Mike Cooter

Dr Mike Cooter is an artist, writer, lecturer, and educator based in London. He has taught both critical theory and studio practice internationally. He lectures and writes on a broad range of topics, from the history of exhibitions to experimental film, new media, animation, and new materialisms, and holds a Fellowship from AdvanceHE for his work in Higher Education.

In 2024/5, he convened a collaborative seminar between Sotheby’s and the Architectural Association where he teaches a unit on Exhibition Design and Display, on the theme of value in art and architecture. Mike is a regular Visiting Tutor on the MFA at Goldsmiths (University of London) where he earned his PhD on ‘MacGuffins’, a type of narratively-structured and socially-organising artefact rendered in film and literary works.

His writing has been published by e-Flux Criticism, Mousse, The Exhibitionist and Princeton University Press (on the Italian/Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi). As a production manager, technician, and fabricator, he has been involved in the preparation of over 150 exhibitions in commercial galleries and public institutions. Mike is a practising artist who makes exhibitions internationally. His radio sculpture Dingus was nominated as Best Drama at the 2023 ARIAS.

Education: PhD Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London; MA Royal College of Art; BA University of Oxford