He received his BFA from the University of California at Berkeley and his MFA from the California College of the Arts. His sculpture and video work have been exhibited nationally and internationally, and he has participated in residences, conferences, and symposia in the United States, Spain, India, Nepal, Japan, and Bulgaria. He has received numerous grants and fellowships, including the Fulbright Regional Research Fellowship to the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia; the Freeman Foundation Fellowship to India and Nepal; the Asian Cultural Council Fellowship (Rockefeller Foundation) to Japan; and the Arizona Commission for the Arts Grant. www. jamesacook.net