Larkin Cook is an artist based in Chattanooga, TN working in painting and sculpture. She makes narrative, figurative work with materials ranging from oil paint to human hair. Informed by her Southern upbringing and deep-rooted friendships, she paints women in intimate moments that straddle the line between platonic and romantic using imagery like braids to symbolize feminine connection. Her work also delves into the contrast of the Southern environment, a secluded landscape with a community deeply connected yet burdened by traditional gender roles and domesticity. In 2021, she earned a BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She recently attended at two month artist residency at Salem Art Works in Salem, NY.