James Cooper

James Cooper is a London based artist born in 1971. He completed a pre-degree in Fine Art at the Kensington and Chelsea College, and a BA (Hons) in Fine Art painting at Hornsey College of Art. After five years of service he left the armed forces, and was the co-owner of the highly acclaimed Windmill restaurant in Fulham. It was here where he had his first studio, and used the venue as a platform to launch his own paintings, as well as curate group and solo exhibitions for other artists.

Over the last twenty years James Cooper’s painting processes have continued to evolve and mature. His sources
of inspiration remain both diverse and eclectic. The latest collection of work provides an exciting opportunity to
explore this development through images of urban scenes. He uses traditional oil painting techniques in a
modern style that allows him to express his distinctive perspective on contemporary life in an exciting and
unusual manner.

Work is commissioned in addition to being held in institutional, private, and corporate collections both in the UK and worldwide, and has been displayed in numerous exhibitions. Cooper has subsequently lived and painted in New York, Cuba, Ireland, and India in addition to various other countri...

BA (Hons) in Fine Art painting at Hornsey College of Art and a pre-degree in Fine Art at the Kensington and Chelsea College.

54 GALLERY, Shepherds Market, Mayfair, 2014

MALL GALLERIES – ROYAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS & ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS, 2014

JAMES E. COOPER - Newman Zeiglmeier, London, 2013

NOTTING HILL VISUAL ARTS FESTIVAL 2013 EXHIBITION, 2013

IRELAND – Chelsea Ram, London, 2011

FLORA FAIRBAIRN PROJECTS METROLAND, Oxfordshire, 2009

FLORA FAIRBAIRN PROJECTS SALON SHOW, London, 2009

DIARY OF A DERELICT DAIRY/LONDON FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE, London, 2008

ILLUSTRATION, PAINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY – Minnie Weiz Studio, London, 2008

JAMES COOPER AND CAMILLA BULLUS – Tenterground Studios, London, 2007

NEW YORK – Tenterground Studio’s, London, 2007

VAUXHAUL ART CAR BOOT FAIR – Brick Lane London, 2007

ROSE 06 – Shakespeare Rose Theatre London, 2006

SALON DES ARTS O.S.O – The Old Sorting Office Community Arts Centre, London, 2006

VAUXHAUL ART CAR BOOT FAIR – Brick Lane London, 2006

DRAW DRAWING – Brazilian Embassy, London, 2004

VAUXHAUL ART CAR BOOT FAIR – Brick Lane London, 2004

HAVANA - Belle Vue Sudio, London, 2002

COOPER, CLOONEY, COPS – Nellies Art Studio, London, 2001

RECENT PAINTINGS – The Gallery at Adam Street Private Members Club, London, 2000