Hello. I make things to look at.
NEWS: Exhibiting at 'Exceptional', Collyer Bristow, London
NEWS: Featured in Dec 2019 edition of Wot Is Art
NEWS: I've done an interview for Kisarauske
I work primarily in paint and collage. My work deals with themes of commercialism in relation to the self. In particular, ways we use social media to communicate, our relationship with a bombardment of visual information, and the notion of privacy as a commodity. Many of my works use images stolen from strangers' Instagram profiles.
In 2017 graduated from an MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, London.
In 2018 I completed a year long residency at the Florence Trust.
Enquiries/collaborations/catalogue of available work/say hello:
insta: @fergcooper
Selected bio / exhibitions
Education/Residencies
2019 - PLOP Residency, London
2017-2018 - Florence Trust Residency, London
2015-2017 - MA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins
Selected exhibitions
2019 - 'Wot Is Art', Dec 2019 issue, publication
2019 - 'Winter Showcase', Koppel Project Central, London
2019 - 'Exceptional', Collyer Bristow, London
2019 - 'GIFC', House of Vans, London
2019 - 'TCT The Art of Music', Union Club, London
2019 - 'Secret Art Prize 2019', longlisted
2019 - 'Summer Salon', Islington Arts Factory, London
2019 - 'Partnership Matters', charity auction, London
2019 - 'Fandom', BadArt, London
2019 - 'A Work of Art', Art Number 23, London
2018 - 'Elephant X Griffin Prize 2018', longlisted
2018 - 'September Auction', AucArt, online
2018 - 'Raw Art Forum', Birdwood House, Totnes
2018 - 'Nutopia', Artizan Gallery, Torquay
2018 - 'Hospital Rooms 20x20', Griffin Gallery, London
2018 - 'London Loop', shortlisted
2018 - 'Ashurst Emerging Artist 2018', featured artist
2017 - 'Helen Scott Lidgett Award', shortlisted
2017 - 'Jackson's Open Painting Prize 2017', longlisted
2017 - 'Ashurst Emerging Artist 2017', featured artist
2017 - 'Show Zero', Hannahs at Seale Hayne, Newton Abbot
2016 - 'RWA 164 Annual Open Exhibition', shortlisted
2016 - ‘Counting Backwards’, Granary Square, London
2016 - 'Our Laughter Will Drown Your Sorrows', The Laundry, London
2015 - ‘Epilogue’, solo exhibition, The Haberdashery, London
2015 - ‘Creekside Open 2015’, selected by Richard Deacon / Lisa Milroy