Curriculum Vitae
Barry Cooper - Painter/Sculptor
1945
Born Warren Row near Maidenhead 4th November.
1946/52
Grew up on Menacuddle Farm St. Austell Cornwall.
1952/56
School in Bude north Cornwall.
1956/64
Lived Lincoln and North Yorkshire, school Essex.
1965/66
Worked on farms in Lincolnshire and Suffolk.
1966/68
Agricultural college Shuttleworth Old Warden Beds.
1968/71
Philosophy degree Bangor North Wales.
1972
Began painting in Glasinfryn near Bangor.
1974
Married Kathryn Parkinson 2 children Molly & Anwen.
1975
One person Roundhouse Chalk Farm with Ballet Rambert.
1980
One person October Gallery Holborn London.
1982
'7 years of Ballet Rambert' National Theatre London.
'Nuclear Family' travels to Nairobi for 10th anniversary of Stockholm peace conference.
1983
One person October Gallery Holborn London.
1984
Artist in Residence Frome Community College Somerset.
Sculpture 'Merlin's Minstrel' Longleat house.
'Kites' with composer Simon Holt in Bath Festival.
1985/87
MA painting Royal College of Art London
studying with John Golding and Peter De Francia.
1988/92
Concept for International Community Sculpture ECOS.
Designed ECOS with Laurence Knee.
1990/91
Artist in Residence Christ's Hospital.
1993/94
Sculpture 'Moonbathing' Longleat Estate.
1995
Installation 'Serendipity' with composer Nigel Osborne
in Demarco European Arts Foundation Edinburgh.
1996
'Songs of the Stones' collaboration with Nigel Osborne on ECOS amphitheatre
Short film for Channel 4 Schools with 72 Frome school children.
1997
Installation 'Hieroglyphs' with Nigel Osborne in DEAF Edinburgh Festival St Mary's old school.
1998/99
'Syrens' 9 Waymarkers for the Wells/Glastonbury route for cyclists/walkers.
With musician/artist Laurence Parnell.
1999
'Round and Round' performance for Salisbury Festival.
With composer Helen Ottaway & video artist Al Morrison.
2000
'ECOS 2000' Millennium funded 'Virtual Festival' linking 12 locations in Europe.
With Community Spectacular by Parachute Theatre Company.
2001
'Genesis' Hellenic Centre London installation.
With Parian sculptor Aristides Varrias - 'song/poems' paint and stone.
2002
'Pathways in Stone' with Jim Shiner.
7 Boundary stones Aldeby village Suffolk - dialogue Rune/Christian icons.
2003/4
'Tree of Life' 4 metre high stone tree on ECOS forum.
Surrounded by 11 Holm oak trees &12 dancing figures.
2004.
'Dance of Eros and Thanatos' installation Paros Greece.
With environmental artist Cameron Hockenson.
2005
'Healing stone' for entrance of new West Mendip hospital.
'Caldera' sculpted Cycladic figures with Fractal paintings.
'Last 7 songs of Archilochos' symposium Paros Greece.
2006
'Black & White' duets for piano/paint with Helen Ottaway.
'Make War History' drawings on newsprint from 12.9.01
'Keeper of the Gate' Mells school playground.
2007
'Stari Most' proposed bridge between Frome and Mostar.
'Golden Bough' and 'Last 9 songs of Archilochos'.
Sculpture installation Bishop's Palace Wells.
2008
'Layers' installation Weaving Shed Silk Mill Frome.
Dialogue between Sun & Moon.
Music Helen Ottaway.
2009
'Grave Goods' about deserted plague village Marston.
'Settlement' Neolithic sculpture stone-wood-walls-hearth.
With Anthony Rogers and part of Robert Golden's 'Home'.
2010
'Bird Women' Minoan inspired pottery Paros Greece.
'Prosopo' painting library Royal United Hospital Bath.
'River of Life' carved chalk figurines in small boats.
With Anthony Rogers as part of Home in Frome.
2011
'Duets' paintings from music with Ray Toll.
In collaboration with the Stroke Association.
'Graffiti Wall' with student artist Tom Sturgess.
As part of Home in Frome.
2012
'SpaceTime' an exploration in Piano and Paint.
Improvised performances with jazz pianist John Law.
1.Gallery - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXBnvkyd7A8&list=HL1365592782&feature=mh_lolz
2. Performance - https://vimeo.com/43529105
3. Interview - https://vimeo.com/38984387