About
Jo Cooper works with textiles as a way of recording the quiet, everyday stories that shape our lives. Her practice centres on the belief that materials carry their own histories: by using foraged materials, found and pre‐used fabrics, the invisible memories held within their fibres become part of the work.
After studying Fine Art at UEL, Jo paused her making for several years before returning to focus on using textiles in 2020, finding a medium that was both accessible and full of stories.
She has since studied Textile Foundation and Advanced Textiles at Morley College, and Advanced Textiles at City Lit, expanding her understanding of material processes and slow making.
Jo’s work reflects a curiosity about how we move through the world — how we remember, how we hold onto things, and how cloth can become a vessel for thought, emotion and lived experience.
Jo’s early career as a stage manager continues to influence her approach to scale and storytelling.
Exhibitions
July 2026
Lewisham Art House - Collide Collective
Shift/ing - “The weight of it all”
June 2026
Lewisham Art House - 36 Hours
Fill this space - “Slow Burn”
December 2025
Lewisham Art House - Interwoven Collective
Threads of Sanctuary - ‘Make yourself at Home’
August 2025
54 The Gallery, Week 45 Collective
What the River Brought Me - “The river grounds me”
July 2024
City Lit Gallery
Advanced Textiles Exhibition: Interconnected – ‘It’s just one of those things, isn’t it?’
No Format Gallery
Textile Open – Desire Lines
May 2024
Deptford Market Yard
London Craft Week – Desire Lines
March 2024
RuptureXIBIT & Landmark Arts
ArtCan: Unravelled
August 2023
54 The Gallery, Mayfair
Week 45 Collective group show: UnEarthed – Bee Fodder
July 2023
Free the Gallery
Pop Up group show – Autumn Circle & Inner Circles
March 2023
Brixton Library
SLWA group show: Iconic Women – Things we might not see anymore.
Fronteer Gallery
Contemporary Landscapes – The River Cray
Price Waterhouse Cooper
Embracing Equity – Our Mental Load
Feb – March 2023
City Lit Gallery
Piece by Piece, group show – Weaving Desire Paths
May 2022
Morley Gallery
Group Exhibition – Things we might not see anymore
July 2021
Borough Road Gallery
Group Exhibition - Investigating Circles
Sept – Oct 2019
Catford Arts Trail
Exhibition – Room over a period of time (installation)
March 2014
Pre-fab Museum, Catford.
Textile Foundation Course Exhibition – What is a Dwelling? (Installation)
Sept – Oct 2013
Deptford X
Exhibition – What is a Dwelling? (Installation)
July 2013
UEL Degree Show
Group Exhibition – What is a Dwelling? (Installation)
