Elizabeth Cooper
Born in 1972 in Queens, New York; Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York

Education
Columbia University, MFA 1997
The Cooper Union, BFA 1994

Grants
The Lerman Trust, 2005
The Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, Studio Grant, 1998-99
P.S. 1, Institute For Contemporary Art, Studio Grant 1997-98
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 1996

Solo Exhibitions
2008
Thrust Projects, New York
Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Cologne
2006
Thrust Projects, New York
2005
Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Cologne
2002
Galerie Rolf Ricke, Cologne
2000
Roger Smith Gallery, New York
1998
Roger Smith Gallery, New York
1996
Roger Smith Gallery, New York

Group Exhibitions
2008
Unlikely , Städtische Galerie Waldkraiburg, Waldkraiburg, Germany - travelling to W139, Amsterdam, Kunstverein, Konstanz e.V., Konstanz, Germany
FREEZE FRAME, Thrust Projects, New York
2007
Unlikely, Galerie Kienzle & Gmeiner, Berlin
Smooth Surfaces , Galerie Franc Impact, Vienna
On every wall, City without Walls, Newark, New Jersey
In technicolor, Queensboro College, Queens, New York
2006
Cloudless clearcuts, Castle Raab, Switzerland
2005
Pink, Patricia Faure Gallery, Los Angeles
Sweet Temptations, Kunstverein St. Gallen Kunstmuseum, Switzerland
Damenwahl, Galerie Karin Friebe, Mannheim
Especial, Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Cologne
2004
Pas de Turbulences, Galerie Les Filles Du Calvaire, Brussels
Surface Tension, Savage Art Resources, Portland,Oregon
Het Offer, an Intimate Eye, Museum de Beyerd Breda, Netherlands
2003
Greetings From New York, Thaddaeus Ropac Galerie, Salzburg
Perpetuum Mobile, Galerie Rolf Ricke, Cologne, Germany
Schokolade, Was Denn Sonst. Kunstraum Innsbruck, Germany
Some Are Painting, Artist Alliance, New York
2002
Einfach Kunst, Neues Museum, Nuremberg, Germany
In a Silent Way, Galerie Gisele Linder, Switzerland
Peter Coe, Elizabeth Cooper,Jim Gaylord. Bucheon Gallery, San Fransico
Artist to Artist: A Decade of The Sharpe Foundation, Ace Gallery, New York
2001
Kunstlerrame/Sammlerrame,Kunstmuseum St.Gallen, Switzerland
Delicious, (part 1), Galerie Rolf Ricke, Cologne, Germany
Delicious, (part 2), The Roger Smith Gallery, New York
Some Are Painting, John Gibson Gallery, New York
2000
Collector’s Choice, Exit Art,
Abstraction in Painting Today, Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, New York
Yard Sale, Chelsea Lab School, New York
1999
Reconciliations, DC Moore Gallery, New York
Gesture and Contemporary Painting, University of Michigan, Michigan
Size Matters, curated by Mike Weiss. Gale Gates, Brooklyn
The Stroke, selected by David Reed. Exit Art, New York
Elizabeth Cooper, Carl Ostendarp, James Hyde; Dinaburg Arts
1998
Wish You Luck, P.S. 1 Museum, New York
Abstraction in Process 2, Artists Space, New York
Skowhegan Decade, David Beitzel Gallery, New York
The Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation Annual Exhibition, New York
1997
The Wight Biennial, UCLA, Los Angeles
PS 1 International Studio Program Open Studios, PS 1 Museum, New York
The Art Exchange Show, 67 Broad Street, New York
Wash Out the Heavy Days, Joan Prats, New York
Carousel, MFA Exhibition, Leo Castelli Print Gallery, New York
Peter Coe, Elizabeth Cooper, Jennifer Reeves, Roger Smith Gallery, New York
College Art Association MFA Exhibition, Hunter College, New York
26 Positions, Wallach Gallery, Columbia University, New York
1996
Far Out, View Room Exhibitions, New York
Soho Annual, curated by Simon Watson, New York
24 Degrees, curated by Kenny Schacter, 480 Broome Street, New York
Bright, curated by Jill Brienza, The Roger Smith Gallery, New York

Bibliography

Conner, Jill, Freeze Frame, ArtUS, January/February 2008, issue 22.

Maine, Stephen, Elizabeth Cooper, Art in America, January 2007.

Baron, Reuben M. & Joan Boykoff, Elizabeth Vooper, The Joy of Painting, Art Notes, 2006, Vol. 10, p.73.

Kalm, James, Elizabeth Cooper, The Brooklyn Rail, July/August 2006, p. 31.

Holzhey, Magdalena, Elizabeth Cooper in der Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Kunst-Bulletin 7/8, 2005.

Elizabeth Cooper, catalog, Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, with texts by Konrad Bitterli, Ingrid Calame and David Reed, 2005.

Stahl, Enno, Elizabeth Cooper, Mit Pink,Lemon and Mintgrun, Kolner Stadt Unzeger, July 2005

Bitterli, Konrad, Elizabeth Cooper, catalog essay for UBS Art Collection, Hong Kong, 2004.

Speh, Scott, The Whitney Biennial, More Good Art, 2002.

Newspaper reviews (2), In A Silent Way, Galerie Gisele Linder, July 2002.

Artist To Artist, A Decade of The Space Program, catalog, 2002.

Einfach Kunst, The Collection of Rolf Ricke, catalog, 2002.

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conversation with David Reed, Artforum, October 2001, pp. 121-127.

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essay, The Wight Biennial, 1997, UCLA, p. 16-17.

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