Since 1990 I have painted the coastal wetlands of the United States, from Maine to Florida, and the California coast. I often paint places that people have shared with me. Their favorite places and where they have felt most connected to nature. Over years of direct observation I have been confronted with sometimes subtle, now often obvious environmental changes. My hope is that my paintings have captured the beauty and power of the natural world, and will inspire us to cherish and protect these threatened landscapes.
With a Masters of Fine Arts from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and a Masters of Education from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, my passion for direct observation of nature is the cornerstone of my professional teaching philosophy. This has led to art and science collaborations with the Anheuser-Busch Coastal Research Center of the University of Virginia, Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey, Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation, and Stockton University where I was an Adjunct Professor.
Artist Profile
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge,
Art Science Initiative Project, Forsythe In Art, Exhibition Video
Alice McEnerney Cook, Artist Profile Video
CERF 2021 Conference Artist
The Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) 2021 organizing committee selected Alice McEnerney Cook as the Conference Artist. Alice prepared an exhibit of nearly 60 paintings for the virtual conference. Many of the paintings included in the exhibit were created under the sponsorship of the Geraldine R. Dodge Artist & Educator Initiative Award, and during Artist in Residencies at the Anheuser-Busch Coastal Research Center of the University of Virginia and the Art Science Initiative Project of the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
