Alice Cook looks to the everyday experience to inform her work in the studio. The work is autobiographical in nature, using the moment to engage and cultivate awareness. Her practice is expressed through several forms, including paintings, drawings, prints, collages, and mixed media works. Cook has exhibited in the Midwest, USA, and is an award-winning artist. She received her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Painting and Drawing Department. Born and raised in Chicago, Alice is currently experiencing life in a small town in Illinois.
Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Master of Fine Arts, 2021, Painting & Drawing
Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
Associate of Fine Arts, 2018
University of Illinois at Chicago
Bachelor of Science
Group Exhibitions
2023
Borders and Boundaries Redefined, The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois
4th Fridays Art Event, The Dole, Crystal Lake, Illinois
New Year - New Work, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois
2022
ILLIART, Gallery Seven, Lockport, Illinois
Draw: Ways to See, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois
Small Works, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois
Spark in the Mundane, Studio 659, Whiting, Indiana
2021
Journey/Explore Exhibition, Fulton Street Collective Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Virtual Gallery Fall 2021, Homewood Arts Council, Homewood, Illinois
Midsummer Dream, Studio 659, Whiting, Indiana
SAIC MFA Graduate Exhibition, SAIC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Small Works, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois
Spring Show, Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery, Elmhurst, Illinois
2020
Under the Influence, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park , Illinois
Fall Show, Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery, Elmhurst, Illinois
2019
Zentangle Disco, Patient Info Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Real, Sullivan Center, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
2018
Holiday One Hundred, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois
Winter Show, Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery, Elmhurst, Illinois
Homecoming, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois
2017
16 X 16, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, Illinois
Inception, South Lake Artists Coop, Griffith, Indiana
Abstract Aesthetic, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois
Artistic License, Studio 659, Whiting, Indiana
Emerging Artist, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Awards
Honorable Mention, 4th Fridays Art Event, The Dole
Honorable Mention, Small Works, Carriage House Gallery
Honorable Mention, Fall Show, Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery
Community Choice Award, Artistic License, Studio 659
Honorable Mention, Arbor Day (Tree) Exhibition, Elk Grove Artist's Association