Eileen Cooper
OBE RA
Born (1953-06-10) 10 June 1953 (age 70)
Glossop, Derbyshire, England
Alma materGoldsmiths College
Royal College of Art
Known forpainter and printmaker
Websitehttp://www.eileencooper.co.uk/

Eileen Cooper OBE RA (born 10 June 1953) is a British artist, known primarily as a painter and printmaker.[1]

Early life

Cooper was born in Glossop, Derbyshire and attended Ashton-under-Lyne College of Further Education. She went on to study at Goldsmiths College (1971-1974) and the Royal College of Art (1974-1977) gaining an MA in painting.[2]

Career

Between 1977 and 2000 she was visiting lectures at arts schools across the UK including Falmouth School of Art, Leicester College of Art & Design, St Martin’s School of Art, Camberwell College of Arts, and City & Guilds of London Art School. She lectured on Printmaking at the Royal College of Art between 1994 and 2006 and became Head of Printmaking at the Royal Academy Schools in 2005 until 2010.

She was elected a Royal Academician in 2001.[3] From 2010 to 2017, Cooper served as Keeper of the Royal Academy, one of only 4 officers selected from the 80 Royal Academicians, and with primary responsibility for the Royal Academy Schools, thereby becoming the first woman to be elected to this role in the Royal Academy's 250-year history.[4]

In 2017, Cooper curated and co-ordinated the Royal Academy of Arts' 249th annual Summer Exhibition.[5]

After ending her teaching role at the Royal Academy Schools in 2017 Cooper returned to drawing from life and portraiture in particular. Two of the works from this series (one of fellow Royal Academician Cathie Pilkington and the other a self-portrait) were acquired by the National Portrait Gallery.[6]

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

Selected public collections

Awards and honours

Publications

Television and broadcast

References

  1. ^ "Now representing: Eileen Cooper OBE RA". Bridgemanimages.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ Cooper, Eileen (2015). Eileen Cooper : between the lines. Martin Gayford, Sara Lee. London. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-907533-62-4. OCLC 914352805.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b "Eileen Cooper | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "At Home With Artist Eileen Cooper OBE: By Fiona Sanderson". The Luxury Channel.
  5. ^ a b "Royal Academy Summer Exhibition | Art in London". Time Out London. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Eileen Cooper: New Drawings and National Portrait Gallery Acquisition". Rabley Gallery. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Personal Space". Huxley-Parlour Gallery. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Cooper, Eileen, b.1953 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Bristol City Council : Museum Collections". museums.bristol.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  10. ^ "drawing | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Reflections - DMA Collection Online". www.dma.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Woman Be Wise | Whitworth Art Gallery". gallerysearch.ds.man.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  13. ^ "2016 Birthday Honours List". London Gazette. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Essay: Eileen Cooper: Under the Same Moon at Letitia Gallery, Beirut". Anna McNay. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

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