James Douglas Cooper

James Douglas Cooper is an Australian artist living and working between Sydney & California.

He studied in Sydney, Australia and holds a degree in Visual Communications + Design and has lived abroad for many years in Europe and America.

His work is inspired most directly by a combination of mysticism, the metaphysical and the visible natural environment, specifically the oceans and marine environments. Cooper likes to layer and texture his work, building up images up over a period of time – often taking months just to complete one image. His practice has always revolved around drawing as a way of seeing and understanding / interpreting the world around him. Time living and working abroad in London, Dublin, New York and Los Angeles has informed Cooper's process and influenced his aesthetic notions. A recent trip to Japan opened Cooper's eyes to a new way of seeing and his drawn and painted works have undoubtedly been influenced by this Japanese aesthetic.

James was hand picked by world art experts to show as one of the very best emerging artists at The Other Art Fair's Australian Sydney and Melbourne shows presented by Saatchi Art in 2018.

He held his second solo show ERSTWHILE in Sydney in September 2018.

His works ...

2002 - Bachelor of Arts (Visual Communications) High Distinction
Bond University, Australia

Media
- The Sydney Morning Herald - Spectrum - Saturday, 22nd Sept, 2018
- Art Edit Magazine Australia Issue #18 - Winter 2018 - 'Ones to Watch'
- Art Edit Magazine Australia Issue #18 - Winter 2018 - 'What's Hanging - James Cooper solo show ERSTWHILE'
- Pittwater Online News - Australia, Summer, 2018/2019

Collective Exhibitions
2019 The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, USA
2019 The Other Art Fair, Sydney, Australia
2018 The Other Art Fair, Sydney, Australia
2018 The Other Art Fair, Melbourne, Australia
2018 BRAVE - Group Show - Be Brave Art Space, Sydney, Australia

Solo Exhibitions
2017, September – ‘NATIVE’ m2 Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia
2018, September – ‘ERSTWHILE’ m2 Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia

Collections
Private: Australia, United States of America.