Sandro Kopp

Sandro Kopp (born 1978) is a German visual artist, based in the Highlands of Scotland.
His work deals with the concept of mediated presence and explores the meeting points of classical painting and digital technology.

Kopp grew up in Germany and graduated to Abitur with majors in Fine Art and English in 1998. He then emigrated to New Zealand, his mother’s home country, in 2000 where he lived and studied in Wellington.

Kopp has been in a relationship with Academy Award winning actress Tilda Swinton since 2004.

Since 2006 he has been based in Nairn in the Highland region of Scotland working primarily on oil portraits of family and friends painted from Skype conversations.

Kopp’s work has been exhibited internationally. A list of some recent exhibitions include:

• December 2015, FEEDBACKLOOP, FIVE ELEVEN, New York
• December 2014, Sono Qui, Otto Zoo, Milan
• May 2014, Analogue, Galerie Antoine Laurentin, Paris
• June 2013, Cinematic Visions, Victoria Miro Gallery, London
• October 2013, Fiercely Loved, Timothy Everest, London
• October 2012, Mediated Presence, 6 Fitzroy Square, London
• January 2012, There You Are., Lehmann Maupin, New York
• November 2011, Krauts Projects: INSIGHTS II, Kunst/Halle, Heidelberg, Germany
• May 2011, Being with You, IST festival, Istanbul, Turkey
• December 2010, Krauts Projects: INSIGHTS, Kunst/Halle, Heidelberg, Germany
• November 2010, Artist Residency, TSKW, Florida
• October 2010, Not a Still Frame, Brachfeld Gallery, Paris
• March 2009, Krauts Projects: Go Figure, Frankfurt, Germany
• May 2008, PRESENT., HP Garcia Gallery, New York
• April 2008, Krauts Projects: Creative Clash, Mannheim Castle, Germany
• March 2008, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, BP Awards
• November 2007, Junge Kunst 69, Heidelberger Kunstverein, Germany
• June 2007, National Portrait Gallery, London, BP Awards

• "Sandro Kopp, FEEDBACKLOOP". FIVE ELEVEN. 
• "Exhibitions". Otto Zoo. 
• "Sono Qui, Sandro Kopp". ATP Diary. 
• "Sandro Kopp "SONO QUI" Exhibition Opening at Otto Zoo, Milan". Purple.FR. 
• "Sandro Kopp: Analogue". Galerie Antoine Laurentin. 
• "Cinematic Visions". Victoria Miro gallery. 
• "Bottletop Foundation: Cinematic Visions". Vimeo: Studio’Connor. 
• "Sandro Kopp Plush-toy Portraitist". The Guardian. 
• "Fiercely Loved Fetishes". Dazed Digital. 
• "Sandro Kopp: Mediated Presence". Nowness. 
• "Istabul '74 Presents Sandro Kopp: There You Are". Lehmann Maupin. 
• "Skype's the Limit for Portrait Painter". YouTube: CNN. 
• "INSIGHTS II". Kunst/Halle Heidelberg. 
• "Sandro Kopp's Skype Sittings". DAZED Digital. 
• "INSIGHTS". Kunst/Halle Heidelberg. 
• "Sandro Kopp: Not A Still Frame (Hybrid)". AnOther. 
• "PRESENT". HP Garcia Gallery. 
• "BP Portrait Award 2007". NPG.org.