Residencies & Grants
2019                            Joan Mitchell Center A.I.R., New Orleans, LA  
                                     Vermont Studio Center A.I.R., Johnson, VT        
2017-18                      Deering Estate A.I.R., Miami, FL
2016                            Joan Mitchell Foundation Emerging Artist Grant
2012-15                      Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
 
Solo Exhibitions
2023                            Create Dangerously, Colony Theatre, Miami Beach, Miami, FL                
                                      Summer by the Sea, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center, Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, FL
2020-2021                  Freedom to Play, The Copper Door B&B, Overtown, Miami, FL - Curated by Michael Sellinger
2018                            Pleasure & Play, Wirtz Gallery, Miami, FL
2017                            Sweet Summertime, University of Miami, Wynwood Gallery, Miami, FL
2016                            Miami: People and Places, Miami Dade College, Homestead, FL
2014                            My Island Vibe, WDNA Fine Arts Concert Series, Miami, FL
                                      A Beach We A Go, KROMA Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL
2013                            Run! Come See, Studio 11, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
                                     Little Miami Landscapes, Green Monkey Studio, Miami, FL
2012                            Full Circle - MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
 
Two Person/Group Exhibitions
2023                             Work & Play, University of Miami Wynwood Gallery, Miami, FL
2022-2023                  The Miami Creative Movement, Center for Visual Communication, Miami, FL
                                      Works in Watercolor, Miami Dade College Homestead Campus, Miami, FL
2021                             Color Our World, Gallery at Green Library, Florida International University, Miami, FL 
2020                             Color Our World - a virtual exhibition, Gallery at Green Library, Florida International University, Miami, FL 
2019                             Rocking Chair Sessions 51-75, The Annex, Miami, FL
2018                             International Cultural Exchange, Edna Manley College of Art, Kingston, Jamaica - Curated by Rosie-Gordon Wallace
2017                             South Pointe - Basel, DVCAI, Miami Beach, FL 
                                      Portraiture, Flower Box Projects, Miami, FL
                                      Expanse 4.0, Williams McCall Gallery, Miami Beach. FL
                                      Coco Art 1.0, Williams McCall Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL
2016                            Walk a Mile in My Shoes, African Heritage Cultural Center, Miami, FL 
2015                            + One, Deering Estate Festival of the Arts, Miami, FL 
2014                             Naiad, University of Miami Wynwood Gallery, Miami, FL
                                      Spirit of Place, Center for Visual Communication, Miami, FL
                                      Guinness: Live it up! Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
                                      Which Way Out, Studio 18, Pembroke Pines, FL
2013                             Recently Acquired, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
2012                             Lucky You, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
2011                             Cane Fair, UM Wynwood Project Gallery, Miami, FL
2010                             Miami International Art Fair, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL 
                                       Art Miami, Miami, FL             
2007                             What Were You Thinking? Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL - Curated by Brook Dorsch              
2006                             Intersections, Macy's/Florida International University Gallery, Miami, FL - Curated by Carol Damian
                                      The Eight, Off the Map Gallery at Atlas Plaza, Miami, FL

Education
2012                            MFA - Painting, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
2005                            BFA  - Painting, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
 
Teaching & Workshops 
2012 - 2020                The Fine Art of Health Care - Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
2017 - 2019                Drawing workshops - Exchange for Change, Miami Dade Correctional Facility, Homestead, FL 
2012 - 2015                Adjunct Professor, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL      
2011 - 2012                Teaching Assistant, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
 
Presentations & Press    
2022                            "Painting Play" Black Portraiture VII conference, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
2021                             "Black Americans and Mass Media" - Baruch College, NY    
2019                             Florida International University - Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, FL
                                      Resident Artist Presentation - Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
                                      Resident Artist Presentation - Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, LA
2018                             Visiting Artist Presentation -  Edna Manley College, Kingston, Jamaica
                                      "Artists in Residence" Coral Gables - The Magazine, Vol 1, No. 3 June 2018  
2018                             Joan Mitchell Emerging Artist Grant 2016 Catalog
2017                             Exhibiting Artist presentation - University of Miami Wynwood Gallery, Miami, FL
                                       Mason, Petra, “Jacqueline Gopie Brings Sweet Summertime to Miami” - White Hot Magazine, October 2017 
 
Public Collections
Office to Advance Women, Equity & Diversity, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Holtz Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL

Military Service
1979 - 2002                  U.S. Army Medical Branch - Master Sergeant - Retired