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pronounced (Cope)

Native Florida Artist & Professor of Fine Arts

This website is dedicated to Memory and life of Sandra Koop

Sandra was an incredibly talented artist. A wonderful soul filled with love and kindness, that radiated beauty on the inside and outside.

Look on the many walls of homes, buildings, businesses, and Parks in Florida, her presence is everywhere.

Ask any of her many friends, students, and family, and you will hear of a compassionate teacher, a dedicated loyal friend, an amazing sister, a loving Aunt, and an incredible wife.

Please enjoy some of her many works. This is a work in progress, so stop by on occasion and leave a comment on how Sandra affected your life.

She was a life-force and will be missed, but as she believed her energy is everywhere, so just embrace her love.

To help fight against Pancreatic Cancer Please donate for Sandra to: pancan.org or burzynskiclinic.com Soon we will be launching a foundation in honor of Sandra, so keep posted.

“Being a native Floridian, I have a deep respect for nature and a love for Florida’s subtle and beautiful landscape.Striving to capture the mesmerizing beauty of first last light, the greens, blues and whites and the spirit of Florida’s landscape is primary motivation for my paintings. I feel as if I am always chasing that desire.”

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BIOGRAPHY:

Sandra holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ringling College of Art in Sarasota, and a Masters of Fine Arts from the New York Academy of Art, Graduate School of Figurative Art in New York City.

She has received several awards and scholarships in Fine Art. Sandra has been an art educator at the DeLand Museum Cultural Art Center and has taught art to children at the Ringling School of Art & Design.She has exhibited in Sarasota Art Association, Florida Avenue Studio Group, Out-of-Door Academy, Art Forms Gallery and Sweet Basil Gallery among many others.

She has completed several Commissioned sculptures including a series of Bronze sea-life sculptures for Hubbs/Sea World Research Center and Discovery Cove in Florida.

Sandra was a Professor of Fine Arts at Both Seminole State College and Stetson University, and was an invited art instructor at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.

She has had several major mural commissions for Businesses and State Parks in Florida, including Smyrna Dunes Park and DeLeon Springs state park to name a few.