Fiona Hoop
The paintings of Fiona Hoop are collaborative works, which combine the talent and experience of two professional artists, Michele Woody and Mary Kennedy.

Michele Woody B. A.
Michele Woody graduated with honors in Fine Arts from Brighton School of Arts in England 1979. While working as an antique and art restorer in London she continued her education with university courses in English, teaching English as a second language, printmaking and photography. From 1981-1986 Michele was a part-time tutor teaching foundation level students in conceptual development, drawing and painting while continuing to develop her own artwork. In 1986 Michele spent some time in New York, then eventually settled in Canada. She has had multidisciplined experience as Joint Head of Montessori School art programs, guest lecturer and a Michele Woody has held solo exhibits of her work at the prestigious Nexus Gallery in Brighton England, at Reindeer College within the University of Toronto, and multiple showings at the Leo Kaman Gallery in Toronto.

Mary Kennedy A.O.C.A.
Mary Kennedy graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 1989 and received OCAD's Experimental Arts Award in Painting. Since the, she has been the recipient of several Visual Arts Grants from the Ontario Arts Council, as well as from the Sheila Dick Mercy Arts Foundation. Miss Kennedy has shown with such galleries as beaux in Toronto and Lois Shane Galleries in Montreal. She has juried the University of Toronto students Exhibits & Grant Awards, been featured on WTN Network's "Bella" Productions, and has appeared in campaigns for Nokia Cellular's, "Connecting People" series. Mary's work may be found in corporate collections ar the University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Hospital, Cooper Sandler & West and Sunlife Assurance Canada. International collections reside at the KPMG Worldwide, Husky Systems GMBH and Voorheis. Current works are regularly sought after from private collectors in Toronto, Amsterdam, Vancouver and across the US.