Meredith Pope

Artist Statement

I love science-fiction and fantasy. I also love science and technology, specifically where those real-life studies intersect the possibility of finding life on another planet. As a younger artist, I tried to create "serious" art outside of those topics, but in the last few years, I've decided to embrace my inner nerd. My newer pieces combine my fascination with the small variations of the human face and figure with the geekery stashed in my brain. By freeing my expectations of what I should create, I'm making what I want to make: colorful, semi-surreal pieces inspired by the topics I love.

Biography

Meredith Pope is from Lakeland, Florida. She received a bachelor of arts in sculpture from University of South Florida, Tampa, and a master of business administration from Louisiana State University Shreveport. She has painted and/or refurbished public sculptures in the City of Lakeland's "Swansation" and "Kaleidoscope" projects. She worked with David Nelson Collins as co-creator of "Clearly People," a temporary outdoor figurative sculpture project, and was featured in a one-person exhibition at Mulberry Cultural Center. Pope works across multiple media and is currently creating mixed media collages inspired by science fiction and fantasy.

Exhibition History (CV)