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Jacob Cooley
Artist Biography: Born in 1968 in Sydney, Australia. Received an MFA in painting from University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill in 1993. Was graduated in 1990 with a BFA from University of Georgia, Athens. Studied at Antioch College
in Yellow Springs, Ohio from 1986-1988.
Represented at Lyman-Eyer Gallery in Provincetown, MA; Blue Spiral Gallery in Asheville, NC; Center of the Earth
Gallery in Charlotte, NC; Trinity Gallery in Atlanta, GA; Gallery 454 in Grosse Pointe, MI; Raleigh Contemporary in
Raleigh, NC; Tyndall Gallery in Durham, NC and Fountainside Gallery in Wilmington, NC. Jacob lives and works in
North Carolina.
Artist Statement: These new paintings are informed by harmonious, hallowed places, landscapes about
contemplation and the spirit, but also about the transient, ephemeral characteristics of light and darkness and
ultimately, of life. This work attempts to capture and hold the instant when the orange of the sun is about to completely
scatter, or the thunderclouds move to entirely obscure the horizon. Moments.
Selected Exhibitions:
2006
Gallerie 454, Grosse Pointe, MI
Les Saisons Des Arts, Cummer Museum of Art, Jacksonville, FL
2005
Planes of Color-Landscape Impressions, Firehouse Gallery, Damariscotta, ME
New Paintings, Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Gathering, Fountainside Gallery, Wilmington, NC
Jacob Cooley, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2004
Art of the Land, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, TN
Jacob Cooley, Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Solitary Landscape, Firehouse Gallery, Damariscotta, ME
2003
Shifted Perception/New Landscape, Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY
Ocean, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Jacob Cooley, Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Estuary, Fountainside Gallery, Wilmington, NC
Jacob Cooley, Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Pleasure Places, Center of The Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2002
Jacob Cooley, Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Marshes, Tyndall Gallery, Durham, NC
The Contemporary Landscape: Jacob Cooley, Nancy Friese, Keith Jacobshagen, Joan Nelson, Susan Shatter,
Altoon Sultan, College of Wooster Art Museum, Wooster, OH; traveling to Bowling Green State University, Bowling
Green, OH
Southern Vistas: Interpreting the Landscape, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
Jacob Cooley: New Work, Raleigh Contemporary, Raleigh, NC
2001
New Paintings, Tyndall Gallery, Durham, NC
Jacob Cooley and Thomas Paquette – The Great Landscape, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Luminism/The Next Generation, Gallerie 454, Grosse Pointe, MI
New Works, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
Art in Embassies, U.S. Embassy, Canberra, Australia
Pleasure Places, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2000
Cooley & Maisel – The Landscape, Lyman-Eyer Gallery, West Newton, MA
Jacob Cooley – Piedmont Landscapes, Raleigh Contemporary, Raleigh, NC
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Selected Exhibitions (continued):
2000 (con’t)
Luminous, Tyndall Gallery, Durham, NC
Painter’s Series, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC
1999
Exteriors, Tyndall Gallery, Durham, NC
Larry Gray and Jacob Cooley, Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA
A Landscape Renaissance II, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Jacob Cooley New Paintings, Raleigh Contemporary, Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
1998
Jacob Cooley - Sense of Place, Tyndall Gallery, Durham, NC
50 Years, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC Merit Award
Southern Artists, Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC Best In Show Award, Juror: Wolf Kahn
1997
Jacob Cooley - The Floodplain Series, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
A Landscape Renaissance, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Think Dinky International Invitational, Modern Museum, Durham, NC
8scapes, Trinity Fine Arts, Atlanta, GA
Jacob Cooley - New Landscape, Brown Gallery, Duke University, Durham, NC
Looking At Land, Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC
1996
Art From Co-op Studios, Duke University Law School, Durham, NC
Jacob Cooley – Landscape, Artomatic Gallery, Durham, NC
Natural Forces: Josephine Bloodgood and Jacob Cooley, Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
1995
Art On Paper, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC
Jacob Cooley: A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Meanwhile, 105 W Main St., Durham, MC
Works by Jacob Cooley and Carole Sue Lebbin, Gallery 500, Elkins Park, PA
1994
The Winter Show, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
Jacob Cooley, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC]
Surge, 905 W Morgan St., Raleigh, NC
New Art In The Triangle, Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC
1993
The Winter Show, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
Honey I Shrunk The Art – Art On A Small Scale, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Slow, 412 W Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC
Jacob Cooley, Glass Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
Pollen, 343 W Main St., Durham, NC
Eight Artists Here And Now, Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC
Soil, Art Lab Gallery, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC
1992
MFAs, Glass Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
Some Things, Art Lab Gallery, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC
1990
EXIT University of Georgia Visual Arts Gallery, Athens, GA
Painting Sculpture, Atrium Gallery, UGA-Athens, GA
1989
Paintings: Jacob Cooley, Curtis Whaley, University of Georgia Visual Arts Gallery, Athens, GA
Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Inc.
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Public Collections:
Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC
Alumax Corporation
Eisal, Inc.
ENPRO Industries
Suffolk University Law School - Boston, MA
Ford Motor Company – World headquarters, Dearborn, MI
Duke University Museum of Art - Durham, NC
Alumax Corporation
Bank One
Bell South
Boca West Country Club – Boca Raton, FL
Burroughs-Wellcome Foundation
Campbell & Taylor, Charlotte, NC
Duke Management Company, Durham, NC
UNC Hospitals - Chapel Hill, NC
FPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC
Kenan Institute for the Arts - Winston Salem, NC
SAS Institute
Glaxo-Wellcome
Intersouth Partners, Research Triangle Park, NC
John Deere
Morehead Associates, Charlotte, NC
Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, Charleston, SC
Olsonite Corporation, Detroit, MI
US Airways
Central Carolina Bank - North Carolina
Durham Regional Hospital - Durham, NC
Kilpatrick, Stockton - Charlotte, NC
Duke University Medical Center - Durham, NC
The Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club, Durham, NC
Womble & Associates, Raleigh, NC
University of North Carolina School of Law - Chapel Hill, NC
Embassy Suites
Equifax Worldwide – Atlanta, GA
Hyatt Corporation
James, McElroy & Diehl – Charlotte, NC
Kenan Institute for the Arts – Winston Salem, NC
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson – Charlotte, NC
Southern Progress Corp., Southern Accents Magazine – Birmingham, AL
UNC Women’s and Children’s Hospitals – Chapel Hill, NC
Selected Bibliography:
2006
New Venue: Gallery pulling in solid works, July 2, Winston Salem Journal
2003
Center of the Earth Gallery in NODA district features work by Jacob Cooley, September, Carolina Arts
Cooley draws inspiration from the Carolina low country, July 3, Provincetown Banner, Provincetown, MA
Jacob Cooley: Exactly where he wants to be, July 10, Provincetown Magazine
The Pleasure Principle, March 5, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC
2002
Jacob Cooley in First Local Solo Show, Provincetown Banner, Provincetown, MA
Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Inc.
432 Commercial Street, P.O. Box 492
Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657-0492
(508) 487-EYER (3937)
email: lymaneyer@aol.com
www.lymaneyerart.com
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Selected Bibliography (continued):
2001
Center of the Earth Gallery Features Exhibit by Jacob Cooley, Thomas Paquette, September, Carolina Arts
Best Bets, September 5, NC Independent, Durham, NC
2000
Sister Cities enjoy artistic exchange, August 18,Herald-Sun, Durham, NC
The light in August, August 16, NC Independent, Durham, NC
Green Hill’s latest painting exhibit shines, July 27, News and Record, Greensboro, NC
Four ways of seeing things, July 23, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, NC
New American Paintings, The Open Studios Press
Contemporary Landscapes, May 21, Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC
The Real Best of the Triangle, April 15, NC Independent, Durham, NC
1999
Preview, Herald Sun, Durham, NC
October, Art News
7 Artists Wrestle With Nostalgia in Landscape Renaissance, October, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC
Landscapes of the mind, The Raleigh News And Observer, Raleigh, NC
Of this place, March 17. The NC Independent, Durham, NC
1998
Arts, December 15, The NC Independent, Durham, NC
Who's Who in America, 26th Edition
The Gallery. October 7, The News and Observer, Raleigh, NC
Main Routes and detours, September 11, The News And Observer, Raleigh, NC
June, Symbol of the South Magazine
New American Paintings, The Open Studios Press
1997
Let's Get Small, September 10, The NC Independent, Durham, NC
The Language of Light, August 1, The Herald Sun, Durham, NC
Visual Arts, July 4, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, GA
Paintings by Cooley heat up Bryan Center, May 29, The Chronicle, Durham, NC
Age Old Encaustic, May-June, p.p. 8-146, Southern Accents Magazine
1996
Surfing the Seams, November 22, News and Observer, Raleigh, NC
Best Bets, October 30, NC Independent, Durham, NC
Juror’s Statement, February 19, Donald Kuspit-Raleigh Fine Arts Society, Artists Exhibition
1995
New American Paintings, The Open Studios Press
NC On Display, December 23, The Spectator, Raleigh, NC
1994
Art Guild Solo Shows Good, Solid, August 19, Herald Sun, Raleigh, NC
Triangle Artists Tell Stories, July 10, Herald Sun, Durham, NC
Finding Room for Local Art, June 24, Raleigh News And Observer, Raleigh, NC
1993
Artist Is Part of New Breed, June 18, Chapel Hill Herald, Chapel Hill, NC
New Breed Offers Real Hope for Art, July 11, Herald Sun, Durham, NC