Elizabeth Cooke

Elizabeth is a metal sculptor living and working in Suffolk. Although her career has followed different paths, Elizabeth has always been passionate about art – particularly sculpture.

Elizabeth initially trained at a contemporary dance school, the Laban Centre. At the time, the decision to study dance rather than art was difficult, but now, since moving over to become a visual artist, she is realising the value of her dance training in her work. Having been so immersed in a world of movement, Elizabeth’s work reveals a subconscious feel for movement and flow about every subject. Sometimes this intention comes as a surprise to her, not realising until after she has finished a work that it conveys the sense of movement but other times she is very conscious about wanting it to be a key element. Although she never pursued her dance career, it created a heightened kinaesthetic awareness that she is able to portray in her sculptures.

Elizabeth discovered sculpture quite by accident while living in London. She and a friend were attending evening classes in London and decided to give a sculpture class a go. The class was plaster casting and carving and, from the start, she was hooked. Always having loved two-dimensional art, she ...

BA and MA in Dance Studies at the Laban Centre.
Elizabeth learnt metalwork and stone carving from artists working in London.

Art for Cure pop up exhibition in Woodbridge Suffolk, until 2021