Event Item: 00214

Eileen Cooper RA: Collages

Exhibition: 3rd Dec 2010 to 16th Mar 2011

Source: http://royalacademy.org.uk

In this exhibition, Eileen Cooper shows a previously unseen group of new works on paper. Best known for her vibrant and distinctive figurative paintings and prints, these unique collages represent something of a departure for Cooper; it is the first time she has exhibited works of this nature.

Eileen Cooper was born in Glossop, Derbyshire, and studied at Goldsmith's College and the Royal College of Art. She is Head of Printmaking at the RA Schools. Her first solo exhibition was held in 1979 at the Air Gallery, London, and she has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally. Her work is held in numerous public collections in the UK. Cooper was elected as a Royal Academician in 2001 and is a regular contributor to the Summer Exhibition. In 2008 she was one of the Summer Exhibition Co-ordinators and in 2009 selected and hung the Print Room.