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SUMMARY:The Craftsman with Care: an exhibition honoring Larry Cooper
LOCATION:UCF Art Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Closing Reception on Nov. 6 from 6-9pm. This e
 vent coincides with Art Knight! 2026.\n\nThe UCF Art Gallery is proud to 
 present The Craftsman with Care: an exhibition honoring Larry Cooper.\n\n
 For nearly three decades\, Larry Cooper was an integral part of the creat
 ive community at the University of Central Florida\, where his work as an
  artist\, master book artist\, printmaker\, educator\, and collaborator s
 haped generations of students and artists. This exhibition celebrates Lar
 ry’s artistic practice and the remarkable legacy he built through a caree
 r grounded in craftsmanship\, curiosity\, collaboration\, and a deep unde
 rstanding of materials and process.\n\nLarry earned a Bachelor of Fine Ar
 ts in Studio Art from Memphis College of Art and a Master of Fine Arts in
  Studio Art from the University of Georgia. He founded Gardyloo Handmade 
 Books in Memphis\, Tennessee where he developed his practice in tradition
 al hand bookbinding and book arts. He joined UCF in 1996 as an assistant 
 printmaker and went on to help establish the university’s book arts progr
 am\, introducing generations of students to the traditions and possibilit
 ies of handmade books.\n\nHis collaborative contributions helped produce 
 artist books and editions that entered major collections\, including the 
 Museum of Modern Art\, National Gallery of Art\, and Scottish National Ga
 llery of Modern Art. Larry’s own work is represented in collections inclu
 ding the National Gallery of Art\, Library of Congress\, J. Paul Getty Mu
 se\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/e30bd9dd-686c-4eee-ad2d-ff5a57b882a6
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