1972 Born in Leicestershire, United Kingdom

2003 Art and Design Foundation –Distinction

2006    BA Fashion Design Nottingham Trent University -1st Class Hons

2006- Present Artist / Lecturer

2016      MA Fashion Artefacts London College of Fashion – Distinction

Exhibitions and Events

 2006 Class of 2006, Moving image and conceptual accessories -The National Centre for Design and Craft Sleaford,

2006      Live telematic garment performance, DAP lab collaboration- NTU Nottingham

2006 Conceptual accessories installation, 100% Design- Earls Court London

2007      Translations of Three, conceptual bag Installation in conjunction with Frieze Arts fair, ICON Design Trail- B Store, Savile Row London.

2007      Conceptual product showcase- V&A Museum London

2008       Waste Not Want Not, exhibition, commissioned artwork– NCCD Sleaford

2008       Window installation TopShop Oxford street Flagship store – London

2008       Clearly a Bag, 250 piece bag installation, official part of the London Design Festival- Concept Store London

2009       Clearly a Bag, solo exhibition - The City Gallery – Leicester

2009       Sculpture in the Sanctuary, Clearly a Bag installation-Nottinghamshire sculpture trail

2009       Samsung House of the Future, product showcase- Grand Designs NEC Birmingham

2009       Origin Crafts Council show, Exhibitor -Somerset House London

2010       Nike 78, Fashion is a Competitive Sport, artwork commission -endorsed by Nike

2010       Product showcase, represented by Ilsa Parry Design Studio -Maison et Objet Paris

2011       Formula Fashion, fashion artwork exhibited at The British Grand Prix, commissioned by Silverstone -Touring exhibition-ACE

2011       Consultancy on Suits and Saris exhibition – youth panel leader New Walk Museum Leicester

2012       Dress Block installation, museum commission, leicester leg of Block Party, Crafts Council Exhibition -New Walk Museum leicester

2012       SOLD, footwear artwork for Global Footprint, commissioned -Boot and Shoe Museum Northampton

2013       The Art of the Carrying Companion, installation of Clearly a Bag and other works- Craft Gallery Wolverhampton

2014       Dress Block, Crafting Anatomies Exhibition, The Bonington Gallery – Nottingham

2017       The Language of Feet, conceptual footwear installation, FashionClash Festival –Maastricht Netherlands

2017        The Death of Love and Moving Forward, exhibited at Shoe Magic, Hungarian National Museum – Budapest

2017       The Death of Love and Love Triangle, exhibited at Shoetopia, - Curator The Virtual Shoe Museum -Detroit CSS

2017       The Opposite of Addiction, performance art commission in colab with Lee Griffiths choreography, LCF Material Movement Gala- Sadler's Wells Theatre

2017       Full Circle Shoes exhibited as part of 'Art Lending Library' by Walker and Bromwich - The Gallery DMU leicester

2018       Lessons in Love, installation and performance colab with choreographer Antonio de La Fe, London Craft Week- YKK London Showroom

2018       Lines of Communication conceptual hat commision, Hats off to Hats Exhibition, Curator The Virtual Shoe Museum- Basel Museum Switzerland

2018       Crafting Anatomies book, co written chapter interviewed by fashion Critic Johannes Reponen-Bloomsbury publishers

2018       Motive/Motif, commissioned artist- commemorating 100 years Suffragette movement- touring venues including Buckingham Palace London

2019 The language of Feet, installation and performance MA Fashion Artefacts, London Design Festival exhibition-The Vinyl Factory London

2019       Walking in Circles, 10 years of Fashion Artefacts Why/What/Who exhibited with Design Ve-Venice Biennial, Fringe Festival

2019 Walking in Circles, Why/What/Who - 10 years of Fashion Artefacts -Fashion and Art Festival -BIFT Fashion, Science, Beijing

2019 Walking in Circles, , Why/What/ Who touring exhibition, curator Dai Rees- Decorative Arts Museum Argentina

2019       Collaboration with artist Ben Judd, fashion performance for Fig Futures commissioned by Outset Art London

2019       Skin Sale, installation -De Bijenkof department store Maastricht - FashionClash Festival

2019       Full Circle Shoes and video- Innovative Costume in the 21st Century, exhibition-The state Museum Russia

2019       Conceptual shoe installation, represented by BAHC Advisory, China Craft Week

2020       Looking for Love’ and Moving Forward shoe artworks at The History of the Shoe-The Decorative Arts Museum Paris

2020       Shoes Have Names project director – Jo Cope x Shelter Charity collaboration, 10 artists/10 homeless stories London Craft Week

2021-2     Full Circle and Wearing the World digital artwork, Boots a Transitional Object exhibition–- The Farm Gallery Israel

2021 Walking on Water, live performance for The Venice Design Biennale, Roof top T Fondaco, Venice

2021 Garment installation collboration for Ben Judd exhibition ‘ The Absolute’ At The Gallery, Leicester

2021 The Feminist Rose installation and live performance for London Craft Week, The Garden Museum London

2021-2 Wood Couture, International Klompen museum, Netherlands

2021 Wherever I Lay My Hat- Jo Cope X Shelter Charity collaboration, London Craft Week

2022 Fitting In exhibition - Group show featuring Jo Cope x Shelter, Z33 The House of contemporary art, design and architecture.

2022-23 Only Shoes Can Save Us Now, Jo Cope Solo Show, Leicester Gallery DMU

2023 Motive/Motif - 100 years of the suffragette movement, Touring Group exhibition, Ruthin Craft Centre, Wales

2023 Shoe Fantasies, Group Exhibition, Pecs Gallery, Hungary

2023-24 The Magic of Cuir Bouilli ‘Cooked leather remains a mystery’ Group Exhibition Schoenenkwartier Shoe Museum, Waalwijk NL

2023-24 The Wisdom Is in Your Feet - Solo Exhibition - Main Gallery, The Hub Sleaford

2024 Accessories of Activism - Exhibition at YKK Showroom London, Curated by Jo Cope X Shelter