Georgie Hopton was born in 1967 in North Yorkshire. She divides her time living and working between London and Upstate New York. Solo exhibitions include The Naked Gardener, Brancolini Grimaldi Gallery, Rome (2010); The Three Cornered Hat, New Art Centre, Salisbury (2008); Laughed - I Could Have Cried, Milton Keynes Gallery (travelling, 2003); and Sweet Exhibition!, Cabinet Gallery, London (1997). In addition to the forthcoming Sweethearts: Artist Couples, Pippy Houldsworth, London, group exhibitions include Galleria Suzy Shammah, Milan (2011-2012); Still Life, Kate MacGarry, London (2005); Independence, South London Gallery (2003); 20th Anniversary Show, Sprüth Magers, Cologne (2003); and 00, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York (2000). In 2005 she produced a public commission for the Home Office, London, and her work is in the Arts Council Collection. In 2011 Hopton was shortlisted for the Sovereign European Art Prize. She studied at St. Martins School of Art.
