Through her interdisciplinary and conceptually driven approach, Cope uses shoes as vessels to explore aspects of the human condition. By adapting traditional shoemaking techniques, she creates contemporary sculptural artworks that bridge design and art.

Cope communicates through various mediums, including craft, film, performance, photography, and installations. She examines the broader significance of shoes, feet, and walking. Her academic background in fashion is fundamental to her work's evolution, leading to an expanded fashion practice often showcased in contemporary art spaces.

Cope’s shoes act as visual metaphors, aiding mental processing and self-reflection. Her human-centered approach explores lived experiences, feminist themes, and social practice projects. She highlights the power of our feet to inspire positive thoughts and actions, viewing galleries as spaces for healing and inspiration.

Her educational background includes a Master's with distinction in Fashion Artefacts from the London College of Fashion. She represented the university at the Material Movement Gala at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in 2017 and created a commemorative handkerchief for Buckingham Palace in 2018, celebrating 100 years of the suffragette movement alongside artists including Sarah Lucas and Mona Hatoum.

Cope explores fashion’s role in art and society, including its use as a tool for social activism. In 2021, she collaborated with Graduate Fashion Foundation and Shelter Charity to establish the first ‘Fashion for Social Change’ Award. As a part-time educator and guest speaker at universities internationally, she inspires and shares her unique creative perspectives.

Cope has curated exhibitions for London Craft Week, including The Shoes Have Names project, inspired by the experiences of people facing homelessness. This collaboration won the Global Footwear Award for Social Impact in 2023.

Her work has been exhibited in prestigious museums and galleries worldwide, including The Museum of Decorative Arts Paris in 2019. Recent projects include The Feminist Rose at The Garden Museum London (2022) and Walking on Water at The Venice Design Biennale (2021).

As a dyslexic artist and neurodiversity ambassador for Design Nation UK, Cope believes her neurodiversity is a key attribute to her practice, describing her work as ‘A Powerful Visual Language’. In 2021, she was celebrated by Amazing Dyslexia outside the Design Museum London.

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