1975}} | education = Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf | alma_mater = Royal Drawing School }}

'''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> is a Welsh artist. Hope 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=Sarah Hope, artist with a connection to Wales (Pontypridd, Barry, South Wales)|publisher=The Original Famous Welsh Website|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref>

With her twin sister, Nichola Hope, she produces visual artwork documenting the Welsh National Opera and occasionally paints and draws live.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtongallery.co.uk/artists/sarah-and-nichola-hope/|title=Sarah and Nichola Hope|publisher=Oriel Washington Gallery|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=https://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9376000/9376738.stm|title=In pictures: Drawing Welsh National Opera|publisher=BBC South East Wales|date=16 December 2010|access-date=3 March 2016|archive-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|archive-date=2016-03-16 }}</ref> Collectively they have worked on international projects with 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 |url=http://www.walesworldwide.org/2013/03/la-celebrates-st-davids-day-with-welsh-festival/ |url-status=usurped |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>

Both sisters use pen, ink, and charcoal in their work, while Sarah specializes in drawing and working from pottery casts, and has furthered this study at the Atelier Lack in Minnesota.

==Early life== Sarah and her twin sister Nichola were born in Cardiff, Wales. She is of Welsh and Irish descent, and attended The Prince's Drawing School, London.<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>

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== Further reading == * {{cite web |url=http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9376000/9376738.stm/ |title=In Pictures: Drawing the Welsh National Opera |website=BBC South East Wales |archive-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 |archive-date=2016-03-16 }}

== External links == * {{official site|https://www.sarahhope.com/}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hope, Sarah}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century Welsh women artists Category:21st-century Welsh women artists Category:Artists from Cardiff Category:Identical twin females Category:People from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Category:Welsh twins Category:Welsh people of Irish descent Category:Welsh women painters