Biography:

Peter Cooper, author, poet, artist, has been involved with writers and artists all his adult life. He has exhibited his digital art in Kingston, NY, Napa, CA, and an upcoming exhibition in Zalau, Romania.

His poetry has been published in England, Canada, and across the United States. He currently lives near his studio in Upstate, NY.

Artwork:

Cover art, four sequential issues of The Birmingham Arts Journal, represented by In the Mood Gallery, Kingston, NY, Artist Studio, Napa California.

Literature:

author of Birthmark (novel, Vivisphere, 1996), The Valley of My Western Heart (poetry, Vivisphere, 1997), Silence Becomes the Unicorn, (Regency, London, 1975), Leprechauns in Silk (California Small Press, 1977).

Editorial:

Editor, Midway Review (Literary Journal, Chicago, IL 1980-1984) Managing Editor, Beverly Review, (local newspaer, Chicago, IL 1983), Managing Editor, Weekly Calistogan, (Calistoga, CA 1984-5), Managing Editor, Napa Valley Times, (Napa, CA 1985-86), Publisher, ENVEE Magazine (arts and literature, San Francisco Bay Area 1990-92). Vice President and Managing Editor, The Editorial Department (Grandview, NY 1992-94), Director of Strategic Development, NetPub Corporation (Print on Demand specialization - Poughkeepsie, NY 1998-2001).

Arts Administration:

Board member of The Southwest Area Cultural Arts Council (Chicago, IL 1980-1984), Napa County Arts Council (Napa, CA 1985-88), Sonoma Country Arts Council (Santa Rosa, CA 1987-89), National Local Cable Programmers Association (Washington, DC 1986-87), Hollywood Actors Theatre, (Petaluma, CA 1988).

Poetry:

He has read his poetry in Greece, England, Canada, and across the United States.

Theatre, Television and Film:

Nina Little Productions (Industrial Entertainment, Associate Producer, New York City, NY 1976)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, (Governors State Theatre, Park Forest, IL, Actor 1977)
A View from the Bridge, (Governors State Theatre, Actor 1978)
Tisha, The Movie. (Script consultant, 1979)
Tic Tac Dough, (Game Show Contestant, 1979)
The Blues Brothers, (Film, Actor- Policeman, driver 1980)
Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?, (St. Xavier Theatre, Evergreen Park, IL, Actor 1981)
Multivision TV, (Rohnert Park and Fairfield, CA, Director of Regional Studio System 1986-1989)
God (by Woody Allen), (Hollywood Actors Theatre, Petaluma, CA, Actor, 1988)
The Talk Show, (MLTV, Rohnert Park, CA, Weekly Talk Show Host, 1987-89)
The Assassin’s Apprentice, (Bee Square Productions, Bloomington, NY, Novel Adaptation and Film Script Consultant 2003-04)