- Susanna Coffey
Susanna J. Coffey is an American
artist who was born inNew London, Connecticut . She received a "Bachelor of Fine Art degree Magna Cum Laude" from theUniversity of Connecticut atStorrs, Connecticut in 1977 and a "Master of Fine Arts degree" from theYale School of Art in 1982. She currently lives and works inNew York City .Coffey is best known for her paintings of heads―often self-portraits―lit from behind. The
Akron Art Museum inAkron, Ohio , theArt Institute of Chicago inChicago , theBrauer Museum of Art inValparaiso, Indiana , the Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College inWellesley, Massachusetts , theHonolulu Academy of Arts inHonolulu, Hawaii , theMinneapolis Institute of Arts inMinneapolis, Minnesota , theMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston inBoston, Massachusetts , theNational Academy of Design in New York City, the Rockford Museum inRockford, Illinois , the Weatherspoon Art Gallery inGreensboro, North Carolina and theWilliams College Museum of Art inWilliamstown, Massachusetts are among the public collections holding work by Susanna Coffey.Further reading
* Strand, Mark, Essay, "Susanna Coffey: Recent Work", New York, Andre Emmerich, 2003.
* Tibor De Nagy Gallery, "Susanna Coffey", New York, Tibor De Nagy Gallery, 2001.External links
* [http://www.susannacoffey.com/ The artist’s website]
* [http://www.artnet.com/awc/susanna-coffey.html Susanna Coffey catalogue in artnet's "Artist Works Catalogues"]
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