jessica cooper    rwa  b 1967

cv  2000 – 2016

studied

1985 – 1986
falmouth school of art . cornwall . foundation course diploma

1986 – 1989
goldsmith’s college . london . ba hons  fine art and textiles

selected solo exhibitions

2016
one divided by two . belgrave gallery . cornwall

2015
the four corners of the world plus one . the stour gallery . warwickshire
the fabric unrolls . the picture room . newlyn art gallery . cornwall

2014
just turn left . edgar modern . bath
about home . belgrave gallery . cornwall

2013
good enough to eat . st enodoc . cornwall
fixtures and fittings . kestle barton . cornwall

2012
an open book . edgar modern . bath
a little print . the picture room . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
life without words . the stour gallery . warwickshire

2011
a place to be . the hart gallery . london

2010
interior exterior . the stour gallery . warwickshire
because i love to paint . edgar modern . bath

2009
on the ramp wall . the exchange . cornwall
the certainty of uncertainty . the hart gallery . london
eclectic and the sea . badcock’s gallery . cornwall

2008
in between lines . edgar modern . bath
one view . penhaven gallery . cornwall
new paintings . the stour gallery . warwickshire

2007
martin tinney . wales
tell me a story . badcock’s gallery . cornwall

2006
edgar modern . bath
the stour gallery . warwickshire
beyond the sea . padstow . cornwall

2005
to france italy and then home . thompson’s galleries . london
newlyn now . badcock’s gallery . cornwall

2004
the stour gallery . warwickshire
beyond the sea . padstow . cornwall

2003
thompson’s galleries . london
painting eden . badcock’s gallery . cornwall

2001
recent paintings . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
beyond the sea . padstow . cornwall

selected group exhibitions

2016
london art fair . edgar modern . the business design centre . london
the landscape . edgar modern . cornwall
modern and contemporary . belgrave gallery . cornwall
members shows . penwith gallery . cornwall
rwa . annual 164 . bristol
aaf battersea . edgar modern . london
aaf new york . edgar modern . usa
contemporary . belgrave gallery . cornwall
postcard auction . rwa . bristol
aaf hampstead . edgar modern . london
tutors touring show . newlyn school of art | newlyn art gallery . cornwall
lynne strover . cambridge . moncrieff bray . sussex

2015
rwa . annual 163 . bristol
prints and drawings . belgrave gallery . cornwall
aaf battersea . edgar modern . london
aaf new york . edgar modern . usa
contemporary . belgrave gallery . cornwall
postcard auction . rwa . bristol
aaf hampstead . edgar modern . london
stoneman gallery . london | cornwall
nsa 293 . penwith gallery . cornwall
penwith society of arts . cornwall
london art fair . edgar modern . the business design centre . london
postcard auction . rwa . bristol
aaf hampstead . edgar modern . london
stoneman gallery . london | cornwall
nsa 293 . penwith gallery . cornwall
penwith society of arts . cornwall
london art fair . edgar modern . the business design centre . london

2014
critics choice . nsa . laura gascoigne . cornwall
postcard auction . rwa . bristol
aaf new york . edgar modern . usa
autumn show . josie eastwood . hampshire
st ives joins west bay . the old timber yard . dorset
penwith society of arts . summer show . cornwall
20/21 international art fair . edgar modern . royal college of art . london
spring show . josie eastwood . hampshire
beyond the sea . padstow . cornwall
sketch 13 . plymouth college of art . selected touring exhibition . uk
artists from cornwall . the stour gallery . warwickshire
aaf hong kong . edgar modern . hong kong
penwith society of arts . spring show . cornwall
chelsea art fair . stoneman gallery . london
london art fair . edgar modern . the business design centre . london
sketch 13 . black swan arts somerset . selected touring sketchbook exhibition . uk

2013
sketch 13 . rabley drawing centre . selected touring sketchbook exhibition . uk
the newlyn school of art tutor’s show . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
161 autumn exhibition . rwa . bristol
art hamptons international art fair and aaf . edgar modern . new york . usa
martin tinney . wales
100 years – 100 works . royal anniversary exhibition . rwa . bristol
drawn . rwa . bristol
peninsul ‘ art . touring t-shirt exhibition . europe
painting the everyday . thelma hulbert gallery . devon
stoneman gallery . orchard flower farm . cornwall
the sketchbook . cornwall contemporary . cornwall
london art fair . edgar modern . the business design centre . london

2012
summer show . stoneman gallery . cornwall
bite . artists making prints . selected exhibition . mall galleries . london
50th anniversary . new craftsman . cornwall
modern and contemporary . belgrave gallery . cornwall
london art fair . edgar modern . the business design centre . london
20/21 international art fair . belgrave gallery . royal college of art . london

2011
five by five . the exchange . cornwall
159 autumn exhibition . rwa . bristol
20/21 international art fair . belgrave gallery . royal college of art . london
print . nsa . the exchange . cornwall
soul . josie eastwood fine art . hampshire
in abundance . kestle barton . cornwall
summer waves . belgrave gallery . cornwall
the quality of things . gwynedd museum and art gallery . wales
the picture room . newlyn art gallery . cornwall

2010
london art fair . edgar modern . the business design centre . london
finalists national open art exhibition . the minerva theatre . chichester
158 autumn exhibition :.rwa . bristol
salmagundi . belgrave gallery . cornwall

2009
belgrave gallery . cornwall
157 autumn exhibition . rwa . bristol
double vision . nsa . the exchange . cornwall
london art fair . edgar modern . the business design centre . london
a cornish perspective . nsa . rwa . bristol

2008
working small . nsa . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
call back auction . the exchange . cornwall
the drawing room 11 . rwa . bristol
150@150 exhibition . rwa . bristol
london art fair . edgar modern . the business design centre . london

2007
art now cornwall . tate st ives . cornwall
a postcard from st ives . belgrave gallery . cornwall
london art fair . edgar modern . the business design centre . london
margins . sherborne house . dorset
st ives 1975 – 2005 art colony in transition . martin’s gallery . cheltenham

2006
colour and chemistry . sherborne house . dorset
from the edge . sherborne house . dorset
london art fair . edgar modern . the business design centre . london

2005
three person show . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
critics choice . nsa . norbert lynton . lemon street gallery . cornwall
drawing . nsa . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
stoneman and pease . the coningsby gallery . london
153 autumn exhibition . rwa . bristol
open painting exhibition . rwa . bristol
london art fair . thompson’s . the business design centre . london

2004
platform 100 . ing bank in association with the discerning eye . london
critics choice . nsa . john russell taylor . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
the cornish show . thompson’s galleries . london
id . nsa . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
london art fair . thompsons . the business design centre . london
open painting exhibition . rwa . bristol

2003
new artists . martin tinney . cardiff
critics choice . nsa .  joan bakewell . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
from the heart . nsa . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
london art fair .thompsons . the business design centre . london

2002
critics choice . nsa . mel gooding . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
two person show . the stour gallery . warwickshire
the cornish show . thompson’s galleries . london
the other hand . nsa . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
london art fair . thompsons . the business design centre . london

2001
behind the canvas touring exhibition . the great atlantic mapworks . cornwall
critics choice . nsa . david falconer . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
three person show . thompson’s galleries . london
three person show . badcock’s gallery . cornwall
the dividing line . nsa . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
london art fair . thompson’s . the business design centre . london

2000
critics choice . nsa . charlotte mullings . newlyn art gallery . cornwall
the british show : lemon street gallery . cornwall
three person show :.lemon street gallery . cornwall
three person show . rainyday gallery . cornwall
the light show . nsa . newlyn art gallery . cornwall

projects

2015 – 2016
square + circle . limited editions . fabric | design | wallpaper

2015
pen on paper | a small project in munich . in collaboration . badcock’s gallery . munich

2014 – 2016
commission . design . product range for tate . exclusive to tate st ives . online at . shop.tate.org.uk

2013 – 2016
commission . artist’s cup . tate st ives

2012
collaboration with arbor . limited edition t-shirt 1000 . usa . sold out .
www.arborcollective.com
film commissioned for exhibition . life without words . jacob yarwood
poetry commissioned for exhibition . life without words . michael lay

1998 – 2008
commission . artist’s cup . tate st ives . sold out

2011
freelance curator . the old dairy . cornwall

selected features

2016
elected . full member . penwith society of arts
text for and selection of . painting of the month . rwa
short listed . noac
collaboration . charity christmas card + painting . pentyr publishing  +  barton books

2015
text for . catalogue foreword . collider
short listed . noac
exhibition of the month . september issue . cornwall today
art talks . lecture . bath society of artists . bath
fundraising gala . paul’s cancer support . london

2014
short listed . noac
exhibition of the month . may issue . aesthetip magazine . issu
auction . cornwall hospice care . the exchange . cornwall
exhibition feature . tail of wood . www.tailofwood.com

2013
artist of the month . december issue . aesthetip magazine . issu
interview bbc radio cornwall . good enough to eat . jessica cooper and nathan outlaw
work included . the public catalogue foundation . www.thepcf.org.uk
on the selection panel . drawn . rwa . bristol

2012
private commission . limited surf print edition . australia

2011
featured in the surfer’s path magazine . issue 82 . www.surferspath.com
finalist . the art range . art press publishing . the henries awards . london
auction . cornwall hospice care . the exchange . cornwall

2009 – 2013
postcard exhibition badcock’s gallery . in aid of shelterbox

2009
interview . penwith radio . www.penwithradio.co.uk

2007
elected . rwa academician . royal west of england academy . bristol
art cornwall interviews and listings . www.artcornwall.org

2005 – 2012
elected . member of the council of management
. vice chair 2005 – 2012 . newlyn art gallery and the exchange . cornwall
art alliance art auction . in aid of paul’s cancer support centre . london

2005
painted cast touring exhibition . cast of adelina taylor . the lavender trust and keep a breast organisations . the roxy world surf tour
lecture . the friends of the rwa . rwa . bristol
lecture . creative skills . prussia cove . cornwall

2004 – 2008
member . the creative and cultural industries team . creative kernow partnership group . cornwall

2003
feature . the friends magazine . issue 10 . the eden project . cornwall
lecture . touring exhibition . creating a splash . the usher gallery . lincoln

2002
profile . bbc . www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall

2001
lecture . recent paintings . newlyn art gallery . cornwall

1999 – 2005
elected . committee member . vice chair 2003 – 05 . the newlyn society of artists . nsa . newlyn art gallery . cornwall

1996
elected . associate member . the penwith society of artists

1995
elected . member . the newlyn society of artists . nsa

selected educational work

2015 – 2016
mentor . individual practice

2014 – 2016
tutor . one year mentoring course . newlyn school of art . cornwall

2013
members event tate st ives . drawing workshop . barbara hepworth museum

2012 – 2016
tutor . still life the essence of form . newlyn school of art . cornwall

2005 – 2008
mentor . creative skills and tate st ives . the graduate mentoring scheme

2003
course tutor . painting eden . the eden project . cornwall

2001 – 2004
course tutor . the figurative to the abstract . parts one to five . newlyn art gallery . cornwall

1999 – 2009
freelance artist . tate st ives and the exchange and newlyn art gallery . cornwall

awards

2005
open painting exhibition . highly commended award . rwa . bristol
drawing quarters award . university of the west of england . bristol

publications

2016
one divided by two . foreword . richard blackborow . belgrave gallery

2015
the four corners of the world plus one . foreword . dr ryya bread . the stour gallery
box set . release of greetings cards . art press publishing

2014
just turn left . foreword . olivia mcewan . edgar modern
about home . foreword . ismay atkins . belgrave gallery
second release of greetings cards . art press publishing
who’s who in art . 36th edition . hilmarten manor press

2012
online catalogue . an open book . foreword . dr ryya bread . edgar modern
who’s who in art . 35th edition . morven press

2011
a place to be . foreword . sam bleakley . the hart gallery
first release of greetings cards . art press publishing
dictionary of international biography . 36th edition . ibc

2010
world who’s who of women . 15th edition . ibc publishing
interior exterior . foreword . alex wade . the stour gallery
because i love to paint . foreword . carol cooper .
edgar modern

2009
along the same lines . richard hawkins and jessica cooper .
jc publishing
dictionary of international biography . 35th edition . ibc
the certainty of uncertainty . foreword .
elizabeth knowles obe . the hart gallery

2008
who’s who in art . 33rd edition . charles baile de laperriere . hilmarten manor press
in between lines . foreword . anne l cowe phd .
edgar modern
new paintings . foreword . nicholas usherwood .
the stour gallery

2007
art now cornwall . introduction and text . susan daniel mcelroy and sara hughes . tate publishing
ten cards . introduction . sarah stoten . limited edition 500 . independent publication . sold out
st ives 1975 – 2005 art colony in transition . peter davies .
st ives printing and publishing company

2006
foreword . chloe wild . the stour gallery

2003
reading between the lines 1993 – 2003 . foreword .
elizabeth knowles obe . limited edition . sold out .
independent publication

2003
catching the wave . tom cross . halsgrove

2002
artnsa . the newlyn society of artists . nsa publishing

2001
behind the canvas . sarah brittain and simon cook . truran

collections

2000 – 2016
st enodoc hotel . cornwall
kestle barton . cornwall
newlyn art gallery and the exchange . cornwall
art collection . publications . cornwall council libraries . cornwall
the hypatia trust . cornwall
royal west of england academy . bristol
slaughter and may . london
private . national and international