Nights at the Circus

About the Illustrator

Eileen Cooper was born in Glossop, in the Peak District, in 1953. She studied first at Goldsmiths College (1971–4) and then at the Royal College of Art (1974–7) and went on to teach at a wide range of art schools including St Martin’s, the Royal College of Art, City & Guilds in London and latterly at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 2000 she was elected a Royal Academician. From 2010–17 Cooper served as Keeper of the Royal Academy, the first woman to be elected to this role since the RA began in 1768. She has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, and her work is held in many public and private collections such as the British Museum, the Royal Collection, the Victoria & Albert Museum and Yale University, USA. Cooper was made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Art and Art Education in 2016.

About the Illustrator

Eileen Cooper was born in Glossop, in the Peak District, in 1953. She studied first at Goldsmiths College (1971–4) and then at the Royal College of Art (1974–7) and went on to teach at a wide range of art schools including St Martin’s, the Royal College of Art, City & Guilds in London and latterly at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 2000 she was elected a Royal Academician. From 2010–17 Cooper served as Keeper of the Royal Academy, the first woman to be elected to this role since the RA began in 1768. She has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, and her work is held in many public and private collections such as the British Museum, the Royal Collection, the Victoria & Albert Museum and Yale University, USA. Cooper was made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Art and Art Education in 2016.

About the Illustrator

Eileen Cooper was born in Glossop, in the Peak District, in 1953. She studied first at Goldsmiths College (1971–4) and then at the Royal College of Art (1974–7) and went on to teach at a wide range of art schools including St Martin’s, the Royal College of Art, City & Guilds in London and latterly at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 2000 she was elected a Royal Academician. From 2010–17 Cooper served as Keeper of the Royal Academy, the first woman to be elected to this role since the RA began in 1768. She has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, and her work is held in many public and private collections such as the British Museum, the Royal Collection, the Victoria & Albert Museum and Yale University, USA. Cooper was made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Art and Art Education in 2016.

About the Illustrator

Eileen Cooper was born in Glossop, in the Peak District, in 1953. She studied first at Goldsmiths College (1971–4) and then at the Royal College of Art (1974–7) and went on to teach at a wide range of art schools including St Martin’s, the Royal College of Art, City & Guilds in London and latterly at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 2000 she was elected a Royal Academician. From 2010–17 Cooper served as Keeper of the Royal Academy, the first woman to be elected to this role since the RA began in 1768. She has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, and her work is held in many public and private collections such as the British Museum, the Royal Collection, the Victoria & Albert Museum and Yale University, USA. Cooper was made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Art and Art Education in 2016.

About the Illustrator

Eileen Cooper was born in Glossop, in the Peak District, in 1953. She studied first at Goldsmiths College (1971–4) and then at the Royal College of Art (1974–7) and went on to teach at a wide range of art schools including St Martin’s, the Royal College of Art, City & Guilds in London and latterly at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 2000 she was elected a Royal Academician. From 2010–17 Cooper served as Keeper of the Royal Academy, the first woman to be elected to this role since the RA began in 1768. She has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, and her work is held in many public and private collections such as the British Museum, the Royal Collection, the Victoria & Albert Museum and Yale University, USA. Cooper was made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Art and Art Education in 2016.

About the Illustrator

Eileen Cooper was born in Glossop, in the Peak District, in 1953. She studied first at Goldsmiths College (1971–4) and then at the Royal College of Art (1974–7) and went on to teach at a wide range of art schools including St Martin’s, the Royal College of Art, City & Guilds in London and latterly at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 2000 she was elected a Royal Academician. From 2010–17 Cooper served as Keeper of the Royal Academy, the first woman to be elected to this role since the RA began in 1768. She has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, and her work is held in many public and private collections such as the British Museum, the Royal Collection, the Victoria & Albert Museum and Yale University, USA. Cooper was made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Art and Art Education in 2016.