Dudley Zopp was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1941. She received her BA and MA in modern foreign languages from the University of Kentucky in 1963 and 1965, followed by postgraduate work in painting and drawing at the Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, 1986-1991. Zopp is a trans-disciplinary artist who uses installation art practices, painting and drawing, and artist’s books to mirror her deep engagement with the natural world and her concern for our responsibilities as humans on a changing planet. Dudley’s early work explored the paleo-geological foundations of her environment, and since moving to Maine in 1996, she has increasingly focused on the intersections of studio practice and habitat restoration.