Hollis Cooper - Artist Biography and CV

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Born: Jackson, Mississippi
Lives: Claremont, California

Born in 1976 in Jackson, Mississippi, Hollis Cooper grew up in New Orleans and Houston before moving to New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and finally, California. She received her undergraduate degree with high honors from Princeton University, a Post-Baccalaureate certificate from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and an M.F.A. from Claremont Graduate University. She received a Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Award nomination from the CGU Art Department in 2006, and in 2007 was selected for the Drawing Center's Viewing Program in NYC. Her work has been featured/reviewed in publications such as New American Paintings, Art Papers, Alarm Magazine, and Art World Digest, and has been included in shows throughout the United States.

Education

2006	M.F.A., Painting Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
1998	Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, N/A School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
1997	A.B., Art and Archaeology/Visual Arts Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2011	Invirtuality Autonomie, Los Angeles, California Working Space Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
2005	Best Laid Plans Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont, California

Selected Group Exhibitions

2012	The Subterraneans Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California TarFest 10 Year Anniversary, curated by Holly Harrison, LACMA Variety Building, Los Angeles, California Oasis Shangri-La Arts, Joshua Tree, California
2011	La Cosa Nostra, curated by Max Presneill Gallerie Rheeway, Los Angeles, California Speculative Materialism II AC Projects, Pomona, California Super Salon, curated by Steven Hampton FLAGSTOP 2011, Torrance, California Speculative Materialism, curated by Grant Vetter D-Block Projects, Long Beach, California
2010	Forever Now, curated by David Pagel Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California VOLUME, curated by Andrea Neustein AT1:Projects, Los Angeles, California
2009	Edenistic Divergence Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California
2008	Infrastructure, curated by Roman Stollenwerk Wignall Museum, Rancho Cucamonga, California Sum of Parts, curated by Andi Campognone dba256, Pomona, California
2007	Group Show, curated by Helen Varola Water Garden, Santa Monica, California Summer Group Show Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles, California Modular: New Art from Los Angeles, curated by Dana Turkovic White Flag Projects, St. Louis, Missouri
2006	Supersonic Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California New Math LACDA, Los Angeles, California
2005	Greater LA MFA CSU Long Beach, Long Beach, California

Selected Bibliography

2011	"Friday Art Pick: Hollis Cooper", L'Etoile Magazine [Minneapolis, MN], 05 Aug Paulus, Nathan. "Working Space by Hollis Cooper", The Houston Press, 03 March Hendley, Meghan. "The Front Row: Hollis Cooper at Lawndale Art Center", KUHF 88.7FM, 28 Feb
2009	Lieu, Lynn. "Pick of the Week: Edenistic Divergence", Inland Empire Weekly, 03 Dec Davies, Stacy. "Paradise Lost", Inland Empire Weekly, 17 Dec
2008	Davies, Stacey. "Connecting the Dots", Inland Empire Weekly, March, Vol. 2 Issue 49 Hargreaves, Kathryn. "Sum of Parts", Exhibition Essay, March Sherwin, Brian. "Art Space Talk: Hollis Cooper", myartspace.com, 15 Oct
2007	"Gallery Highlights", Alarm Magazine, Summer, Issue 27 Krainak, Paul. "Modular: New Art from Los Angeles.", Art Papers, July/Aug "Index", Artworld Digest, March Bonetti, David. "White Flag Projects", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4 Feb Callahan, Teresa. "Raising the flag", West End Word, 24 Jan Bonetti, David. "White Flag unveils LA creativity", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4 Jan "Hollis Cooper", New American Paintings, January, Pacific Coast Edition, No. 67

Selected Awards and Grants

2007	Viewing Program The Drawing Center, New York, New York
2006	Nominee, Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Program Award Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York, New York MFA Fellowship Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
1996	Internship, Department of Photography and Rights & Reproductions Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York

Hollis' Links
- Drawing Center Viewing Program portfolio
- holliscooper.com

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