ANITA COOKE Resume

RESUME

EDUCATION

1984	M.F.A. Department of Art, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; concentration: ceramics/sculpture
1978	B.F.A. Kent State University; Kent, Ohio. concentration: ceramics

EXHIBITIONS

May 2004	“Layered Worlds,” Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb. 2000	“Clay at the Turn of the Century,” St. Tammany Art Association Art House, Covington, LA
April 1999	“Gridworks;” New Works in Clay by Anita Cooke,” Carol Robinson Gallery, 840 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, La.
November 1998	“The Ghost of Joseph Cornell,” Louisiana Artists who have been influenced by Joseph Cornell Contemporary Arts Center; New Orleans, La. Curated by Doug McCash and Laura Richens.
September 1997	“Survey of Contemporary Clay Artists,” Slidell Cultural Center, Slidell, LA. Curated by Patricia Watkins
October 1996	“Southeastern Sculpture Invitational,” Southeastern Louisiana University. Hammond, LA. Curated by Don Marshall
April 1996	“Collectiions: New Works in Clay by Anita Cooke,” Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans,LA.
January 1996	"Thomas Mann-The Burial Project," Invitational, Gallery I/O, New Orleans, LA.
January 1995	"Ceramic Sculpture Invitational," Montgomerey College. Curator: Kevin Hluch, Rockville Campus Art Gallery, Rockville, Maryland
March 1995	"Ceramic Sculpture Invitational," Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina. Curated by Paul Sires
November 1994	"Louisiana Sculptors," St. Tammany Art Association, Covington, Louisiana. Curated by Don Marshall.
March 1994	"100 Years of Ceramics at Newcomb College 1894-1994: A Faculty Retrospective," Curated by Sally Main in conjunction with the annual NCECA Conference. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park; New Orleans, La
March 1994	"Ceramic Works," a four-person exhibition of works in clay. Carol Robinson Gallery. New Orleans, LA. 70115
Sept. 1993	."Contemporary Crafts in the Urban Environment," a juried exhibition of Louisiana contemporary works in craft media in conjunction with the "Year of the Craft." New Orleans Museum of Art. Guest Curator: John Perreault
June 1993	"Experimental Glass Exhibition," Gallery I/O, in conjunction with Studio Inferno 1812 Magazine St.; New Orleans, LA.
Nov. 1992	"Vessels," Loyola Danna Center Gallery. 6363 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA. Curated by Carole Leake
Sept. 1992	“HomeVisions and Other Works in Clay by Anita Cooke,” Carol Robinson Gallery New Orleans, LA.
Oct. 1991	“Ceramic Expression,” Slidell Cultural Center. 444 Erlanger St., Slidell, LA.
Sept. 1991	“Limited Seating, Louisiana Artists Interpret the Chair,” Gallery I/O. 1812 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA.
April 1991	“Delta Mud,Louisiana in Clay,” New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA.
Feb. 1991	“Anita Cooke, Recent Works in Clay,” Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Avenue; New Orleans, LA.
June 1989	“Annual Michigan Artist Competition,” Battle Creek Art Museum; Battle Creek, Michigan. Juror: Don Baum.
1989	“Kalamazoo Area Show,” Kalamazoo Institute of Art,Kalamazoo, Michigan. Juried by Miriam Shapiro
1988	“Western Michigan University Faculty Exhibition”,Dalton Center, Kalamazoo, MI
1987	“Louisiana in Clay,” Downtown Gallery, 420 Julia St., New Orleans, LA. Curated by Don Marshall.
	“Functional Art,” Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
	“Rockbottom,” Foster Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
	“Anita Cooke - Recent Works,” Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA
	“1987 Loyola Faculty Exhibition,” Fine Arts Gallery of Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
1986	“Stephen F. Austin State Faculty Exhibition,” Art Department Gallery, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches,
	“2nd Annual Art Place Canal Place,” in cooperation with the Contemporary Art Center, One Canal Place, New Orleans, LA. Juried by Henry Geldzahler. Catalog, Honorarium.
	“Summer '86 Group Show,” Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
	“18th Annual Louisiana Craftsmen's Show,” L.S.U. Union Art Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Juried by Bill Kramer.
	“Loyola Art Department Faculty Exhibition,” Danna Center Art Gallery, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.
	“Newcomb Art Department Faculty Exhibition,” Newcomb College Art Galleries, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
	“Ceramics Work Invitational,” Spirit Arts Center, Charlotte, NC.
1985	“Sculpture Works,” Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
	“Anita Cooke, A Solo Exhibition,” Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
	“Festival of New Works,” juried by Roberta Smith, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA.
	“Loyola Art Department Faculty Exhibition,” Danna Center Art Gallery, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.
	“Survey of Sculptural Ceramics,” Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
	“Newcomb Art Department Faculty Exhibition,” Newcomb College Art Galleries, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
	“Loyola Art Department Faculty Exhibition,” Danna Center Art Gallery, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.
	“Bastille Day Exhibition,” 4-person showing, Marigney Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
	“19th Annual St. Tammany Art Associated Juried Show,” Delta Gallery, Covington, LA.
	“Pots about Pots, Variations on a Clay Anatomy,” Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
	“M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition,” Newcomb College Art Galleries, Tulane University.

REVIEWS

	“Anita Cooke Creates a Stunner and Then Takes a Breather,” by Doug MacCash. Lagniappe Section, The Times-Picayune newspaper, December 31, 2004
	“Busy, Busy: Anita Cooke’s Complicated Collages are Obsessive Masterpieces,” by Doug MacCash. Lagniappe Section, The Times-Picayune newspaper. May 14, 2004
	“Anita Cooke Creates a Stunner and Then Takes a Breather,” by Doug MacCash. Lagniappe Section, The Times-Picayune newspaper, December 31, 2004
	“Busy, Busy: Anita Cooke’s Complicated Collages are Obsessive Masterpieces,” by Doug MacCash. Lagniappe Section, The Times-Picayune newspaper. May 14, 2004
	“Three for the Legacy,” by Terrington Calas. The New Orleans Art Review; May/June 2004
	“Feats of Clay: Marking a Point in the Medium,” by Sam McCarty. The Covington Picayune, Feb.3, 2000
	“Anita Cooke’s Grids,” by Marian S. Mclellan. The New Orleans Art Review. May/June 1999
	“Marks, Grids and Mazes,” by D. Eric Bookhardt. The Gambit Weekly, April 27, 1999
	“Ecole de Cornell,” by Terrington Calas. The New Orleans Art Review; January/February 1999
	“Anita Cooke: Human Roots,” by Judith Bonner. The New Orleans Art Review; May/June 1996
	"A Cornucopia of Clay," by Chris Waddington. Lagniappe Section;The Times-Picayune newspaper. March 25, 1994
	"Home Visions," by Judith Bonner. New Orleans Art Review; October, 1992.
	"Anita Cooke at Carol Robinson Gallery," by Rick Wilson. ISMS-A Journal of Criticism and Contemporary Thought, October 1992.
	“Ceramic Art Show Opens at Center,” by John Kemp. The Picayune newspaper, Oct. 17, 1991.
	“Fragments of a Culture,” by Jesse W. Nash. The New Orleans Art Review, March/April 1991.
	“Cooke's Monumental Ceramics Work Best,” by Roger Green. Lagniappe Section, The Times-Picayune newspaper, Feb. 22, 1991.
	“New Mural Brightens a Too-Often Drab Landscape,” by Mark Maher. The Kalamazoo Gazette newspaper, Fri. Nov. 24, 1989.
	“Knauss Mural Intensive Task, says Ceramist,” by Rebecca Janson. The Kalamazoo Gazette newspaper, Thursday, Oct. 12, 1989.
	“Multi-colored Mural,” Western News, Western Michigan University, Vol. 16, Number 11; Nov. 9, 1989.
	“Three Artists Weave a Sense of Mystery in an Impressive Exhibit,” by Roger Green. The Times-Picayune/States Item newspaper, March 28, 1987.
	“Loyola Faculty Exhibition,” Roger Green. The Times-Picayune/States Item newspaper, November 10, 1985.
	“'New Works' Heralds a Bleak Future,” by Roger Green. “World of Art, Lagniappe section, The Times-Picayune/StatesItem newspaper, March 1, 1985 (review of group show “Festival of New Works”)
	“New Work Disappointment,” by Luba Glade. Beholder section, The Gambit newspaper, March 1985. (review of group show “Festival of New Works”)
	“Sibling Rivalry,” by Virginia Levie. The New Orleans Art Review, A Journal of Criticism, February/March 1985. “Contrasts,” by Luba Glade. Beholder section, The Gambit, February 9, 1985.
	“Viewing a Trio of Talented Sculptors,” by Roger Green, Lagniappe section, The Times-Picayune/States Item newspaper, February 1, 1985.
	“Recent Works of Tulane Art Department Faculty,” by Roger Green, The Times-Picayune/States Item newspaper, November 11, 1985.
	“Kohlmeyer Winner Finds Art in Clay,” by R.D. Inside Tulane, vol. 3, #5, January 1984.

SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS

2006	KAT Grant; juried, merit-based grant for Katrina Artist Relief; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas and the Gottlieb Foundation.
2005	Louisiana Fellowship Award; Louisiana Division of the Arts competitive merit-based monetary award
1988	Summer Visiting Artist, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, North Edgecomb, ME.
1982-1984	Full-time Teaching Assistantship; Graduate School Teaching Assistant Fund, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. Description: Full tuition scholarship plus stipend.
1983	Eleanor B. Kohlmeyer Graduate Award in Studio Art. Description: Monetary award presented annually to a second year graduate student, voted upon by the tenured art faculty.

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

1989	"Lightsounds," Outdoor ceramic tile relief mural, 28 feet x 6.5 ft. Commissioned by Western Michigan University. Located at Knauss Hall, Western Michigan University; Kalamazoo, Michigan

LECTURES, WORKSHOPS

Feb. 2005	ArtSpeak, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA. Moderator: Doyle Gurtjetson
Jan. 2000	ArtSpeak, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, La. Moderator: Lin Emery
Dec. 1988	Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Lecture
Jan. 1989	Central Michigan State University; Mt. Pleasant, MI. Lecture, workshop

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1990-2005	Instructor; Private and group instruction in ceramics for children and adults. Anita Cooke studio
1992	Fall Instructor; Tulane University, University College. Beginning Ceramics
1990-1991	Ceramics Instructor; Country Day Summer Creative Arts Program. Country Day School; Metairie, LA.
1988	Fall-Visiting Assistant Professor; Ceramics and 3-D Experience
1989	Spring Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.
1984-1988	Instructor; Ceramics and 3-Dimensional Foundations, Loyola Visual Arts Department, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.
1986	Fall Visiting Assistant Professor; Ceramics and 3-Dimensional Design, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.
1986	Summer Visiting Instructor; Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA. Departmental duties: Drawing II.
1984-1986	Instructor; Ceramics, Department of Art, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
1982-1984	Full-time Graduate Teaching Assistant; Ceramics, Department of Art, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
1978	Instructor; Ceramics II, Canton Art Institute, Canton, OH.