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Slim Cook Slim Cook Art Studios

E-mail: slimcook@optonline.net

www.slimcookartstudios.com

Recent Commissions

•15 foot Wall sculpture for front of Sunquam School, NY

•2 Mobiles for the Miller Ave. elementary school, Long Island, NY

•30 foot sculptural Mobile for the Sachem Library, NY

·Sculptural interactive Reading Garden Fountain, Middle Country Library, Centereach, NY

·Will Rogers commemorative sculpture, Vail-Leavitt Theater, Riverhead, NY

·Historical Tower Sculpture, Rocky Point Revitalization Org., Rocky Point, NY

·Maiden of the Lake relief sculpture, Sachem Library, Ronkonkoma, NY

·3 Garden Sculptures, Roslyn School, Philadelphia, PA

·Flight-inspired Sculpture, Long Island Science Center, Riverhead, NY

·Trumpeting Mermaids, Front Street, Greenport, NY

·Seahorses, Main Street, Greenport NY

·New Year Revelers, First Night Greenport 2001

·Fish and bird mobile, entrance tower, Riverhead Free Library, Riverhead, NY

·Atrium mobile (10 ft) & 3 15-ft outdoor sculptures, North Shore Public Library, Shoreham, NY

·Mural, Riverhead Animal Hospital, Riverhead, NY

Exhibitions

"MASKS" TILLES Center for the performing arts, New York

•“Quality Control” a multimedia art and music experience, New York

•“PROJECT SAND STORM”, Parish Art Museum, Southampton, Long Island, NY

·"The Museum as Muse: Artists Reflect," Artworks, Museum of Modern Art, NYC

·“Eden Revisited: Considering the Garden,” Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY

·John T. Mather Memorial Hospital Annual Outdoor Sculpture Shows, Port Jefferson, NY

·"Small Works," East End Arts Council, Riverhead, NY

·Gail Wilson Gallery, Southampton, NY

·"Ten on Eighth," New York City group show sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts

·Invitational Group Exhibition, Public Image Gallery, NYC

·Invitational Group Exhibition, Bill Schiffer Gallery, NYC

·Owl 57 Gallery, Woodmere, NY

·Fashion Accessories Exhibition, Pier 90, NYC

·Tyler Invitational Exhibition, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

·Tenth Annual Oklahoma Designer Craftsmen Exhibition, Tulsa, OK

·University of Texas invitational two-man exhibition, Arlington, TX

Grants and Awards

·JP Morgan Chase Grant 2005, 2006, 2008

·New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Grants: 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000

·2003 Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Grant

·New York Foundation for the Arts S.O.S. Grants: 2003, 2000

·People's Choice Award, Brookhaven Town 2002

Institutional Awards and Scholarships

·McDowell Colony Scholarship

·University Fellowship, Temple University

·Oklahoma Designer Craftsmen Award

·University of Oklahoma Leadership Scholarship

·National Ring Show; University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Award of Excellence

Permanent Collections

·Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC

·Museum of Modern Art, NYC

·Middle Country Library, Centereach, NY

·Roslyn School, Philadelphia, PA

·Riverhead Public Library, Riverhead, NY

·North Shore Public Library, Shoreham, NY

·Long Island Science Center, Riverhead, NY

·Universal Studios, Orlando, FL

·Village of Greenport, NY

·Rocky Point Revitalization Org. Rocky Point, NY

·Orc's Nest, London, England

·Forbidden Planet, Los Angeles, CA

·University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

·University of Georgia, Athens, GA

·Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

·Robert Ebendorf, professor, State University of New York College at New Paltz

·Roger Gorman, graphic designer, Art Forum magazine

·Forrest J. Ackerman, publisher, Famous Monsters of Filmland

Professional Work Experience

·Consultant for Vacancy Exhibition Space New York City

·Art director and designer for Ancient Futures, a manufacturing company specializing in fantasy sculptures since 1980

·Licensor of original designs for limited editions by a major manufacturer

·Illustrator for the Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Planet exhibit, Smithsonian's Art to Zoo magazine and New York Sea Grant's Coastlines magazine

·Designer with R.J. Graziano Design Studio, NYC and other fashion industry businesses Shop Forman for Davis-Michelle Jewelry Company NYC

Published Interviews and Articles

·“Public Art on a Grand Scale: Shoreham Man Builds a ‘Tree of Knowledge,’” North Shore Sun, Nov. 11, 2005

·“A Fanciful Sculpture in Centereach Proves a Point About Cooperation,” New York Times: Nov. 6, 2005

·“Slim Cook captures exploration and discovery in his art,” Times Beacon Record Newspaper, Nov. 3, 2005

·“Shoreham Sculptor, James ‘Slim’ Cook’s Fountain,” Community Journal, Nov. 3, 2005

·Radio interview with Bonnie Grice “In the Morning,” WLIU, Nov. 2, 2005 (full interview to air Nov 18, 2005)

·New York Times: Feb 29, 2004

·The Southampton Press: May 27, 2004

·New York Times: July 27, 2003

·TV Interview Fox News, New York: June 7, 2003

·North Shore Sun, May 2003

·Village Beacon Record Newspaper: May 9, 2002

·TV Interview News 12 Long Island: June 12, 2001

·New York Times: July 2, 2000

·The Port Times Record: June 22, 2000

·Radio interview WLIW: Aug. 2000

·New York Times: August 1, 1999

·The Islip Bulletin: Aug. 2000

·The Sound Observer, October 25, 1996; March 3, 2000

·Times Beacon Record Newspapers: July 15, 1999; November 12, 1998

·Long Island Voice: December 24, 1998

·Newsday: July 9, 1999

·The News Review: June 22, 1999; Aug 5, 1999; Sept. 16, 1999; March 9, 2000

·The Stony Brook Statesman: July 7, 1999

Education

·MFA: Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

·BA: University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma