Ian Cooper was born in 1978 and raised in New York City. He received a BS in Studio Art from New York University. Recent solo exhibitions include Fiction Friction at Sandroni.Rey, Los Angeles, 2008; Ian Cooper, Constellations Align curated by Nu Nguyen, Sandroni.Rey, Los Angeles, 2005; and Ian Cooper, curated by Sue de Beer at CUE Art Foundation, New York, 2005. Recent group exhibitions include Beyond a Memorable Fancy curated by Michelle Levy at The Elizabeth Foundation, New York, 2008; Zero Zone curated by David Hunt at Tracy Williams, Ltd, New York, 2008; B’Ling curated by Amy Yao at Dark Fair at Swiss Institute, New York, 2008; Don’t You Dare Look At Me curated by Norbert Witzgall at Nice & Fit, Berlin, 2008; News From USA at Annarruma 404, Naples, 2008; Spook Up, We Can’t Hear You curated by The Embassy at Edinburgh Sculpture Court, Edinburgh, 2007; and NeoIntegrity curated by Keith Mayerson at Derek Eller Gallery, New York, 2007. Cooper lives and works in Red Hook, Brooklyn with artist Rachel Foullon, and their Chihuahua.