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Lorraine Cooke.

 

Forthcoming exhibitons:

23rd- 27th March 09. ‘AA2A’ show. ‘Norwich University college for the Arts,’ etchings, paintings and drawings. www.aa2a.biz and www.aa2a.org.

1st- 31st August 09. Solo show, the 'Playhouse,' paintings and mixed media. Norwich.

 

Postgraduate exhibitions:

December 07- Decmber 08. Group show, Doric Arts Gallery, paintings, exhibition includes work by

Internationally renowned artist's. Holt, Norfolk.

June- July 08. Solo show, the 'Lounge gallery,' paintings. Norwich.

December 06- January 07. The Cut Open, Mixed Show. New Cut Arts, The Cut Gallery, paintings. 

The Cut, Centre for Arts and the Community, New Cut, Halesworth, Suffolk. 

September 06. Open exhibition. The Halesworth Gallery, Invited Artist. Group show, paintings. 

Halesworth, Suffolk.

August- September 06 Group show, The Hobart Gallery, Drawing and paintings. Blickling

galleries- Blickling Hall, Norfolk.

February- April 06 Two Person Show. Wembley Point, Drawing and Paintings. Wembley, London.

A Targetfollow Exhibition.

February 06 2nd Open Competition Exhibition 2006. Selected Mixed Show, Byard Art Gallery.

Paintings. Cambridge. Selectors: Duncan Robinson- (Director of  Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge.)

Mary- Alice Stack- (Development Manager of  Own Art scheme.) Susan Tuckett- (Principal of 

Norwich School of Art and Design.) ACE

November- December 05. Group Show, Gt Yarmouth Galleries, paintings.  Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk.

November 05. Group Show. The Thin Cube Gallery, drawings and paintings.Invited artist,

(Opening show of new gallery.) Bylaugh Hall, Norfolk.

September- October 05. Fringe at the Factory 05. Group Show, drawings and paintings.

The 7th Norwich Fringe- Arts and Music Festival. Bally factory, Norwich.

July 05 Waterloo Summer Open 05. Group Show, drawing & painting. Waterloo Gallery. London.

June- July 05. Solo Show, paintings and drawings. The Assembly House. Norwich.

December 04- March 05. Solo Show, painting and etching. The Priory, Haywards Heath, West

Sussex. A Targetfollow exhibition.

December 04- January 05. Mini- Prints Exhibition 04/ 05. Etchings, Group Show by Artlink

Exchange. Artlink Exchange Gallery, Hull. 

November 04. RCA Secret 2004, painting. Gulbenkian Galleries, Royal College of Art. London.

September- October 04. Fringe at the Factory 04. Group Show including an exhibition with

Articulate. Drawing and paintings. Norwich  Fringe Festival. Bally factory, Norwich.

Curated by Articulate.

September- October 04. Group Show with Articulate. Etchings.  The Assembly Rooms Norwich.

Curated by Lorraine Cooke.. Other works by Articulate Artist's syndicate Members include

paintings, drawings and objects.

May- August 04. Art on the Railings with Articulate. A series of Group exhibitions, paintings

and etchings. St Peter Mancroft Church, Norwich.

July 04. Royale Academy Summer Show. Group Show, etching. The Shed Gallery.  Fringe of

East International.  Norwich. Exhibition includes art work by other Articulate Members.

Selectors: Roger Ackling (Artist) Amanda Gettner (Curator of Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.)

Andrea Comes (Head of Programmes, Anglia TV and art Collector.)Guy Myhill (Artist and film-

maker.)

 

 

Undergraduate exhibitions: 

June 03. Degree show. NSAD. Drawing and Etchings.

November 02. Solo Show,drawings, paintings, prints & photography. NSAD.

July- September 02. Land- Art, Solo Exhibition, video & installation. Warham Salt- Marsh, Norfolk.

April- May 02. Six Go East, Group show, paintings and etchings. Oriental Arts Centre, Norwich.

April- May 02. Synthetic.Group show, etchings. St Margaret’s Church Gallery. Norwich.

November 01. Solo Show. Drawings and paintings. NSAD (Student Gallery) 

November 00. Solo Show, installation. Liverpool John Moores University  (Student Gallery.) 

June 99.Foundation Art and Design show. NSAD. Sculpture and drawings.

 

Higher Education:                                                                                    

Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art.

Commencing study October 2009. Cyprus College of Art, Lempa- Cyprus. October 09- July 10.

 

BA hons Fine Art.                                                                                     

Grade- 2:1 'Norwich School of Art and Design' (second and third year.) St George St, Norwich. Sept 2001-July 2003.                                                                                

Liverpool John Moores University (first year.) Myrtle St, Liverpool. Sept 2000- July 2001.

 

Further Education:

BTec Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.

Grade- Distinction. 'Norwich School of Art and Design.' Duke St, Norwich. September 1998- July 1999.

 

Professional Development:

* Student Mentor at NUCA.  From April 09.

 

*AA2A Artist and member of staff at NUCA October 08- March 09.

 

*Essential Artists Training  (EAT) Scheme.Business Link of Cambridgeshire.

A Commissions East initiative. June 05. Bury St Edmunds, sponsored by Arts Council England.

 

 

Professional Collaborations:

* NUCA: I am currently working at ‘Norwich university college for the arts’ as one of this years selected ‘AA2A’ artist’s, October 08- March 09.  Details of the project are recorded on the diary link and the ‘aa2a’ websites- www.aa2a.biz and www.aa2a.org.

Past exhibitions have included collaborations with the following organisations:

* ACE (Arts Council England.)

* Targetfollow (Arts Development.)

* Norwich City Council.

* The Guild.

* Norwich and Norfolk Voluntary services, Charing Cross Centre.

* ADEC (Art Development in East Cambridgeshire.)

* Commissions East.

* Business Link of Cambridgeshire, (Essential Artist’s training.)

* Norwich School of Art and Design.

* National Trust- North Norfolk.

* John- Moores University.

 

Awards:

Shortlisted for the Babylon Gallery Bursary for Emerging Artist. Nov 2004. Sponsored by ADEC

(Arts Development in East Cambridgeshire.) Babylon Gallery, Waterside, Ely, Cambridgeshire.

 

 

Commissions / Public art:

*Mural Installation. Godfrey Home, Garden and Leisure Superstores.  Nov- Dec 2004.  Norwich.

*Collaborative mural Installation. Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. Childrens Ward. 1998. Norwich.

 

Profile:

*Company Secretary of Articulate artist's syndicate. Sept 03- Oct 04.

*Company Director of Articulate artist's syndicate. Sept 03- Oct 04.

 

Publications and Listings:

 

www.lorrainecookefineart.co.uk.

 

AA2A (Artist’s access to art school) at NUCA, Oct08- March09. www.aa2a.org and www.aa2a.biz

 

Drawing workshop II By Marie- Claire Issaman. (An exploration of drawing featuring art by Lorraine Cooke.) Penguin Publishers- Dorling Kindersley 2007.

 

Targetfollow art exhibitions, featuring shows at the Priory and Wembley Point. www.targetfollow.com

 

 The Fringe- Arts and Music festival 04 & 05, Fringe at the factory exhibitions . www.norwichfringefestival.co.uk.

 

Art on the Railings by Articulate, BBC Norfolk Culture web-site. A reflection of the Art on the Railings exhibitions (initiated by Articulate artists syndicate) at St Peter Mancroft Church following a BBC interview with Articulate. May edition of a-n Magazine (Artists Newsletter.) 2004. Norfolk@bbc.co.uk & www.bbc.uk/norfolk/culture/art_railings.shtml

 

Articulate Networks- featuring selected artists groups formed by new and recent graduates. May edition of a-n magazine (Artists newsletter) 2004.

 

Degree show Norwich School of art and Design catalogue. 2003