The Art of Julian Cooper is the focus of a new exhibition at the Heaton Cooper Studio in Grasmere, showcasing the work of the landscape painter Julian Cooper.
"I was attracted to Julian Cooper's work from the first time I saw it and I've grown to like and admire it increasingly. Today I look back across the range of his work with great pleasure and an undiminished sense of its originality. My appreciation flows from that initial dart of recognition which makes you like something instantly. Julian has a secure place in the great roll call of artists of the landscape." Melvyn Bragg
Born into an artistic dynasty, Cooper went to art school at the early age of sixteen and spent the following years in London. He has exhibited in London at the Art Space Gallery since 1998, accruing over the years a body of work that wholly reinterprets notions of landscape painting, and particularly that of mountains and remote terrain.
The Art of Julian Cooper is also a book which follows his development as a painter, primarily through a collection of his paintings with accompanying text.
"The Art of Julian Cooper is a personal reflection on a life spent looking for places that carry a particular charge for the artist, finding them in some of the most inhospitable places on the planet. It illustrates that throughout his journeying and searching for a fitting way to paint the world, he has experienced the life-long power of one place - The English Lake District. The accompanying text gives a rare, authentic and accessible account of the circumstances behind the artist’s work and follows Cooper’s development as a painter born into an artistic dynasty, from art school in London to his move from abstraction towards figurative painting, and his return to Cumbria and beyond to depict some of the great mountains of the world."
The exhibition opened on 19th March, ends 31st May.
Open daily from 9 till 4.
Signed copies of Julian's book are available, link below.
https://www.heatoncooper.co.uk/products/the-art-of-julian-cooper-signed-copy-published-march-2026
BOOK LAUNCH & TALK — WORDS BY THE WATER
THURSDAY 12 MARCH | 1PM
Julian Cooper was in conversation with Marie Elsa Bragg as part of Words by the Water, 25th Anniversary Festival. Together they discussed The Art of Julian Cooper — a personal reflection on landscape, place and a lifetime of painting.
Published by Unicorn Publishing Group.
Theatre by the Lake in Keswick is also presenting JULIAN COOPER, an exhibition of original works. Running from Monday 16 March to Saturday 18 April, this free-entry exhibition takes place across the Mezzanine and Circle levels. Available to view during Theatre Opening times. For more information, please follow the link below.
https://www.theatrebythelake.com/julian-cooper/