| EDUCATION B.F.A., The Parsons School of Design, 1987 | ||
| ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2003 | The Altis: Portraits of the Immortals; photographs| drawings| costumes; Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA | |
| 2002 | Botanicals, Cose Belle, Southampton, NY | |
| The Altis: Portraits of the Immortals, Media Gallery, Boston, MA | ||
| 2001 | Botanicals, room styled by Dara Caponigro, Homer, NY | |
| Botanicals, Panopticon Gallery, Waltham, MA | ||
| 2000 | The Altis:Portraits of the Immortals, Le Bureau des Espirits, Milan, Italy | |
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In the Faith of Beauty: Photographs by Martin Cooper, The Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC |
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| The Altis: Portraits of the Immortals, Nikolai Fine Art, New York City, NY | ||
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2005 | BLOOM, BLOOM, Sag Harbor, NY | |
| 2003 | Sleek, Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston, MA | |
| 2001 | Art Chicago with Nikolai Fine Art, Chicago, IL | |
| The Armory Show with Nikolai Fine Art, New York, NY | ||
| Miami International Exposition with Nikolai Fine Art, Miami, FL | ||
| 2000 | San Francisco International Fine Art Fair with Nikolai Fine Art, San Francisco, CA | |
| Sports Illustrated, Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto, Canada | ||
| Miami International Exposition with Nikolai Fine Art, Miami, Florida | ||
| 1999 | The New York Photography Fair with Nikolai Fine Art, New York, NY | |
| 1997 | Summer Group Show, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA | |
| The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY | ||
| photo.soho (Biennale), New York, NY | ||
| 1995 | Photo Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM | |
| PUBLIC COLLECTIONS | ||
| Mara Bugni, Milan, Italy | ||
| Henry Buhl, New York, NY | ||
| Banana Republic, San Francisco, CA | ||
| Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY | ||
| Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC | ||
| Beth Rudin Dewoody, New York, NY | ||
| Sue Haber, New York, NY | ||
| Derek Lam, New York, NY | ||
| Andrew Lauren, New York, NY | ||
| David Mitchell, Washington, DC | ||
| Suzette and David Morris, Palm Beach, FL | ||
| Polaroid Collection, Cambridge, MA | ||
| Manny Ramirez, Boston, MA | ||
| Allan C. Schwartz, New York, NY | ||
| Marc Wilson, New York, NY | ||
| BOARDS & MEMBERSHIPS | ||
| The Board of Governors, The Parsons School of Design | ||
| The Council of Fashion Designer's of America (CFDA) | ||
| The President's Board of Alumni Advisors, The New School University | ||
| Casting for Recovery, Vermont | ||
| The Royal Photographic Society, England | ||
| SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | ||
| 2007 | Joslin, Russell. Martin Cooper,SHOTS, 97, Minneapolis, MN, Autumn 2007, Cover plus pps.38- 45, b&w ills. | |
| ----. Artist Feature, Martin Cooper, La Repubblica (Italian Newspaper), August 1, 2007 | ||
| ----. Artist Feature and Interview, Martin Cooper, 180 Magazine, February 25, 2007 | ||
| 2006 | ----. Artist Feature, Beauty in Strength: Martin Cooper, The New Nude Magazine, Issue 4, 2006 | |
| 2005 | ----. Artist Feature, Essence Magazine, October 2005 | |
| Talebian, Neda. In fashion storm, students get plaid at Burberry, The Wharton Journal, Issue: April 11, 2005 | ||
| 2004 | ----. A Fresh Take on Ancient Olympics, WWD (Womens Wear Daily), New York, NY, May 20, 2004 | |
| 2003 | Joslin, Russell. Martin Cooper,SHOTS, 79, Minneapolis, MN, March 2003, pps.14- 17, b&w ills. | |
| Bale, Theodore, DANCE REVIEW, Boston Herald. Boston, Mass.: May 31, 2003. pg. 026 | ||
| Singer, Thea, DANCE REVIEW; The Boston Globe. Boston, Mass.: June 4, 2003 | ||
| ----. CFDA Inducts 15, WWD (Womens Wear Daily), New York, NY, July 31, 2003 | ||
| ----. CFDA New Members Reception, Sunday Styles, The New York Times, New York, NY, September 7, 2003 | ||
| 2002 | ----. Martin Cooper - Exhibition at Cose Belle, Arts & Living Section, Southampton Press, Southampton, NY, b&w ill. | |
| ----. Martin Cooper Botanicals, Hamptons, Cottages and Gardens, Bridgehampton, NY, color ill. | ||
| ----. Polaroid International Photography, Issue 23 - The Body, Cambridge, MA, color ill. | ||
| ----. Advertisement for Homer, Elle Décor, New York, NY, May, color ill. | ||
| ----. Fashion Designer Cynthia Steffe quotes Martin Cooper's Botanicals among her 10 favorite things, Elle Décor, New York, NY, pg. 170; April, color ill. | ||
| ----. Martin Cooper, Players, People on the Move, Savoy Magazine, New York, NY, February, p.61; color ill. | ||
| Sharpe, Sonja A. Review, The Altis Ballet by Rebecca Rice, MIT's The Tech, Cambridge, MA, April 23 | ||
| Kaufman, Hayley. Living| Arts section, The Boston Globe, Boston, MA, January 25, b&w ill. | ||
| Bale, Theodore. a Dance of Olympic Women, Arts & Entertainment, The Boston Herald, Boston, MA, January 15 | ||
| ----. Super Cooper, STUFF@night Magazine, Boston, MA, January 15- 28, color ills. | ||
| ----. Martin Cooper- Exhibition at Media Gallery, The Improper Bostonian- Boston, MA, Dec/ Jan 2002, color ill. | ||
| 2001 | Watson, Birgid. Spotlight, Fall Gallery Preview, The Altis, Portraits of The Immortals, South End News, Boston, MA, September 6, b&w ill. | |
| Foschi, Gigliola. Martin Cooper, ZOOM, Milan, Italy, July/August, pps.50-56, color ills. | ||
| Cunningham , Bill. Creative Spirit Award, Pratt Institute; The New York Times; Sunday Styles, New York, NY, b&w ill. | ||
| 2000 | Hitchcock, Barbara. Emerging Bodies: Nudes from the Polaroid Collections, Edition Stemmle, Germany, color ills. | |
| Cooper, Martin. Martin Cooper, View Camera Magazine, September/October, pps.32- 38, San Francisco, CA, b&w andcolor ills. | ||
| Ford, Timothy. Style Matters, a Designer Profile, Code Magazine, Los Angeles, CA, November, pps. 42- 44, color ills. | ||
| Day, Jeffrey. After a Life in Fashion,a Designer Turns Eye to Art, Arts & Entertainment, The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC, September 24, b&w and color ills. | ||
| Haynie, Rachel. Fashion Designer Comes Home, Star Newspaper, September 28, Columbia, SC, b&w ill. | ||
| ----. In the Faith of Beauty, The State Newspaper, September 15, Columbia, SC | ||
| Kazakov, Rafaelo. Martin Cooper, The New York Art World, New York, NY, March, b&w ill. | ||
| Boos, Michele. Martin Cooper, Art Tribune, Vol.1- No.3, New York, NY, March- April, pps. 22-23, color ills. | ||
| ----. Martin Cooper, Portfolio, New York Contemporary Art Report, New York, NY, color ills. | ||
| ----. Martin Cooper, Portfolio, New York Arts, April, Vol.5 No.4, pp. 50 & 52, New York, NY, b&w ill. | ||
| 1997 | ----. Portfolio, Nudes, La Fotografia, color ills. | |
| ----. Portfolio, New Talent Photography I, Graphis, color ill. | ||
| ----. Portfolio, Best of Photography Annual, Photographer's Forum | ||
| AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS | ||
| 2001 | The Creative Spirit Award for Design Excellence, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 1999 | Polaroid Fellowship, The Polaroid Corporation, Watham, MA | |
| 1986 | The Norman Norell Award for Academic and Creative Excellence, The Parsons School of Design, New York, NY | |
| PUBLIC LECTURES | ||
| 2000 | The Altis, Portraits of The Immortals, The Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC | |
| 1996 | The South Carolina Governors School for the Arts, Greenville, SC | |
| 1989 | The South Carolina Governors School for the Arts< Greenville. SC | |
| 1987- | Parsons School of Design, New York, NY | |
| TELEVISION & RADIO | ||
| 2005 | Fine Living Network; Sheila Bridges: Designer Living, The Coopers, New York NY | |
| 2002 | WLIU (radio interview), with Bonnie Grice, Southampton, New York | |
| 2001 | Metro Channel (interview), New York, NY | |
| 2000 | WIS-TV (interview), Columbia, SC | |
| 1998 | Style Channel, New Attitudes (interview), New York, NY | |
| 1996 | The South Carolina Educational Television documentary onThe South Carolina Governors School for the Arts' alumni, | |
| Greenville, SC | ||
| COSTUMING | ||
| 2003 | Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center; Indigo, Choreographed by Rebecca Rice | |
| 2002 | Media Gallery;The Altis, a ballet, Choreographed by Rebecca Rice, preformed by the Boston Ballet dancers | |
| 2000 | The Pittsburgh Ballet; On the Spot; Choreographed by Kevin O'Day | |
| 1999 | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; To Have and to Hold; Choreographed by Kevin O'Day | |
| TEACHING | ||
| 1991- | Senior Critic; BFA Fashion Design; Parson School of Design, New York, NY | |
| 1990 | Moore College of Art; Philadelphia, PA | |
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