Ariel Cooper
Artist and Arts Facilitator at Creative Growth Art Center
1815 33rd Ave Oakland, CA 94601 ⧫ http://arielcoooper.net ⧫ s.ariel.cooper@gmail.com
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, BA- Fine Art 2020-2022
Berkeley City College, AA-T Studio Arts 2018-2020
University of Missouri in Kansas City, 2006-2008
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Hospitality House Art Auction- Mothbelly Gallery- San Francisco, CA
2024 Today is the Greatest- NIAD Art Center curated by Quickest Flip- Richmond, CA
2023 Pyramid Scheme- Bass & Reiner Gallery- San Francisco, CA
2023 Hospitality House Art Auction- Mothbelly Gallery- San Francisco,CA
2022 Always Another Angle-Martin Wong Gallery
2022 Stillwell Juried Exhibition -SFSU Fine Arts Gallery
2020 New Buds Spring Equinox Show- Beauty Supply Arts
2019 Shadow Show- Hospitality House Community Arts Program
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ANTHOLOGIES/PERIODICALS
2020 But am I a Comic Artist? (article) But is it comic aht #3 Published by Domino Books
2021 Ways of Asking (comic) Jaywalk Magazine #1- Published by Domino Books
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SELF PUBLICATIONS
2019 Castle of the Beast (comic)
2017 Ghostsickness (comic)
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FILM
2022 Stop Motion Animation for Hospitality House Auction Fundraiser
2020 “Bury” Prodrome music video (animation)
2019 Shadowgeist (shadow puppet film)
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PRESS
2019 Ryan Carey, “Four Color Apocalypse 2019 Year In Review : Top Ten Single Issues”, Four Color Apocalypse
2019 Ryan Carey, “The Circuitous and Circular Path through Castle of the Beast”, Four Color Apocalypse
2018 Ryan Carey, “I've Caught a Ghostsickness- You should too”, Four Color Apocalypse
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2022-Present: Hospitality House Community Arts Program Volunteer Studio Assistant on Special Projects and Workshop in Drawing, Stop-motion animation, creative and emotional support.
2018-2021: Hospitality House Community Arts Program Teacher and Studio Assistant
2022 Hospitality House Auction Acquisitions committee member
2020 YBCA Coven Intelligence Project Exhibition Collaborator
2018 Cinematic Shadow Puppetry Master Class with Shadowlight Productions co.