RESUME / CV
b. Rochester, NY, USA
Resides and works in Durham, NC, and Osaka, Japan.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026
Monstrous Dreams: Yokai of Japan - (April 5 - April 19, 2026 ), Louise B. Jones Brown Gallery, Duke University, Durham, NC
2025
Dreamland - Curious Creatures - (October 2 - December 30, 2025 ), City Hall, Chapel Hill, NC
2024
Monsters Re-Visited: The Fantastic Creatures of Japan - Adam Cooley Exhibition/ Symposium - ( October 30th - ) Romanian American University, Bucharest, Romania
And into the Forest… - Adam Cooley Solo Exhibition, (September 6 - September 27, 2024 ) 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Buffalo Dreaming - (August 17 - , 2024 ) The Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY
Dreamland - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (August 2 -30, 2024 ), 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Think Outside the Box - commissioned outdoor sculpture, Chapel Hill, NC (May 22 - July 12, 2024 )
Nine Lives - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (April 24 - April 30, 2024 ), Artglorieux, Gallery of Osaka, Daimaru Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Japan
Wings of Imagination - Adam Cooley Exhibition, (April 10 - April 16, 2024 ) gallery TOART, Daimaru Kobe, Kobe, Japan
Monsters Re-Visited: The Fantastic Creatures of Japan - Adam Cooley Exhibition/ Symposium ( April 22 - April 28, 2024 ) The University of Hyogo, Hyogo, Japan
2023
Dreamland - Adam Cooley Solo Exhibition - (March 29 - April 10, 2023), Osaka Contemporary Art Gallery, Hankyu Men’s Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Boro Land: Layered Worlds - The Art of Adam Cooley - (Feb 4th - 2023) March Crary Gallery Museum, Warren, PA
Boro Land - The Art of Adam Cooley, CEPA Gallery - (December 8th - January 25th, 2023), Buffalo, NY
2022
Monstrous Dreams: Yokai of Japan - A solo exhibit by Adam Cooley - Revolution Gallery, ( October 1st ~ November 22. 2022) Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Dreaming - solo unveiling - Buffalo Museum of History (September 30th - October 1st 2022)
The Garden - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (Feb. 23 rd~ 2022) Artglorieux - Gallery of Osaka, Japan
2021
Fabulous Animals - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2021) Artglorieux - Gallery of Osaka, Japan
2020
Fairyland - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2020) Artglorieux - Gallery of Osaka, Japan
Fairyland - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2020) Artglorieux - Gallery of Tokyo, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
2019
Flower of Passion - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2019) Gallery NAO, Roppongi, Tokyo
2018
Flower of Love - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2018) Hankyu Department Store, Osaka, Japan
Sea of Love - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2018) Gallery NAO, Roppongi, Tokyo
2017
The Fairy Ring - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2017) Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan
2016
111 Stars - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2016) Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan
2015
ICoN - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2015) Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan
2014
Mechanical Animals - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2014 ) Daimaru Department Store, Kyoto, Japan
The Lost Empire - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2014 ) Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan
2013
The Silver Key - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2013) Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan
2012
The Mask - (2012) Hankyu Department Store, Osaka, Japan
2002
The Golden Woman - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (2002) The Red Brick Warehouse, Osaka, Japan
1999
Adam Cooley: Introspection - (1999) Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
1998
Anella - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (1998) Maronie Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
1994
ECD Christ - Adam Cooley Exhibition - (1994 ) The Blue Nile Gallery, Osaka, Japan
NOTABLE GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
You think I’m Psycho Don’cha Mama? - (April 26 - May 31, 2025) MAD KAT Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Thoroughly Modern Mid -Century - (January 11 - February 22, 2025) MAD KAT Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2024
Pan O Rama - ( October 19 - December 14, 2024 ) MAD KAT Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Whiskered Wonderland - ( August 3 -, 2024 ) Catcon, Pasadena, CA
ART & POP REMIX - (May 29 - June 11, 2024 ) Hankyu Umeda, Osaka, Japan
2023
LA Cat Art Exhibition - January 2023
2022
LOVE×愛 - (Feb. 9th~ 2022) Daimaru Department Store, Kyoto, Japan
2018
OIAF Oxford International Art Fair - (2018) Oxford City Council, Town Hall, UK.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Think Outside the Box
Commissioned outdoor public sculpture — Chapel Hill, NC, 2024
An 8′ × 8′ × 8′ painted cubic sculpture commissioned by the Town of Chapel Hill, on view at 140 West Franklin Street. Supported by the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, the work celebrated diversity and inclusivity.
Monstrous Dreams / Monsters Re-Visited
International touring solo exhibition — USA, Japan, Romania, 2022–2024
An exhibition exploring Japanese yokai mythology from a Western perspective. Originated at Revolution Gallery, Buffalo, NY; traveled to Kobe, Osaka, and The University of Hyogo, Japan, where it was accompanied by a two-day multidisciplinary symposium; subsequently presented at Romanian American University, Bucharest, with a second accompanying symposium.
Boro Land — The Art of Adam Cooley
International touring solo exhibition — Japan, USA, 2022–2023
Large-format textile tapestries constructed from hand-dyed, hand-printed, and historically sourced reclaimed fabrics, stitched together with fifteen miles of thread. Opened in Kyoto and Osaka, Japan; traveled to CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, and Crary Gallery Museum, Warren, PA.
Buffalo Dreaming
Commissioned painting — Buffalo, NY, 2022
Commissioned by the Japan Culture Center of Western New York for the 60th anniversary of the Buffalo–Kanazawa sister-city relationship. Unveiled at the Buffalo Museum of History in the presence of both cities' mayors, their delegations, and the Japanese Consulate of New York.
COMMISSIONS
2025 Art of Inclusion, Valor Ventures, Atlanta, GA
2024 Think Outside the Box, Town of Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, Chapel Hill, NC (public sculpture)
2022 Buffalo Dreaming, Japan Culture Center of Western New York, Buffalo, NY (unveiled at the Buffalo Museum of History)
LECTURES & TALKS
2024
Exhibition Symposium Speaker, Monsters Re-Visited: The Fantastic Creatures of Japan, Romanian American University, Bucharest, Romania
Exhibition Symposium Speaker, Monsters Re-Visited: The Fantastic Creatures of Japan, The University of Hyogo, Hyogo, Japan
2022
Speaker, "The Arts: Igniting the Human Imagination," HORASIS Global Meeting
Speaker, "Being an Artist: A Search for Self," HORASIS USA Summit
Lecture, "Underground Art and Identity: A Visual Artist's Journey in Japan," The University of Hyogo, Hyogo, Japan
COLLECTIONS
Work held in private collections in the United States, Japan, and internationally.
