Ken Cooper6754 Old U. S. 31, Route 1
Manistee (Norwak,) MI 49660
(231) 889-3460
Cooperworksart@gmail.com
American artist Ken Cooper has spent a decade working with museums, Britain’s National Trust, and private historic trusts to create the paintings of historic English Country Houses for which he is best known. Since 2001 he has been working stateside with historic sites in the West, South, and his native Midwest.
Ken Cooper
6754 Old U. S. 31, Route 1
Manistee (Norwak,) MI 49660
(231) 889-3460
Cooperworksart@gmail.com
Personal Data
Born August 12, 1947, Grand Rapids, MI
Married November 23, 1966
Education
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI
Master of Arts Depgree, 1976
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
Bachelor of Science Degree, 1971
Majors in painting and drawing
Minors in design and education
Solo Exhibitions
In England:
Hardwick Hall, The National Trust, Derbyshire
Revisiting Hardwick Hall, 2002
Canons Ashby, The National Turst, Northamptonshire
The Romance of Canons Ashby, 2002
Calke Abbey, The National Trust, Derbyshire
The Calke Abbey Paintings, 2002 & 1996
City of Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Derbyshire
Points of View, 1999
Clumber Park, The National Trust, Nottinghamshire
Reflections of Mr. Straw's House, 1998
Mr. Straw's House, The National Trust, Nottinghamshire
Reflections of Mr. Straw's House, 1998
Himley Hall, City of Dudley, West Midlands
The Calke Abbey Paintings, 1996
The Himley Hall Paintings, 1995
City of Dudley Museum & Art Gallery, West Midlands
The Calke Abbey Paintings, 1996
The Himley Hall Paintings, 1994
Romantic Trust, 1992
The Witley Court Paintings, 1990
A Michigan Portfolio, 1988
In the United States:
W.K. Kellogg Manor House, Gull Lake, MI
“The Sesquicentennial Paintings”
Starr Commonwealth, Van Wert, OH
Starr Quality, 2008
Mary's City of David Historic Site, Benton Harbor, MI
The Nature of Historic Sites, 2007
Arts Place, Portland, IN
Paintings of the Limberlost Cabin and other historic Hoosier Sites, 2006
Mary's City of David Historic Site, Benton Harbor, MI
The Centennial Paintings, 2003
Workman & Temple Homestead Museum, Industry, CA
New Perspectives on the Homestead, 2001
Mac-A-Cheek Castle, West Liberty, OH
The Piatt Castle Paintings, 1999
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
The Grand Rapids Paintings, 1996
Selected Publications
Country Victorian Magazine
“Aged to Perfection”
Special winter edition, 2009
Who's Who in America, 57th., 58th., and 59th. edition
Marquis, New Providence, New Jersey, 2003, 2004, 2005.
Derbyshire Life Magazine, Derbyshire, England
August & December, 1996
Museum & Galleries Commission Report 1990-91
Government Museums & Galleries Commision, London, England, 1991
Ken Cooper, The Witley Court Paintings Book
Dudley Art Gallery, Dudley, West Midlands, England
With financial sponsorship from the Hulbert of Dudley Group, 1991
Victorian Homes Magazine
"The Apartment over the Store," fall, 1989
NEA Today, Journal of the National Education Association
"People," April, 1989
Arts Review, London, England
"Regional Art," August 12 & 26, 1988
La Revue Moderne des Art et de la Vie, Paris, France
"Contemporary Artists in America," 1973
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