Caia Koopman
| Caia Koopman | |
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| Born | March 19, 1968 Livermore, California |
| 🏫 Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Movement | Pop Surrealism Lowbrow art Artivism |
| 🌐 Website | caiakoopman |
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Caia Lynn Koopman (born 19 March 1968) is an American artist and one of the rising members of the "Lowbrow" or pop surrealism art movement. Koopman is a contemporary of Mark Ryden, Joe Sorren, Todd Schorr and the Clayton Brothers.
Biography[edit]
Caia Lynn Koopman was born on 18 March 1968 at Livermore, California. She is the daughter of Ron Koopman, Ph.D., a nuclear physicist, and Sue Koopman, a computer scientist. She has a sister, Marni Koopman, Ph.D., an environmental scientist.[1] Koopman graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Commercial art[edit]
Koopman has produced commercial artwork for Oakley, Rossignol, K2 Sports, Morrow Snowboards, and Hyperlite Wakeboards with graphics for snowboards, skateboards and wakeboards.[2] Gelaskins are skins for customization for a person's cell phone, laptop or tablets.[3]
Caia was hired as house designer for Fly Girls and Hot Lava.[4]
Television[edit]
In 1997, Koopman appeared in an MTV special episode of MTV Sports titled Athletes & Art.[5][6]
Philanthropy[edit]
Bird flew. Aves: A Celebration of Birds in Art. Catharsis by Caia Koopman, limited-edition print. Aves: A Celebration of Birds in Art was a one day only show in honor of National Bird Day (5 January 2009). Artists donated proceeds to Born Free USA.[7]
Sea No Evil 2010 was held on 31 July 2010. The charity show and silent art auction with proceeds to benefit the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. The event is held in Riverside, California at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium. The auction featured work by Shepard Fairey, Clayton Brothers, Dave Kinsey, Gary Baseman, Mark Dean Veca, Audrey Kawasaki, Caia Koopman, Amy Sol, Joe Ledbetter, Lola, Travis Louie, Mari Inukai, Kozyndan, Travis Lampe, Kev Munday, Katy Betz, Cathie Bleck, Frieda Gossett, and Ana Bagayan. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is known for the popular television series Whale Wars.[8]
Koopman continues to work with PangeaSeed as they are doing all they can to save the Oceans with awareness raising murals and prints. She has completed two prints with them.
- Monk. Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48". Completed in 2013 for PangeaSeed, highlighting the plight of the endangered Hawaiian Monk seal. Monk. Fine art Giclée print on Italian cold-press watercolor paper. 18" x 24". Printed by Paragon Press.
- May Mantas Thrive. May Mantas Thrive by Caia Koopman released in celebration of World Oceans Day 2015. Fine art Giclée print on Italian cold-press archival watercolor paper. 24" x 18". Printed by Paragon Press.
Boarding for Breast Cancer. Boarding for Breast Cancer.[9][10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Database. FamilySearch. Caia L Koopman, 19 Mar 1968. Citing Alameda, California, United States. Department of Health Services. Vital Statistics Department. Sacramento, California.
- ↑ Nicola, Gloria. (June 2009). Oakley and Caia Koopman. Art Partners. Upfront. 20/20 Magazine. Jobson Medical Information. New York, New York.
- ↑ France, Jasmine. (27 May 2010). Gadget fashion--Jasmine's Tech Do's & Don'ts. Audio. CNET. www.cnet.com.
- ↑ Asch, Andrew. (14 June 2012). Black Flys is Back! Cover story. OC Weekly. 17(42): 1-10.
- ↑ Editor. (11 June 1997). Athletes & Art. MTV Sports. mtv.com.
- ↑ Price, Bill & Weinstein, Chris. (11 June 1997). Athletes & Art. The Art Show. Show #81. MTV Sports. MTV.
- ↑ Editor. (8 January 2009). Bird flew. Aves: A Celebration of Birds in Art. Art. Art & Culture. Sacramento News & Review. Sacramento, California.
- ↑ Editor. (21 July 2010). Preview: Sea No Evil 2010. Arrested Motion. Riverside, California.
- ↑ Jensen, Adam. (30 March 2016). Boarding for Breast Cancer returns to Sierra-at-Tahoe with music, big air. News. Tahoe Daily Tribune. South Lake Tahoe, California.
- ↑ Gasperini, Kathleen. (15 March 2016). Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Snowboard + Music Festival Presented by Sierra-at-Tahoe. TransWorld SNOWboarding. The Enthusiast Network.
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