{"id":11,"date":"2021-06-14T08:35:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T08:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulinecooke.trapeziumarts.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:22:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.paulinecooke.trapeziumarts.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><u>Profile<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a freelance visual artist and producer based in Bradford, specialising in painting, textiles, print and collage. I studied at Bradford School of Art (BA Visual Arts 2017) and have an MA in Creative Practice (Leeds Arts Uni 2019).  I facilitate workshops and artist critiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also have a degree in Philosophy (Uni of York 1986) and am a creative writer of stories and observations.  My former career in the voluntary and public sector, provided services and therapeutic support for vulnerable people, particularly those fleeing persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a founding member of Trapezium Arts, an artist collective that runs Trapezium Gallery in Bradford.  Since 2018, we have produced over fifty exhibitions by local artists and groups.  I am involved in all aspects of managing the Gallery from administration and promotion to supporting and guiding the artists and curating their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tapeziumarts.com\/\">www.trapeziumarts.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paulinecooke.trapeziumarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Logo-inverted-2-1024x724.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316\" width=\"138\" height=\"96\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Creative Practice<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My subjects of interest are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Philosophy of media, information and communication (Medium Theory) and the politics of power.<\/li><li>Theories of the body and the perceptual relationship between mind, brain and corporeality.<\/li><li>Gender studies, particularly in relation to women&#8217;s experience of age, work and domestic violence.<\/li><li>Art as a therapeutic tool for reducing isolation and promoting well-being.<\/li><li>A commitment to temporary space projects and working collaboratively and sustainably.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Exhibition History<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2025  Fabrication, Trapezium Gallery, Bradford (Producer)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2024  Christmas Exhibition, The Apothecary Gallery, Thornton.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2024  Winter Wonder Wall, Trapezium Gallery, Bradford<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2024  Not a Minority, Trapezium Gallery, Bradford (Producer)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2023  Christmas Exhibition, The Apothecary Gallery, Thornton.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2023  Winter Wonder Wall, Trapezium Gallery, Bradford<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2023  Under the Skin, The Apothecary Gallery, Thornton, W Yorks.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2023  Change the Subject!, Trapezium Gallery, Bradford<\/em> (Producer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2022  Winter Wonder Wall, Trapezium Gallery, Bradford<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2022  New Horizons, Mirfield Creative Space, Mirfield, W Yorks.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2021&nbsp; Back to the Wall, Trapezium Gallery, Bradford<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2020&nbsp;-21 Trapezium Online Gallery, TrapeziumArts.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019&nbsp; <em>Postgraduate Show<\/em>, Leeds Arts University, Leeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019&nbsp; <em>Bradford Open<\/em>, Cartwright Hall, Bradford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018&nbsp; <em>Are you informed?<\/em>&nbsp; Trapezium Gallery, Bradford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018&nbsp; <em>Water Structure and Life,<\/em> Trapezium Gallery, Bradford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018<em>&nbsp; Untitled<\/em>, Temporary Space , Bradford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018&nbsp; <em>What Next?&nbsp; <\/em>Keighley Creative Space, Keighley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018&nbsp; Solo show, Seven Arts, Chapelallerton, Leeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Profile I am a freelance visual artist and producer based in Bradford, specialising in painting, textiles, print and collage. I studied at Bradford School of Art (BA Visual Arts 2017) and have an MA in Creative Practice (Leeds Arts Uni 2019). I facilitate workshops and artist critiques. 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