Ashley Norwood Cooper US, b. 1970
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Overview
New York-based artist Ashley Norwood Cooper paints imaginative works that explore the creative lives of women, the awkwardness of family relationships, and the unpredictability of the natural world - all engendering dialogue surrounding domesticity and motherhood through the heroic lens of the ordinary. Through textural and expressive oil paintings, the artist sheds light on the quotidian details of contemporary family life, while commentating the vexing societal issues at large. Applying thick paint by brush, palette knife, or her own fingers, she demonstrates her idiosyncratic spirit, revelling in the messiness of creation. The artist notes, “nothing makes a mess like paint. It oozes and stains, drips and streaks, fades, chips and permeates.”
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Art fairs
VOLTA | NYC 2023
a solo presentation of works by Ashley Norwood Cooper17 - 21 May 2023ZINC contemporary is pleased to announce participation in the 2023 edition of VOLTA NYC Art Fair exhibiting a solo presentation of works by NYC artist...Read more
SEATTLE ART FAIR 2022
21 - 24 Jul 2022Read more
VOLTA | NYC 2020
WOKE : a presentation of works by Ashley Norwood Cooper4 - 8 Mar 2020ZINC contemporary is pleased to exhibit a solo presentation of works by New York-based artist Ashley Norwood Cooper. Her large scale imaginative works engender dialogue...Read more
SEATTLE ART FAIR 2019
August 20191 - 4 Aug 2019ZINC contemporary is pleased to present a large scale installation of Holly Ballard Martz’s Danger of Nostalgia (in wallpaper form), calling attention to the murky...Read more
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Exhibitions
SWARM | VOLTA NYC
a solo presentation of works by Ashley Norwood Cooper at VOLTA NYC 202317 - 31 May 2023'I, too, am caught in the swarm. I have had to learn to let go of trying to understand things--my children, my country, even my own art. The world around...Read morePICNIC AT SUNSET
a solo exhibition of works by Ashley Norwood Cooper4 Mar - 24 Apr 2021ZINC contemporary is pleased to present a major upcoming exhibition with New York-based artist Ashley Norwood Cooper, PICNIC AT SUNSET . Her large-scale figurative oil paintings illuminate the tender-hearted vaudeville...Read moreSLEEPLESS
a solo exhibition of works by Ashley Norwood Cooper1 - 22 Aug 2020ZINC contemporary is pleased to present a solo presentation of works by NY based Ashley Norwood Cooper entitled SLEEPLESS. Featuring a selection of works created during quarantine, this exhibition is...Read moreWOKE
a solo presentation of Ashley Norwood Cooper at VOLTA NYC 202026 Mar - 25 Apr 2020Read moreCOLOR COLOR
a two woman exhibition featuring Ling Chun and Ashley Norwood Cooper13 Sep - 13 Oct 2018ZINC contemporary is pleased to present a two woman exhibition entitled COLOR COLOR featuring the works of ceramic artist Ling Chun and painter Ashley Norwood Cooper. The ecstatic approach to...Read more
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Works From The SWARM Exhibition
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Swarm IV, 2023
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Summer Nap, 2021
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Picnic At Sunset, 2020
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, I Will Die In The Tall Grass With My Headphones On, 2020
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, River Reckoning, 2021Sold
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Bramble, 20228000
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Campfire With Ghost Rabbits, 2022$7600.
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Girl Roasting Marshmallows, 2022$3400.
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Sweet, 2022
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Bee With Daffodil, 2022$1700.
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, The Friendly Butterfly, 2022$1700.
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Beekeeper with Smoker, 2022$3000.
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Blackberry Pickers Sharing, 2022$3000.
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Girl With Rabbit Blackberry Picker, 2022$3000.
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Honey Drudgers II, 2023$2000.
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Luna Moths, 2022$2600.
- Ashley Norwood Cooper, Summer of the Black Swallowtails, 2017$4700.
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Biography
photo: Grace Rosselli
Born in South Carolina, Cooper received her undergraduate degree in Latin from the University of Georgia, Athens following the renaissance that produced R.E.M and the B-52's, Upon returning to Greenville, Cooper met and married her husband, relocated to the midwest and received her MFA in painting from Indiana University.
Cooper has exhibited in solo and group shows in the US and Europe. Her work has been featured in New American Paintings and on the I Like Your Work Podcast. Her debut at VOLTA NYC 2020 with ZINC contemporary garnered write ups in the NY Times and Arcade Project (Columbia University). Cooper’s paintings are included in public and private collections in the United States and Europe including the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts (San Francisco) and Greenville County Museum of Art (South Carolina). Cooper's recent solo exhibition at the Fenimore Museum entitled SWARM, explores the world through the metaphoric journey of both the bee and the unfolding role of the mother, wife, daughter, teacher, artist.
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Press
Venturing Into the Volta Vortex - Ashley Norwood Cooper Feature On HYPERALLERGIC
Maya Pontone , HYPERALLERGIC, May 19, 2023Ashley Norwood Cooper Feature On Create!
Alicia Puig, Create! Magazine, May 18, 2023Bees In The Sphere Of The Mytho-Domestic by Franklin Einspruch
Franklin Einspruch, Tne New Criterion, April 28, 2023Exhibit Shows 'The Life Around Us' To Be A Colorful One
Amy Griffin, Times Union, July 28, 2022Two Coats Selected Gallery Guide to the Hudson Valley: June, 2022
Two Coats Of Paint, June 3, 2022The Artful Mind: Honey Drudgers
Liz Lorenz, The Artful Minds, May 31, 2022On Exhibit: Albany International Airport Gallery Hosting ‘The Life Around Us’
Indiana Nash, The Daily Gazette, May 18, 2022Snakes In The Garden And Brightly Colored Paint Splatter
George Leisten, Stuttgarter Zeitung, April 13, 2022On the Bright Side: Local Artist’s Paintings To Be Featured In Seattle Gallery
Greg Klein, The Daily Star, February 8, 2021Artists on Coping: Ashley Norwood Cooper
Etty Yaniv, Art Spiel, May 26, 2020Finding Humor at VOLTA New York 2020
Nancy Elsamanoudi, Arcade Project Zine, March 6, 2020The Thrill of Unpredictability at Two Art Fairs
Jillian Steinhauer, The New York Times, March 5, 2020VOLTA NEW YORK ANNOUNCES 2020 EXHIBITORS, PETER BLUM GALLERY NOW REPRESENTS ERIK LINDMAN, AND MORE
Art Forum, February 10, 2020
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