Jon A. Cooper
Born in Wyoming
Lives & works in Pennsylvania
Art is the most honest thing I can do.
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I came very late to the visual arts, having spent somewhere around 20 odd years in higher education. I didn't learn to draw until I was in my late 30's; in my early 40's I realized that I was only happy when I was making art, and it's all I wanted to do.
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So here I am: doing my best to make art my own; to learn my craft and hone my skills; to observe the world and translate that to artistic expression; to deepen my understanding of art and its history; and to do all this while raising a wonderful family of four kiddos and two cats with my rad wife of 20 years.
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Education
2022 - present Indiana University of Pennsylvania, BA Art Studio
2024 - intern at Fox Clark Gallery, Indiana, PA
Exhibitions & Festivals
*2024 Like Me, Miller Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (with invited gallery talk)
2024 Untitled (2024): The Exhibition, Fox Clark Gallery, Indiana, PA
2024 Tree Tree Tree, Miller Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2023. 2024 Indiana Art Association Open Arts Show, Indiana, PA
2023 Common Goods, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2023 Traffic Island Oasis, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2023 Grands Petites, Indiana, PA
Grants & Awards
2023 Future Makers Fund, localXchange, $430
2023 Faculty STEAMSHOP workshop, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, $500
2023 Undergraduate Student Research Grant, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, $940
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Organizational Memberships & Service
2024-present Pennsylvania Watercolor
Society, member
2023-present College Art Association
2023-present Indiana Arts Association
chair, membership committee
2024-present Kipp Gallery, Indiana
University of Pennsylvania, board
member
2024-present Indiana Arts Council, member
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*denotes a solo exhibition