Exhibition - September 28 - November 22, 2024

Opening Reception 9/28 @ 11 AM

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This exhibition is made possible by the generous donations of John Giso, Michael Nuttall, Martin Cooper, Kim Taylor and the Trustees of the Malden Public Library

Joel Cooper (1945-2021) began fine art screen printing in 1989, having been introduced to the process through a workshop at the Duluth Art Institute. His work has been exhibited at various Duluth Art Institute shows including the Arrowhead Regional Biennial Exhibits. In February 1998 a collaborative show, As We See It, took place at the Duluth Art Institute. It combined 42 screen prints along with poems by his wife, Deborah Cooper and this began a series of many exhibits they did together, including the Northern Prints Gallery, the Johnson heritage Post Gallery in Grand Marais, and at Lizzards Gallery in Duluth. Joel was a founding member of the Northern Printmakers Alliance.

Deborah Cooper is the author of six collections of poetry, including ‘Between the Ceiling & the Moon’ (Finishing Line Press 2008)‘Under the Influence of Lilacs’ (Clover Valley Press 2010) and ‘Blue Window’(Clover Valley Press 2017). Deborah’s work has been published in numerous journals and anthologies, among them two collections by her writing group of over thirty years, most recently’ Bound Together: Like the Grasses’ (Clover Valley Press 2013). She has co-edited three anthologies published by Holy Cow Press. (‘Beloved on the Earth’ ‘The Heart of All That Is’ and ‘Amethyst &Agate’) Deborah and her husband, Joel, a printmaker, often worked in tandem and frequently exhibit their shared images. She has worked with visual artists, musicians, dancers and theater groups. Deborah has conducted writing circles with homeless individuals in her community. She has taught poetry classes in jails and juvenile centers for many years. Deborah was honored to serve as the Duluth Minnesota Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014.