Jim Cooper (potter)

Jim Cooper
Born Jim Cooper
1956
Westport, New Zealand
Education Otago Polytechnic (Ceramics)
Known for Pottery, ceramics
Notable work Sgt P,Millbrook Holiday (the League for Spiritual Discovery)
Awards Norsewear Art Awards 2006, First Place for Snowy from Cavy. Portage Ceramic Awards 2009, joint winner. Portage Ceramic Awards 2012, Premier Award.

Jim Cooper (born 1956) is a New Zealand potter.

Early life

Cooper was born in Westport in 1956.[1]

Career

He studied ceramics at the Otago Polytechnic School of Art in 1984 and 1989, and completed a Masters of Fine Arts there in 1999.[1][2] One of his major works is Sgt P, a ceramic installation loosely inspired by the album art of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles.[3] The installation, made up of more than 100 ceramic figures, cardboard cut-outs and drawings, was shown at The Dowse Art Museum in 2007 and then toured to Tauranga, Rotorua and Auckland.[3]

Recognition

Cooper won first place in the Norsewear Art Awards in 2006 for his work Snowy from Cavy.[3] His exhibition 'Peppermints and Incense' was held at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in 2008–2009.[3] He was named joint winner of the Portage Ceramic Awards in 2009 and was awarded the Premier Award in 2012 for his 30-piece installation Millbrook Holiday (the League for Spiritual Discovery).[2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Schamroth, Helen (1998). 100 New Zealand Craft Artists. Auckland: Godwit Press. ISBN 1869620364.
  2. 1 2 "Top clay artist on campus" (5 November 2009). The Bay Chronicle. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Elliott, Moyra (Summer 2008). "Record covers I have known". Art news 28 (4): 50–53. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. Benson, Nigel (27 October 2012). "Premier award to Dunedin ceramist". Otago Daily Times. Allied Press Limited. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
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