Diana Cooper received her BA from Harvard and an MFA from Hunter College in 1997. In her work, Cooper uses cut paper, foam core, felt, vinyl, pipe cleaners, and pom poms to create delicate and massive structures that evoke both complex circuit boards and intricate neurological paths. Her work as been widely exhibited throughout Europe and the US, most notably at Postmasters, PS 1, and The Sculpture Center in New York City, the Numark Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Carl Berg Gallery in Los Angeles, as well as the Center for Drawing in London and the Museum St. Gallen in Switzerland. In addition, the Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, Ohio held a major mid-career survey of Diana Cooper's work in 2007. Cooper received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2000 and was the recipient of the prestigious Rome Prize in 2003. Diana Cooper lives and works in New York City.
Experiments in 3-D, 2000, ink, acrylic and felt tip markers on canvas, 88 x 142 inches