Nigel Cooke (born 1973 in Manchester, England, UK) is a British painter who currently lives and works in Kent. He attended M.A at The Royal College of Art, London and PHD from Goldsmiths. He is currently a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art, London. Cooke’s paintings depict carnivalesque figures set within harsh landscapes that are littered with urban decay. The paintings imply a strong sense of foreboding both through the depicted forms such as skulls and derelict buildings and also through his use of color which often features bilious toxic greens. Cooke's works have been collected by major museum collections including The Tate in London, The MOMA in New York and The Solomon R. Guggenheim museum in New York.