James Douglas Cooper's 'Source (After the Madman)' – 91cm x 61cm, synthetic polymer paint & charcoal on wooden board – now in a private collection in Brooklyn, New York City.

James Douglas Cooper's 'Source (After the Madman)' – 91cm x 61cm, synthetic polymer paint & charcoal on wooden board – now in a private collection in Brooklyn, New York City.

James Douglas Cooper in his Californian studio space with a finished 'Malibu Tiger No. 8' – 76.2cm x 101.6cm, synthetic polymer paint & charcoal on wooden board – now in a private collection in Sydney, Australia.

James Douglas Cooper in his Californian studio space with a finished 'Malibu Tiger No. 8' – 76.2cm x 101.6cm, synthetic polymer paint & charcoal on wooden board – now in a private collection in Sydney, Australia.


James Douglas Cooper - Artist - CV

b. 1980, Sydney, Australia

Education

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

Residencies

2020 - Chateau de Orquevaux, Haute-Marne, France

Solo Exhibitions

2018

  • ‘ERSTWHILE’ - m2 Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia

2017

  • ‘NATIVE’ - m2 Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia

Group Exhibitions

2020

  • Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair - Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia

2019

  • Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair - Australian Technology Park, Sydney, Australia

  • Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair - Barker Hangar, Los Angeles, United States

2018

  • Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair - Australian Technology Park, Sydney, Australia

  • Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair - The Facility, Melbourne, Australia

  • BRAVE - Group Show - Be Brave Art Space, Sydney, Australia

Collections

Private: Australia, United States.

Publications

2012 - Illustration Now Vol. 3 - Hardcover, 320 pages - Ed. Julius Wiedemann - Taschen

Press

Los Angeles Times - The Other Art Fair Feature - September, 2019

Hyperallergic - The Other Art Fair Feature - September, 2019

Santa Monica Daily Press - The Other Art Fair Feature - September, 2019

SaatchiArt.com - Sydney Feature - June, 2019

Pittwater Online News - Australia, Summer, 2018/2019

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'

Artist Biography


James Douglas Cooper is an Australian artist and filmmaker based in California.

His work explores the intersection of nature, memory and the metaphysical, creating layered abstract paintings inspired by oceans, landscape and the quiet forces that shape our inner world.

Drawing remains at the heart of his practice, with each work evolving slowly through months of painting, texture and revision. Years spent living in Australia, Europe and the United States, together with time in Japan, have informed a visual language that balances gesture, restraint and atmosphere.

Cooper has exhibited with The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art in Sydney, Melbourne and Los Angeles. His work is held in private collections in Australia and the United States, and he continues to work across painting and film.