Exploring love & disability through an exhibit of paintings

  • Portfolio

    Working in small scale acrylic on stretched canvas, Athena’s landscape paintings and portraiture blend depictions of the everyday with the fractured light and intense colour inspired by stained glass.

  • Athena Cooper seated in her wheelchair wearing a navy short sleeve blouse.

    Winner of the 2023 Won Lee Prize

    This national award commemorates the sculptor’s legacy and celebrates creative excellence among Canadian visual artists living with disabilities.

I’m proud to call Calgary/Moh’kinsstis my home and I acknowledge that I live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy, which includes Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai. I also acknowledge the Tsuut’ina and Stoney Nakoda First Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.