Fiona Hoop

Accomplished Artists in their own right, Mary Kennedy and Michele Woodey began working together in 2000. They were commissioned to create site-specific installations combining painting, photography and interior design. This successful partnering led to a deeper exploration of collaborative painting; a concept which has its roots in the early Surrealist artisits' technique of passing a piece of work back and forth. Each artist contributes an element in turn, until the chemistry is complete. The individual elelments must blend seamlessly and harmoniiously, as in a musical orchestration. Fiona Hoop is a pseudonym for an ever-evolving duet exploring abstract, collage, encaustic landscape, figurative and still-life. The work is exhibited and sold in New York, Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver as well as right here and the Paula White Diamond Gallery + Design Studio.