Visual Art - Concept - Design
Hope was born in Iowa, to her Nigerian father and American mother. Her mother taught her to sew at a young age, and by high school she was making her own clothes. She started by altering her mother’s vintage clothing, then started to source her own fabric and pin it around her body to create designs. She attended Iowa State University for two years majoring in Apparel Design and Fine Art. She then transferred to Parsons School of Design and moved to New York.
Experiences interning at threeAsFour and Robert Geller were the staring points of her career. Over the years she has worked with a wide range of companies from small designer brands to iconic global brands. Notably, Gap, J.Crew, Madewell, Marc Jacobs, Converse, and Tory Burch. She has a deep understanding of design and a wealth of experience working in the industry in womenswear, menswear and accessories.
Functionality, originality, comfort, and movement combined with modern silhouettes and sophisticated fabrics, are the frame work of her design aesthetic. She sees fashion as a tool for self-expression and cultural representation.
A recent MFA graduate from UC Santa Barbara studying Visual Arts and Art Theory, as well as taking classes in Black Studies and Dance. She now has a studio practice as an interdiciplinary sculptor and movement artist with roots in fiber and textiles. She incorporates weaving and natural dye techniques into her sculptural peices.
Currently based in Los Angeles, CA.
Collaborative Projects with:
Kaarem
Wolcott Takemoto
Botanica Workshop
Seek Collective
Design Roles:
PISTOLA
Target
Gap
J.Crew
Madewell
Marc Jacobs
Converse
Tory Burch
No. 6 Store
Robert Geller
Mary Ping
ThreeAsFour
Selected Exhibitions:
HOMEOSTASIS, Keystone Gallery, LA, CA, August 2025, 4 person show with Shana Moulton, Iman Djouini, and Fawlene Aziza
FREE & ABSTRACT, DMST Atelier, LA, CA June-July 2025, juried group
SOCIAL SEDIMENT, NewWight Gallery: UCLA Broat Art Center, LA, CA, Sept-Oct 2024, juried group
INCANDESCENT, AD&A Museum, Santa Barbara, CA, May-June 2024, group thesis show
WEAVING THREE RIVERS, Glassbox Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, Feb 2024, 3 person curatorial project and exhibition