Mary Frances Cook

Currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York

Residencies and Fellowships / Scholarships:

2009  March Vermont Studio Center, Robert Lehman Fellowship

2007 Summer Studio Residence and Art History Work Study, Universitá Internazionale dell’Arte and the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy, in association with Pratt Institute, Brooklyn.

2005 Summer, École de Cantonale du Valais, Sierre, Switzerland, CCA Scholarship

2004 École Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Marseille, France

International Exchange Program in association with CCA(c), Fine Arts Scholarship

Education:

2008 Masters of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute Brooklyn

2005 BFA in Painting, California College of the Arts, San Francisco/ Oakland, CA

Solo Exhibitions:

2008 “Maelstrom” MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

2006 “ Mary Cook: Paintings and Drawings”, The Painted Leaf Gallery at Art Décor, Danville, CA

Select Group Exhibitions:

2010 ” Waal Boght”, Sho Gallery at the Loading Dock, curated by Erick Hougen and Tony Ingrisiano, Brooklyn New York,

2009 “Subsea”, Collaboration Performance / Installation with Ryder Cooley, Contemporary Arts Center, Woodside, Troy NY

2009 “Transparency”, Fuel Collection, Philadelphia, PN

2009 “Heros and Villans,” Rock Paper Scissors, Oakland, CA

2009 “Lakeside Statewide Juried Art Exhibition”, Placewinner, Oswego, NY

2009 “Fireproof”, SHO Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2009 “Real World Brooklyn”, Stage Set, MTV, Redhook, Brooklyn

2008 “In Between,” a Collaboration with Lee Heekin, Frederick P. Victoria & Son Design Studio, NYC

2008: “Off Topic”, a juried group exhibition,Hun Gallery, NYC

2008 “Light, Picture, Paint Extc. “,717 Studio, Brooklyn NY

2008   “Catastrophic Debris”, Lucky Gallery, Redhook, Brooklyn, NY

2008 “ Fine Arts Group Show, “Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

2007 “Night of 1,000 Drawings “, Artists Space, NYC

2008 “ The Looking Glass “, The Apartment, NYC

2007 “One Night Stand”, Micro Museum, Brooklyn, NY

2007 “A Brief Collection of Drawings and Paintings,” Brooklyn Collective, Brooklyn, NY

2007 “ H. Stern Jewelry Box Raid”, Jack Shainman Gallery, NYC

2006 “Community Virology”, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA

2006 “Overhung 2: Hungover”, Boontling Gallery, Oakland, CA

2006 “3135: A Painting Show”, ABCO Art space, Oakland, CA

2006 “Implied Narratives”: A Painting and Drawing Show by Mary Cook and Mary Younkin, Luka’s Lounge, Oakland, CA

2005 “Championship Lovemaking”, Red Ink Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005 “In the Suisse”, North/ South Gallery, CCA, Oakland, CA

2005 “Hurricane Katrina Relief Art Exhibition”, 66 Balmey Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2004 “Les Outsiders”, École Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Marseille, France

2004 “Art House Vol. 1″, The Art House, San Francisco, CA

2002 “The Panopticon,”40th Street Warehouse, Oakland CA

2001 “The Reject Show”, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

Mural:

2004 “A Remembrance”, 26 Rue de Bruys, Fifth Floor, 13005 Marseille, France

Collaborative Projects and Participations:

2008-09 JIAOCHA Brooklyn, an international Bluescreen Project, France/ China

2007 Yvonne Rainer’s RoS-Indexical as part of Performa 07, Hudson Theatre, New York, New York

2005 “ Art Interference Radio”: 87.9FM, Oakland, CA

2004 “La Semaine Folle”, Ecole Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Marseille, Musée d’ Art Contemporaine, Marseille, France

Bibliography:

2009 NY Arts Magazine, Vol 14 Fall 2009, Top Websites 2010, pg. 17

2009 Spraygraphic.net, Interview with Artist Mary Cook

2008 The Cafe Review ” The Wet Dark of February”, Spring Volume 19, Portland Maine Spring 2008, pg 14-15,18 ,54

2008, March “ Tips and Picks Featured Artists: Mary Cook,” NY ARTS Magazine