BIOGRAPHY
Artistic passion almost never follows a straight and narrow path. It evolves and becomes more expressive and powerful with each brush stroke. Such is the journey for Los Angeles artist, Jayne Cooper. Her path from child prodigy to becoming an internationally recognized figurative artist has followed the twists and turns of a rich creative life.
Jayne’s natural talents were recognized at a very early age when she won awards for her striking colors and figures. She traveled extensively in Europe as a young adult, where her artistic sensibilities were shaped by her exposure to Picasso, Rothko and Henry Moore—influences that clearly resonate in her current work.
Moving back to Los Angeles, she became an in-demand cosmetologist for film and music celebrities, which also had a profound impact on the development of her signature figurative art. When she wasn’t shaping the images of her clients, she was making hundreds of drawings and paintings that translated her client work into the abstract visual vocabulary that shapes the work she is producing today.
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Jayne currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, and has been featured in numerous galleries and exhibitions, including:
– Museum of European Modern Art (MEAM Barcelona 2023)
– Artio “It’s Just a Dream” (Tribeca New York 2023)
– Carousel du Louvre (Paris France 2023)
– Los Angeles Art Show, 2023
– Covet Gallery, San, Diego, CA
– Art Expo, New York, (Galeria Azur, April 2024)
– London Biennale of Women in Art (October 2024)
STATEMENT
My work echoes my active imagination, love of figurative tradition and need to express the moment—whether those moments are conjured from my past or are ones I am experiencing right now. While my style resonates with Lautrec and Modigliani, my sensibilities are utterly contemporary and in the popular culture. My characters are more than caricatures. They are avatars born from a passion for art that started at childhood. They are visualizations of memories, observations, humor, sensuality and razor-sharp fashion sense.
