Justine Cooper (artist) facts for kids

Justine Cooper is an Australian artist born in Sydney, Australia, in 1968. She now lives in New York. Justine Cooper is famous for her art, especially her paintings and photographs. Her work often looks at ideas about who we are, where we come from, and our memories.

About Justine Cooper's Art

Justine Cooper is a special kind of artist. She mixes different fields like culture, science, and medicine in her art. She uses many ways to create her artworks. These include animation, video, and photography.

Cooper often uses medical imaging tools in her art. These are technologies that let us see inside the body. Examples include MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scans, ultrasound, and DNA sequencing. She also uses scanning electron microscopy. This tool lets her see very tiny details of objects.

Where Her Art Has Been Shown

Justine Cooper's art has been shown in many places around the world. Her work has been seen at The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York. It has also been displayed at the Singapore Art Museum.

Other places include the Netherlands Media Art Institute and the NTT InterCommunication Center in Tokyo. In Australia, her art was shown at RiAus in Adelaide. She was also part of an exhibition called "WetLab: The New Nexus Between Art and Science" in 2005.

Art Collections

Justine Cooper's artworks are part of important collections. You can find her art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Her work is also in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.

Other collections include the Queensland Art Gallery. The Australian Center for the Moving Image also has her art. Her pieces are in many other public and private collections too.

A Special Artwork: "Trap - self portrait"

One of Justine Cooper's well-known works is "Trap - self portrait." She created this piece in 1998. For this artwork, she used Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans. These were scans of her own brain.

Justine Cooper's Works

• Trap - self portrait (1998)
• Moist (2002)
• Havidol (2007)