Thomas joshua cooper photographer biography samples

          Cooper is a member of the Cherokee nation (on his father's side) and, in his formative years, lived on Indian reservations throughout the western United States.!

          biography

           

          1946 
          Born in California, USA

          1972 
          MA in Art, with Distinction in Photography, University of New Mexico, USA

          1978 
          Photography Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, USA

          1982 
          Founded Fine Art Photography Department, Glasgow School of Art

          2005 
          Winner of Creative Scotland Award

          2009 
          John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, USA

          2010 
          First recipient of the Lannan Visual Arts Award, USA

          2014 
          Elected Fellow of the Royal Society, Edinburgh, UK

          Currently Research Professor in Fine Art, at the Glasgow School of Art, UK



          selected solo exhibitions

           

          2021-2022

          Thomas Joshua Cooper: The Capes of California, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles

           

          2019

          Thomas Joshua Cooper: Allure, Blain Southern, NYC

          Thomas Joshua Cooper: Refuge, The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY

           

          2014 
          Scattered Waters: Sources Streams Rivers, Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, UK touring to Fleming Collection, London

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