Zoë Cohen

Zoë Cohen was born in 1977 in Boston MA. She received her BA in Fine Arts from Haverford College and her MFA from Brooklyn College. At Brooklyn College, she was a leader of the MFA 2006 cohort who successfully fought the censorship of their MFA Thesis Exhibition by the City of New York.

Zoë's work has been exhibited in a variety of exhibition spaces including The National Museum of American Jewish History (PA), The Ely Center for Contemporary Art (CT), GoggleWorks (PA), Underdonk (NY), The Arlington Art Center (VA), The Abington Art Center (PA), Flux Factory (NYC), The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, The Painted Bride Art Center, and Arttransponder (Berlin), and is in the permanent collection of The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, The Philadelphia Cathedral, and the Museum of Art and Peace as well as private collections.

Zoë has taught as an Adjunct Instructor at Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Moore College of Art and The University of the Arts. Her Studio Residencies include The Vermont Studio Center, Philadelphia's 40th Street AIR program, and the Artist-in-Residence program at the Philadelphia Cathedral. Her studio practice is currently complemented by her work as a union organizer for higher education workers in the Philadelphia region. She lives in West Philadelphia with her two children.