{"id":61329,"date":"2024-10-01T20:29:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T00:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/?p=61329"},"modified":"2024-10-03T16:17:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T20:17:26","slug":"gail-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2024\/10\/01\/gail-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Gail Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired art educator, artist<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1561\" height=\"2141\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/10\/Gail-Cooper-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Gail Cooper\" class=\"wp-image-61395 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1561px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1561\/2141;width:472px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/10\/Gail-Cooper-edited.jpg 1561w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/10\/Gail-Cooper-edited-600x823.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/10\/Gail-Cooper-edited-1000x1372.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/10\/Gail-Cooper-edited-768x1053.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/10\/Gail-Cooper-edited-1120x1536.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/10\/Gail-Cooper-edited-1493x2048.jpg 1493w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/10\/Gail-Cooper-edited-1400x1920.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/10\/Gail-Cooper-edited-300x411.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1561px) 100vw, 1561px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Education:<\/strong><br>Bachelor of Creative Arts with a concentration in printmaking, UNC Charlotte (1986)<br>Associate degree in Interior Design, Randolph Community College (2002)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hometown:<\/strong>&nbsp;Concord, N.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a young person, Gail Cooper would draw pictures of her friends, rather than take their pictures. Eager to build her skills, she was unable to take art class in high school so had to find her own art education opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy high school did not provide art classes, so I took a \u2018Famous Artists Course\u2019 by mail with very highly recognized artists\/instructors (such as Norman Rockwell and Jon Whitcomb),\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gail was in her 40s when she came to UNC Charlotte to pursue her printmaking degree, having previously taken art classes at Western Carolina University and St. Andrews Presbyterian College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was one of the happiest experiences in my life,\u201d she remembers, \u201cand it gave me a resource that I could constantly revisit for inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After graduation, Gail taught for several years at the Randolph County Arts Guild in Asheboro where her family was based, eventually becoming a program director there. 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