David Cooper

My art is a lifelong exploration of the inner self. My paintings inhabit the space between reality and expression, where contemporary language meets elements of realism. I frequently work quickly and without a fixed procedure, allowing each piece to evolve organically; forms, techniques and color relationships shift as the work develops. Some paintings resolve into luminous impressions, others become more carefully articulated. Through continual manipulation of shape and texture I cultivate a distinct, personal visual vocabulary—a signature approach that is both intimate and universally resonant.

I was educated in Graphic Design being taught the Armin Hoffman "Swiss Style" program of visual expression learning the relationships of point, line, and shape. That discipline became the structure of self evaluation. I had to learn what I wanted to paint, how to paint to be true to my unique capabilities. I am an extemporaneous painter with painting as the adventure of exploration.
I have been portrayed as a Mythical painter. Art critics and judges looking at my body of work have described my art work as such:
"Your paintings capture a very impressionistic look on American Life. Your subjects create an everyday attitude to represent fi...

BFA Kansas City Art Institute.

May 15 - June 23, 2017. Mid-Missouri Artists Summer Exhibition 2017, Featuring David Cooper. University of Central Missouri, School of Fine Arts and Design, Warrensburg, Missouri.

Group shows:
Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center, Kansas City, MO
Urban Abstract, Buttonwood, Kansas City, MO.
Mid America Art Alliance KC MO
Rice Gallery Leawood KS
Kansas City Art Institute
University of Missouri at Kansas City
Bruce R Watkins Gallery KC MO
Overland Park Art Center
Rivers Bend Gallery Parkville MO


Recent shows:
Buttonwood Art Space
Stems Plein Air Event Johnson County Botanical Gardens
KC Fountains Plein Air Event and Auction
Parkville in Art Cathy Kline Art Gallery
Scenes of Olathe
Brush Creek Art Walk
Starbucks
Hidden Glenn
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
Portfolio Gallery and Art Center, St. Louis, MO
Rice Gallery, Leawood, KS

Represented by:
2010 Gallery, Leawood, KS
Northland Artists' Gallery, Weston, MO
Buttonwood Art Space, KC MO