Nigel Cooke (b. 1973, Manchester, England) is a painter known for evocative works that merge figurative forms with abstract and elemental atmospherics. He studied at the Royal College of Art and Goldsmiths College, where he gained a PhD in Philosophy. His work is included in public collections around the world, including the British Council, London, the Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo, the Sammlung Goetz Collection, Munich, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, the Honart Museum, Tehran, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Tate, London. He is internationally represented by Pace Gallery.