Charles Cooper is a visual artist living and working in New Jersey. His paintings and drawings explore the interplay between the inner and outer worlds of experience. Working with the figure, interior spaces, and fragments of everyday life, he transforms observation through memory and imagination, allowing images to emerge that are both personal and universal. His work is an ongoing inquiry into the mysteries of human experience and the unseen dimensions of life.

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Cooper received a BFA in Illustration from the Philadelphia College of Art in 1988 and an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from the Yale University School of Art in 1995. Alongside his artistic practice, he has had a long career as an art educator, including more than two decades at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.