Born 1978 New York, NY
Education B.S. New York University, 2000
Lives / Works Red Hook, Brooklyn
Residencies
2009
Dieu Donne Workspace Program
2006
EAF 2006, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York.
2005
We Are Seven, Grizedale Arts Residency in association with The Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, England.
Solo Exhibitions
2008
Fiction Friction, Sandroni.Rey, Los Angeles.
2005
Ian Cooper, Constellations Align, curated by Nu Nguyen, Sandroni.Rey, Los Angeles.
2005
Ian Cooper, curated by Sue de Beer, Cue Art Foundation, New York.
Group Exhibitions
2014
One Thing Then Another, 3 Days Awake, Los Angeles
2014
Thousand Year Old Child: Glen Baldridge, Ian Cooper, David Kennedy Cutler, Planthouse, New York.
2013
Ten Years, Wallspace, New York.
2012
Material Assumptions, Center For Book Arts, Chicago.
2011
Abstraction, Dieu Donné, New York.
2011
"Paper A-Z", Sue Scott Gallery, NY
2010
Forth Estate: New Editions, The Re: Institute, Millerton, NY
2010
RECENT EDITIONS: A printmaking exhibition from NYC publishers Forth Estate and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Sharon Arts Exhibition Gallery, NH
2009
Forth Estate Editions, Rhode Island School of Design Memorial Hall Gallery, RI
2009
"Disorganized," curated by Jacob Robichaux, Museum 52, New York
2009
New Prints/Spring, curated by Polly Apfelbaum, International Print Center New York, NY
2009
On From Here, Guild & Greyshkul, New York
2008
Duck Soup, curated by Daphne Fitzpatrick, La Mama, New York.
2008
Forth Estate Editions: New Prints 2008, Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, Brooklyn
2008
Beyond a Memorable Fancy, curated by Michelle Levy, The Elizabeth Foundation, New York
2008
Zero Zone, curated by David Hunt, Tracy Williams, LTD., New York.
2008
BLing, curated by Amy Yao, Dark Fair at Swiss Institute, New York.
2008
Dont You Dare Look At Me, curated by Norbert Witzgall, Nice & Fit, Berlin.
2008
News From USA, Annarruma 404, Naples.
2007
Spook Up, We Cant Hear You, curated by The Embassy, Edinburgh Sculpture Court, Edinburgh.
2007
NeoIntegrity, curated by Keith Mayerson, Derek Eller Gallery, New York.
2007
The Line of Time and the Plane of Now, curated by Jacob Dyrenforth, Ohad Meromi & Halsey Rodman, Harris Lieberman, New York.
2007
Touch My Politics, curated by Erika Vogt, Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery, USC, Los Angeles.
2007
Early Retirement, curated by Glen Rubsamen, Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich.
2006
EAF 2006, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York.
2006
NDP: The Movie, curated by Matt Keegan & Sara Greenberger Rafferty, The Kitchen, New York.
2006
Annotations (Bronnen), curated by Public Holiday Projects, Expodium, Utrecht.
2006
Youth of Today, curated by Matthias Ulrich, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt.
2006
Yvonnes Window, curated by Johanne L¸gstrup, Copenhagen.
2006
Between the Spokes, curated by Kerry Schuss. KS Art, New York
2005
Star Star: Toward the Center of Attention, curated by Matt Distel, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati.
2005
Video Salon 3, curated by Eva Respini & Jacob Dyrenforth, 53 Hope, New York.
2004
Connect the Dots, curated by David Dempewolf & Scott Rigby, Leroy Neiman Gallery, New York.
2004
Black Milk, curated by Monica Espinel, Marvelli Gallery, New York.
2004
I Am The Resurection, curated by Gean Moreno, Locust Projects, Miami.
2004
Let the Bullshit Run a Marathon, curated by Nate Lowman, Nicole Klagsbrun, New York.
2004
Video (Por)Traits, curated by Jeffrey Walkowiak, Art In General, New York.
2003
Holiday Shopping, curated by Robin Kahn, Wallspace, New York.
2003
Attack! The Kult 48 Klubhouse, curated by Scott Hug, Deitch Projects Brooklyn, New York.
2003
Teenage Rebel: The Bedroom Show, Agnes B. Galerie du Jour, Paris.
2003
Now Playing: Daniel Reich, K48, John Connelly Presents, DAmelio Terras, New York.
2001
The Worst of Gordon Pym continued
, curated by Ian Cooper & Peter Crump, Printed Matter, New York.
2001
To Market, To Market, curated by Robin Kahn, Rotunda Gallery, New York.
2000
Snap Shot, Baltimore Museum of Contemporary Art, Maryland.
2000
Sophie Spar Sale, curated by Ian Cooper and Sara Greenberger, Printed Matter, New York.
2000
Great America, curated by Nancy Barton and Cody Choi, Rosenberg Gallery, New York.
Bibliography
Sanchez, Gabriel, Thousand Year Old Child, Artforum.com Critics Picks, 23 April, 2014.
Smith, Roberta, Ten Years, The New York Times, 26 July, 2013.
Apogee: Horror, annual arts publication, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2011.
Gomez, Enrico, The Arbitrariness Of Signs, Wagmag, April 1st, 2010.
Chaperone, film series catalogue, Elizabeth Foundation, New York, 2009.
"Do You or Dont You," (image reproduction) Art Listings, Time Out New York, December 11-17th, 2008
Duck Soup, exhibition catalogue, La Mama Galleria, New York, 2008
Withrow, Joel, Beyond A Memorable Fancy, Flavorpill.com, 29 October 2008
Beyond A Memorable Fancy, exhibition catalogue, Elizabeth Foundation, New York, 2008
Videos & Vodka: Selections from Video Salon, catalogue and DVD, J & L Books, New York, 2008.
Thats What He Said: Ian Cooper interviews Ruby Sky Stiler, The Highlights, July, 2008
Thats What She Said: Ruby Sky Stiler interviews Ian Cooper, The Highlights, June, 2008
Fiction Friction, limited edition artist book, Sandroni.Rey, Los Angeles, 2008.
Oreto, Elda, News From USA, Flash Art, April / May 2008
Orgiani, Maria, News From USA, Teknemedia.net, 1 February 2008.
Troncone, Alessandra, News From USA, Exibart.com, 31 January 2008
Salzano, Giorgio, Un Tris DArtisti Per Le Nuove Tendenze USA, Roma, 23 January 2008.
Little Brown Art Box, limited edition box set, Bloomingdales, New York, 2007.
EAF 06, exhibition catalogue, Socrates Sculpture Park, The Studley Press, New York, 2007.
M.H., Glen Rubsamen: Kunstlerleben, Schweizer Illustrierte, 19 February 2007.
Yvonnes Window, exhibition catalogue, Flamingoeffekten, Copenhagen, 2006.
Saltz, Jerry, Yurts and Stalagmites: Outdoor sculpture as more than decorative object or propaganda tool,
The Village Voice, 11 October 2006.
Fry, Naomi, EAF06, Artforum.com Critics Picks, 6 October 2006.
Kmieã, Staú, Socrates Sculpture Garden, AM New York, 19 September 2006.
Krudy, Catherine, North Drive Press presents NDP: The Movie, Flavorpill.com, 23 May 2006.
Die Jugend von heute, exhibition catalogue, Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne, 2006.
Annotations (Bronnen), exhibition catalogue, Expodium, Utrecht, 2006.
Ian Cooper, exhibition catalogue, Cue Art Foundation, 2005.
Sheth, Samira, The Great Escape, Whats New, Dubai, June 2005.
Smith, Roberta, Ian Cooper, New York Times Arts Listings, May 2005.
Smith, Roberta, Making An Entrance At Any Age, New York Times, 6 May 2005.
Schwendener, Martha, Ian Cooper, Artforum.com Critics Picks, 5 May 2005.
Johnson, Ken, Black Milk: Theories of Suicide, The New York Times, 16 July 2004.
North Drive Press: Summer Kit, edited by Lizzy Lee and Matt Keegan, New York, 2004.
K48:Kamp Kult, edited by Scott Hug, New York, 2003.
Yablonsky, Linda, To Market To Market, TimeOut New York, 18-25 October 2001.
Smith, Roberta, The Worst of Gordon Pym Continued, The New York Times, 16 November 2001.
Public Collections
Whitney Museum of American Art
Pérez Art Museum Miami