Jill Cooper

Welcome to my World of Women and Waves! Ready to dive into a world of seascapes and real women enjoying whatever they damn well please?

I'm an oil painter who loves color and movement and all things beachy! I'm a feminist with 3 awesome daughters, 2 chaotic pets, and 1 talented, author husband. I drink a ton of black coffee, and walk a bunch of dogs to clear my head. I find myself thinking "Whattheeverlovin'fuck?" a lot, sooo...learning to meditate, keeping the gratitude journal, living with "progress not perfection" as a motto in my studio!

My art concerns:
I was raised in a small village at the edge of a fierce sea and to me, sweeping ocean horizons speak of escape, change, and freedom. My figurative and portrait work tend to invoke similar themes through feminism, climate, and immigration.

In all of my work I am constantly looking to capture the energy, movement, and intensity of our ever-shifting world and the women in it!

B.Sci. Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland
B.E.D.S Architecture, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia
Masters or Architecture, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia

Jill had a career as a set designer for film/tv in Toronto, and was owner of an art gallery in Chicago. She currently lives and creates art in Nova Scotia.

Jill Cooper, has had art shows in Chicago, Halifax, Dartmouth, Bridgewater, Mahone Bay, and Petite Riviere. Her medium is primarily oil paints and, more often than not, features strong elements of women and water.

Jill Cooper Art Exhibition History

2022 Lunenburg Art Gallery group shows (April-Oct) Lunenburg, NS
2022 Lunenburg Arts Fest group show Lunenburg, NS
2022 WhitePoint Beach Artist’s group show WhitePoint Beach Resort, NS

2021 WhitePoint Beach Artist’s group show WhitePoint Beach Resort, NS
2021 Square Show group show DesBrisay Museum, Bridgewater, NS

2020 Square Show group show DesBrisay Museum, Bridgewater, NS


2019 Making Waves solo show DesBrisay Museum, Bridgewater, NS
2019 Petite Riviere Vineyard solo show Petite Riviere, NS
2019 Square Show group show DesBrisay Museum, Bridgewater, NS
2019 WhitePoint Beach Artist’s group show WhitePoint Beach Resort, NS

2018 Clouds and Cream solo show Get The Scoop Gallery, Mahone Bay, NS
2018 Seasides and Sundays solo show Get The Scoop Gallery, Mahone Bay, NS
2018 WhitePoint Beach Artist’s group show WhitePoint Beach Resort, NS

2017 Her Steady Horizon solo show Kew Gallery, Dartmouth, NS
2017 SOS (Sun Sand Sea) group show Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS
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