BIO
Tanya Eccleston from the Sculpture & Environmental art course described Jamie’s art practice as an exploration of metaphysic’s and phenomanology, Jamie prefer’s to say that he’s simply interested in re-wiring things, or as the late David Graeber put it;
“the ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something we make, and could just as easily make differently”
Jamie Cooper has shown public art works as part of the British Council interdisciplinary ‘Cityscapers’ project in 2008, toured by British Council to London, Sydney and Singapore. He has also contributed public artwork to Glasgow International in 2010. Several of his video works have been shown in Glasgow and Berlin as part of the Solid State cinema, Youthitude DIY festival and at Mojito Kino. In 2013 Jamie was the recipient of both Creative Scotland and Arts trust Scotland professional Development funding. Jamie has had many self initiated projects in Glasgow including Modern World, Zerode and Vomit Apocalypse group shows and is the editor of the art and theory publication Zerozine.
Selected exhibitions
2023
Poor Things – Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
2022
Algorithmic Fissures V2 – Ltd Ink Corporation, Edinburgh.
Algorithmic Fissures – Supernormal Gallery, Singapore
Up in the Air Neon lights flicker – Art Outreach, Gillman Barracks, Singapore
2021
Cosmic Debt – Glasgow Project Space – solo show
2020
GOD FEEL! – Harbour Arts Centre – solo show
Sculpture Placement Group – Rouken Glen park
2019
Light & Colour – Thought Foundation, Newcastle
Bullet Universe – Hamilton & inches, Edinburgh
Temple – Lust and the Apple, Gorebridge
2018
MFA Degree show – Glue Factory Glagow
SKIP-AD; PLAY – Savoy Centre, Glasgow
Last Futures – Tramway, Glasgow
Intent Group show 1 – Cultivate gallery, London
2017
Radiophrenia
Live reading of Return to Aporia text by Jamie Cooper, interpreted and performed by Elina Bry
Fields of Wheat – members show Transmission Gallery
MFA Interim group show Reid Gallery, Glasgow School of Art
2016
Belladrum Festival – Lights out Listening tent.
Chigs and Techip featuring Jamie Cooper – Parallel Burner audio essay
Radiophrenia
Live reading of Myth of Existence and pre-recorded version of Mother Molock
Vomit Apocalypse group show, Tradeston Glasgow
2015
Zeroed group show, various works. St Enoch Sq. Glasgow
Mega Zero – Audio work at Inter 1
Stereo Glasgow
May1968/Baudrillard & Revolutionary Self audio works played as part of Radiophrenia at the CCA Glasgow
Short film – Ultimate NWO Compilation (remix) screened at Youthitude festival in Villa Kuriosum, Berlin.
2014
Firing Line – Short film
screened at Solid State Cinema – Old hairdressers Glasgow
Short film – Ultimate NWO Compilation (remix)
screened at Mojito Kino – Berlin
Neuro Rider
Public Art commision for Leftcoast / Blackpool Illuminations
2013
Ultimate NWO Compilation 2013 – short film collaboration with Douglas Laing screened at City of Glasgow College
Artist in Residency at City of Glasgow College 2012/13
2012
Gran Chufti 77 Performance Collaboration with Dougie Laing
Haunt 2012
Ghetto Mega self audio Collaboration with Dougie Laing
Streetland 2012
2011
Naeplace Streetlights
Streetland Festival 2011
Draft, Extracts from the Book of Naeplace texts by Jamie Cooper
The Chalet 2011
2010
Wish You Were Here
Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine (solo) 2011
Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art – Naeplace Streetlights, Atypical Root April/May 2010
236 Broomielaw, Glasgow. Streetlight installation
2009
No That Spacial group show with Lewis Holleran July 2009
The White House Gallery, Glasgow
Hinterland Music and Art Festival 2009 May 2009
The White House Gallery, Glasgow
The Modern World
The Modern World Discount Store, Gallowgate, Glasgow Jan 2009
2008
No1 Naeplace shown at Cityscapers
British Council, Spring Gardens, London (Part of London Architecture week)
No1 Naeplace shown at Cityscapers
College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney
The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show
Mackintosh Building, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow June 2008
No1 Naeplace shown at Cityscapers
Mathew Gallery, Edinburgh Apr 2008
2007
Underworked and Overplayed
Barnes Building, GSA May 2007
Making Art Public
Newbury Gallery, GSA Feb 2007
2006
FIRSTHEWORST
128/130 Bridgegate, Glasgow May 2006
Sculpture Show
Garage Space, Barnes Building, GSA May 2006
2005
Erik and Johns Show
Barnes Building, GSA Oct 2005
2004
Time Place Space
Scotland Street School, Glasgow May 2004
Publications/press
Zerozine volume 3 – The new zero plane
Editor & contributer 2017
Zerozine art & theory zine
Editor & contributor 2015
Yellerzine mag 2014 tongue & cheek edition
Artist feature and written prose title – MEATFEAST, an extract from the book of Naeplace
Porosity Studio: Cityscapers
University of New South Wales Press, featuring No1 Nae Place public art project and supporting text 2008
The Skinny (Degree show) 2008
The Herald (Degree Show) 2008
The Herald (GI Festival) 2010
Awards
Creative Scotland professional development award.
Arts trusts Scotland award.
Other Details
Industry professional on SQA Validation panel for HND Computer art & Design course 2017
Co-organiser – curator Atypical Root Public Art Trail as part of G.I. festival this year.
Co-organiser of Firstheworst Exhibition, 128/130 Bridgegate, Glasgow
Co-organiser of The Modern World Exhibition, 68/70 Gallowgate, Glasgow
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