Ray Cooper
My interpretation of the theme Lane Departure corresponds with the ideas of discovery, change, and growth. What I am today, I will not be tomorrow. We are all in "a constant state of being and becoming".
A Constant State of Becoming, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 30", 2021
Ray Cooper was born in Walla Walla, and attended Washington State University where he earned Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and his Master of Fine Arts degree.
Currently, Ray works at his studio located in Kelso, Washington. Since 1999, Ray has taught at Clark College and Lower Columbia College in Southwest Washington as an adjunct professor at both institutions. He has been responsible for teaching courses in art appreciation, design, watercolor, beginning, intermediate, and advanced painting, drawing and figure drawing. He served as a board member for the Washington Community College Humanities Association and as art editor for the WCCHA's annual publication Crosscurrents from 2009 to 2013. He served as a member of the board at Broadway Gallery in Longview, WA from 2015 - 2018.
Lane Departure: a virtual, faculty biennial by Clark College art professors
