James Douglas Cooper's 'Source (After the Madman)' – 91cm x 61cm, synthetic polymer paint & charcoal on wooden board – now in a private collection in Brooklyn, New York City.

James Douglas Cooper's 'Source (After the Madman)' – 91cm x 61cm, synthetic polymer paint & charcoal on wooden board – now in a private collection in Brooklyn, New York City.

James Douglas Cooper in his Californian studio space with a finished 'Malibu Tiger No. 8' – 76.2cm x 101.6cm, synthetic polymer paint & charcoal on wooden board – now in a private collection in Sydney, Australia.

James Douglas Cooper in his Californian studio space with a finished 'Malibu Tiger No. 8' – 76.2cm x 101.6cm, synthetic polymer paint & charcoal on wooden board – now in a private collection in Sydney, Australia.

James Douglas Cooper - Artist - CV

b. 1980, Sydney, Australia

Education

2002 - Bachelor of Arts (Visual Communications), High Distinction, Bond University, Australia

Residencies

2020 - Chateau de Orquevaux, Haute-Marne, France

Solo Exhibitions

2018

  • ‘ERSTWHILE’ - m2 Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia

2017

  • ‘NATIVE’ - m2 Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia

Group Exhibitions

2020

  • Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair - Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia

2019

  • Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair - Australian Technology Park, Sydney, Australia

  • Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair - Barker Hangar, Los Angeles, United States

2018

  • Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair - Australian Technology Park, Sydney, Australia

  • Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair - The Facility, Melbourne, Australia

  • BRAVE - Group Show - Be Brave Art Space, Sydney, Australia

Collections

Private: Australia, United States.

Publications

2012 - Illustration Now Vol. 3 - Hardcover, 320 pages - Ed. Julius Wiedemann - Taschen

Press

Los Angeles Times - The Other Art Fair Feature - September, 2019

Hyperallergic - The Other Art Fair Feature - September, 2019

Santa Monica Daily Press - The Other Art Fair Feature - September, 2019

SaatchiArt.com - Sydney Feature - June, 2019

Pittwater Online News - Australia, Summer, 2018/2019

The Sydney Morning Herald - Spectrum - Saturday, 22nd Sept, 2018

Art Edit Magazine Australia Issue #18 - Winter 2018 - 'Ones to Watch'

Art Edit Magazine Australia Issue #18 - Winter 2018 - 'What's Hanging - James Cooper solo show ERSTWHILE'

About James

James Douglas Cooper is an Australian artist living and working between Sydney & California.

He studied in Sydney, Australia and holds a degree in Visual Communications and has lived abroad for many years; firstly in Europe, United Kingdom and America.

His work is inspired most directly by a combination of mysticism, the metaphysical and the visible natural environment, specifically the oceans and marine environments. Cooper likes to layer and texture his work, building up images up over a period of time – often taking months just to complete one image. His practice has always revolved around drawing as a way of seeing and understanding / interpreting the world around him. Time living and working abroad in London, Dublin, New York and Los Angeles has informed Cooper's process and influenced his aesthetic notions. A recent trip to Japan opened Cooper's eyes to a new way of seeing and his drawn and painted works have undoubtedly been influenced by this Japanese aesthetic.

James was hand picked by world art experts to show as one of the very best emerging artists at The Other Art Fair's Australian Sydney and Melbourne shows presented by Saatchi Art in 2018.

He held his second solo show ERSTWHILE in Sydney in September 2018.

His works are held in private collections in the USA and Australia.

He also showed at Saatchi Art’s 2019 The Other Art Fair in Sydney & Los Angeles.