Charles Cooper CV
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Entering a Roundabout. Glass Room Project I (installation) NAS, Sydney
2016 What Goes Around…, paintings and floor installation. Annandale Galleries, Sydney
2013 Road Works, paintings, dioramas, Annandale Galleries, Sydney
Sea Change, window space painting installation, Slot, Sydney
2010 Peak Oil Paintings. paintings, Annandale Galleries. Sydney
Circling the Block. paintings/ screenprint window installation, Slot, Sydney
Rivers and Roads. paintings, drawings, sculptures, Hawkesbury and Orange Regional Galleries NSW
2006 Crossroads. paintings, drawing, sculptures, Annandale Galleries, Sydney
2004 Approaching the Block. paintings, Tin Sheds, Sydney University
2003 Traffic. paintings, Annandale Galleries, Sydney
1998 The Primary Park. sculptures and pavement design, Putney Park. Ryde City Council, Sydney
1994 Arrows of Time. interchanging facade panels. Wollongong City Gallery
1988-90 Metaphysical Graffiti: paintings, drawings, prints, hologram.
Regional Gallery tour of Victoria (Mildura, Hamilton, La Trobe
University, Warrnambool, Gippsland, Swan Hill, Benalla) and NSW (Albury, Orange, Broken Hill)
1983 Worlds in Collision: paintings, drawings. Bloomfield Galleries, Sydney
1981 Topical Landscapes: paintings, drawings. Bloomfield Galleries, Sydney
Murray Crescent Galleries, Canberra
1979 Topical Burghers: paintings, drawings. Bloomfield Galleries and
Murray Crescent Galleries, Canberra
1977 Group Portraits: paintings, drawings. Bloomfield Galleries, Sydney
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Flagging. Slot, Sydney
2020 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing. (Winner) PLC Croydon, Sydney
2019 Artists of the Gallery Annandale Galleries, Sydney
Korea Australia Art Foundation Prize Finalists, Sydney
Dimensions Variable. Building 25, National Art School
2017 Playlist. Yellow House Sydney
Recent Acquisitions. Orange Regional Gallery, NSW
2016 Flag Wavering. Slot Window Gallery, Sydney
Printed in Australia (with book launch). Spot 81, Sydney
2015 Shimmer and Pool. Annandale Galleries, Sydney
2015 Pedestrian. Hoff Gallery, National Art School, Sydney
2015 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing. PLC Croydon, Sydney
2014 Across the Water, Quanhau Art Gallery, Shanghai and Museum of Fine Arts, Shenzhen, China
2014 Drawing as Thought, Grace Cossington Smith Gallery
2013-14 Suburban Noir, Museum of Sydney
2013 Gallery artists, Annandale Galleries, Sydney
2012 I don’t know how a rock feels. British School at Rome Gallery, Italy
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Sydney
Tilt, Study Centre for Drawing, National Art School, Sydney
Printmakers: Marnling Press and Whaling Road Studios. Maitland Regional Gallery, NSW
2011 William Dobell Prize for Drawing. Art Gallery of New South Wales
2010 CarriageART work, Carriegeworks , Sydney
Wattle, Rose and Thistle, Wollongong Regional Gallery NSW
2009 Group Show Feat. Cooper, Dumbrell, Bartlett, Bass & Buzacott.
Annandale Galleries, Sydney
2008 Pairs, Opposites, Dualities. Mildura Arts Centre, Victoria
2007 In the Gap. Annandale Galleries, Sydney
2006 Mungo Place Willandra Time (Canberra School of Art). Mildura Arts Centre
2005 Out There. Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
Wet River Dry Lake. Canberra School of Art, Australian National University
Walking the Line. Cell Block Gallery, National Art School, Sydney
Desert Country. School of Art, Aust. National University, Canberra
2004 Works on Paper. Robert Steele Gallery, NYC
Sulman Prize. Art Gallery NSW
City of Sydney's Open Gallery. banner design
The Visibility of Practice. Cell Block, National Art School, Sydney
2003 Significant Tilt. Macquarie University Gallery, Sydney
Works on Paper. Annandale Galleries, Sydney
Destination Drawing. COFA Exhibition & Performance Space, Sydney
2002 Selected Artists. Annandale Galleries, Sydney
Gallery Artists. Robert Steele Gallery, NYC
Outback and Beyond. Cell Block Gallery
2001 Geometry of the Earth. Orange Regional Gallery
Harmonic Visions. Tamworth City Gallery, NSW
2000 Works on Paper at the Armory 2000, Adam Baumgold Fine Art, NYC
1999 Works on Paper at the Armory 1999, Adam Baumgold Fine Art, NYC
Silver. College of Fine Arts UNSW, Sydney
1998 Wynn Prize selection. Art Gallery NSW + regional tour NSW Sydney
1994 From Inside the Observatory. Wollongong + tour of 3Regional galleries, NSW
1991 Microcosm. Garry Anderson Gallery, Sydney
9x5. Artmet Gallery, Sydney
1987 Works For Shelves. Kettle's Yard, Cambridge UK
1986 Three Painters. Tynte Gallery, Adelaide
1985 Earth and Water. Bloomfield Galleries, Sydney
1984 The Final Chop. Butcher's Exhibit, Sydney
1983 Four Sydney Painters. Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
Sydney X Five. Solander Galleries, Canberra
Real. Penrith Regional Gallery & the Lewers Bequest
1982 Mattara Invitation Award (Newcastle)
1980 Five Young Painters. Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
Sulman Prize. Art Gallery NSW
1979 Young Painters. Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
1978 Sydney Harbour Exhibition. Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Sulman Prize. Art Gallery NSW
1977 Contemporary Art Society Annual Exhibition. Sydney
1976 Grand Prix International d’Art Contemporain. Monaco
1975 Young Painters. Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
COLLECTIONS
La Trobe University, Victoria
Wollongong City Gallery, NSW
Albury Regional Art Centre, NSW
Orange Regional Gallery, NSW
Mildura Art Centre, Victoria
Gippsland Arts Centre, Victoria
Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Victoria
Hamilton City Art Gallery, Victoria
Warrnambool Art Gallery, Victoria
St. John’s College, University of Sydney
Australian Stock Exchange, Sydney
Commonwealth Artbank
Private collections Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, France, Netherlands, Germany, Italy
SELECTED COMMENTARY
2016 Fisher, Laura. Aboriginal Art and Australian Society. Hope and Disenchantment.
Anthem Press, London.
Perry, Michelle, Printed in Australia. 10 Group, Sydney
2015 Synan, Peter, Hindsight: Gippsland Art Gallery 1965-2015
Tsai, Jaime. Pedestrian catalogue note
2013 Doyle, Peter. Suburban Noir catalogue
Fisher, Laura. Roadworks catalogue
Fairley, Gina Sea Change catalogue
2012 Benci, Jacopo, March Exhibition catalogue, British School at Rome
2011 McDonald, John. Lines of Poetry, Sydney Morning Herald Dec 10-11
2010 Fisher, Laura, Cooper and Marawili, Artist Profile #11
Fairley, Gina, Circling the Block, catalogue (Slot online)
Doyle, Peter, Rivers and Roads, catalogue Hawkesbury Regional.Gallery.
Trouton, Lycia, The Road: Landscape and Allegory,’’ catalogue Hawkesbury Regional Gallery.
Flatau, Andrew, An Exhibition to Road Test, Central Western Daily NSW October 16
Christopher, Lissa, Open Gallery- Sydney Morning Herald April 2-4
2008 Epp, Robert, Pairs, Opposites, Dualities, catalogue Mildura Reg.Gal.
2006 Smee, Sebastian, Galleries expand horizons, The Australian May 15
2005 Harding, Lesley, The Wavering Path, catalogue NAS
2004 Hill, Michael, Circulation, Pictorial Space, Time, catalogueTin Sheds
Harding, Lesley, The Visibility of Practice, catalogue NAS
2003 Pattenden, Rod, Significant Tilt, catalogue Macquarie University Gallery
2001 Sisley, Alan, The Geometry of the Earth, catalogue Orange Reg. Gal.
2000 Johnson, Ken, Galleries: SoHo, New York Times June 30
1999 Kidd, Courtney, Artnotes NSW Art Monthly Australia July issue
Waterlow, Nick, Silver, catalogue essay
1994 Walton, Paul, From Inside the Oberservatory, catalogue essay
Fenner, Felicity, Chaos and the Cosmic Connection,Sydney Morning Herald Feb 12
1989 O’Neill, Peter, Exhibition alters views of world, Central Western Daily NSW July 14
1988 Sisley, Alan, Metaphysical Grafitti, catalogue Hamilton Reg. Gal.
1986 Weston, David, In the Galleries, Adelaide Advertiser July 31
1984 Short, Susanna, The Galleries Sydney Morning Herald Dec 14
1985 McDonald,John, Galleries, Sydney Morning Herald Dec 13
1983 Grishin, Sasha, Galleries, Canberra Times June 4
1981 Gilchrist, Maggie, Topical Landscapes, catalogue Bloomfield Galleries
Kaleski, Sonja, Self portrait a jolt, Canberra Times May 23
Exhibition commentary, Art and Australia Vol. 19 #1
1979 Borlaise, Nancy, Galleries, Sydney Morning Herald Mar 24
'M.V.S'., Cooper’s Burghers, Tharunka magazine (University of New South Wales) June 11
Kaleski, Sonja, Pages from a diary, Canberra Times Aug 28
Exhibition commentary, Art and Australia Vol. 17 #3
1977 McIntyre, Arthur, Galleries, The Australian Nov 12
PROFESSIONAL OUTLINE
2020 Winner. Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing. PLC. Sydney
2008-20 Lecturer (drawing / painting / postgrad. studies) National Art School, Sydney
2016 Co-curator, Flag Wavering (9 artists), Slot Gallery, Sydney
2012 National Art School Residency, British School at Rome
1995-07 Casual lecturer (drawing/painting), UNSW College of Fine Arts, Sydney
1998-07 Casual lecturer (drawing/painting), National Art School, Sydney
2007 Artist in Residence, Penrith Regional Gallery, NSW
2006 Artist in Residence, National Art School Studio, Cite Internationale des
Arts, Paris
2005 Artist in Residence, Canberra School of Art, ACT
2000 Sessional lecturer, Parsons School of Art (Continuing Education) NYC
1998 Winner, Trustees’ Watercolour Prize, Art Gallery NSW
1996-97 Casual lecturer (drawing), Sydney College of the Arts
1996 Australia Council CEAD Grant
1992-94 Curator, From Inside the Observatory (6 artists), Wollongong + NSW regional tour
1991 Guest lectures (Looking for Rock Paintings), Sheffield City Polytechnic
and Loughborough College.of Art & Design,UK
1987 Master of Arts (Visual Arts), City Art Institute, Sydney
1986 Commonwealth Postgraduate Award, City Art Institute
1985 Graduate Diploma, Professional Art Studies, City Art Institute, Sydney
1983 Curator, Sydney X Five, Solander Gallery, Canberra ACT
1978 Winner, Hunters Hill Art Prize, Sydney