Anthony James Coffey
Anthony James Coffey (born 1967, in Boone, North Carolina, USA) is an American pop-artist and illustrator who currently lives and works in New York City.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He is best known for the drawings of the Unofficial Beanie Baby Coloring Book (series of 4, published 1996–1998.) Anthony Coffey is an associate member of the National Watercolor Society.
Anthony Coffey received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts in 1993, a Bachelor of Science from Appalachian State University, Boone, NC in 1990 and also completed an Art Foundation Program from the Cardiff School of Art, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom in 1988.[7]
One of his collectors was Artine Artinian, a French literature scholar. He donated his art collection of artists'self-portraits to the Appalachian Cultural Museum in 1990.[8] Several paintings by Coffey are included in that collection. The museum exhibit is called "Artine Artinian Collection of North Carolina Self-Portraits". In 2000 Anthony Coffey was in a group exhibition "The Darkside" in famous New York City spot - CBGB 313 Gallery.[9] In 2010 he participated in "Subtle Arrangements”, a group art project curated by Basak Malone at Gelabert Gallery. Currently Coffey exhibits his paintings in SoHo, New York City at the Ward-Nasse Gallery.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ Anthony J. Coffey Artnet Database on Artnet
- ↑ C. Dubois, Peter (Nov 27, 2000), "Art Democracy - good for everyone but the snooty establishment", Barron's (newspaper), p. 8
- ↑ Noyes Caperhart "Cheap Joe: The Improbable But True Story of a Small Town Druggist Who Mastered the Fickle Technique of Watercolor, Etc",ISBN 9781890052997 Search this book on
., published in 2018, page 132
- ↑ Art in America: Guide to Museums, Galleries, Artists 2002-2003 (Art in America Guide to Galleries, Museums
and Artists, 2002-2003) (Paperback), ISBN 99921-8-096-X Search this book on .
- ↑ The "Unofficial" Beanie Baby Coloring Book #1, with original drawings by Anthony Coffey and text by Jonathan Gullery, West Highland Publishing Company, 1998, ISBN 0-9646986-3-3 Search this book on ., page 2
- ↑ Jim, Thompson (Sep 24, 1997). "Boone Artist Makes It Big In New York". Mountain Times. p. 8.
- ↑ Art in America: Guide to Museums, Galleries, Artists 2002-2003 (Art in America Guide to Galleries, Museums
and Artists, 2002-2003) (Paperback), ISBN 99921-8-096-X Search this book on .
- ↑ "A One Man Art Institute". Watauga Democrat. August 6, 1997. Retrieved 2020-04-07 – via mysocialmate.
- ↑ The Village Voice September 19, 2000, p. 99(Paperback)
- ↑ Art in America: Guide to Museums, Galleries, Artists 2018-2019 (Art in America Guide to Galleries, Museums and Artists, 2018-2019) (Paperback)
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