Cathy Cooper

Her wardrobe and costuming work is seen regularly on numerous movies. In advertising, her wardrobe credits include Nike, Coca-Cola, Heineken, Ford, McDonald's, Clorox, Orbitz, Honda, The North Face and many others. Her work was nominated for the MVPA 2009 Best Costuming Video Award for the Modest Mouse hit single "Dashboard" music video. She has produced costuming work for videos with bands and artists such as Alice in Chains, The Cramps, Cut Copy, Sister Mantos, Hayley Kiyoko, Stone Temple Pilots, Unwritten Law, Aerosmith, and Weird Al Yankovic. Her album/CD jacket design work can be seen with record labels such as Centaur Records, Geffen Records, Sony Records, Interscope, and A&M Records. She also works as a professional model for advertising and photo layouts in commercial media.

• Name — Cathy Cooper • Birth Name — Catherine McPeak Cooper • Born — 8 November 1960 • Birthplace — Whittier, California, U.S. • Field — * Artist • stylist (wardrobe and costume) • sculptor • painter • model • musician • Training — California State University, Long Beach • Movement — * Post-modern • assemblage • Awards — MVPA 2009 Best Costuming Video Awards

She was born Catherine McPeak Cooper in Whittier, California, the second daughter of four children (two girls, two boys); the family grew up in the nearby northeastern section of La Habra (remote, Southeastern base of the Puente Hills). She is the older sister of composer/arranger Jack Cooper and the granddaughter (x4) of Harriet Byron McAllister and the grand-daughter of Mississippi legislator Homer Vernon Cooper. Her mother Georgie was a professional pianist and teacher. Cooper's athletic ability in the 800-meter run enabled her to receive an athletic scholarship to the University of California at Irvine. She transferred to the arts program at California State University, Fullerton and eventually received her Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Long Beach.

Cooper has played and toured with her band The Great Sadness. The duo of Cooper and Stephen McNeely has gained exposure in the hard rock, alternative music scene of Los Angeles. Their album Weep was released April 20, 2017. They recorded with Joe Cardamone, and the album was mastered by Howie Weinberg.