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Artist Statement:
The “Head-Candy” Series
Collection - Pop / Neo-Dada
Art Inspired by Robert
Rauschenberg
With the information age of
media, internet and print, all
of us are constantly bombarded
by visual information to the
brink of overload and we are
not consciously aware of it.
The concept behind the “Head
Candy” ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
1998, 1999, 2000 Studio 37 -
25 West 37th Street, 6th
Floor, New York, NY
"Annual Spring Open Studios"
(Group Show).
September-October, 2000
CBGBs 313 Gallery - 313
Bowery, New York, NY
"The Dark Side" (Group Show).
January 2008 - February 2008
Galleria d'Arte III
Millllennio - San Marco, 1047,
Venezia, Italy
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
Publication / Illustration
1998 The "Unofficial" Beanie
Baby Coloring Book Series with
original drawings by Anthony
Coffey
West Highland Publishing Co.,
Inc. P.O. Box 36, Midland
Park, NJ 07432
Jim, Thompson (Sep. 24, 1997),
"Boone Artist Makes It Big In
New York", Mountain Times: 8
"A One Man Art Institute",
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Collections:
Selected Collections
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. Several paintings by
Anthony Coffey are included in
that collection.The museum
exhibit is called "Artine
Artinian Collection of North
Carolina ...
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Coffey Anthony Biography:
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40
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| Gender |
Male
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Married
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| Children |
99
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Watercolor
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Pop Art - (1958 - 1975)
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Anthony James Coffey (born July 10, 1967 in Boone, North Carolina, USA) is a professional artist and illustrator, currently lives and works in New York City.[1][2] He is best known for the drawings of the Unofficial Beanie Baby Coloring Book (series of 4, published 1996-1998).[3][4][5][6] He is currently working on an art project called the "Bank Roll" or the "Money Meltdown". Anthony Coffey is an associate member of the National Watercolor Society.[7]
Education
Anthony Coffey received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the 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.[8]
Selected Collections
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. Several paintings by Anthony Coffey are included in that collection.[9] The museum exhibit is called "Artine Artinian Collection of North Carolina Self-Portraits".[10]
References
1. ^ Jim, Thompson (Sep. 24, 1997), "Boone Artist Makes It Big In New York", Mountain Times: 8
2. ^ Art in America: Guide to Museums, Galleries, Artists 2002-2003 (Art in America Guide to Galleries, Museums and Artists, 2002-2003) (Paperback), ISBN-10: 999218096X
3. ^ 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, page 2
4. ^ The "Unofficial" Beanie Baby Coloring Book #2, with original drawings by Anthony Coffey and text by Jonathan Gullery, West Highland Publishing Company, 1998, ISBN 0-9646986-4-1, page 2
5. ^ The "Unofficial" Beanie Baby Coloring Book #3, with original drawings by Anthony Coffey and text by Jonathan Gullery, West Highland Publishing Company, 1998, ISBN 0-9646986-5-X, page 2
6. ^ The "Unofficial" Beanie Baby Coloring Book #4, with original drawings by Anthony Coffey and text by Jonathan Gullery, West Highland Publishing Company, 1998, ISBN 0-9646986-6-8, page 2
7. ^ "National Watercolor Society-Associate Members". http://www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org/associate_members.html.
8. ^ Anthony Coffey. "Anthony Coffey Biodata". anthonycoffey.com. http://www.anthonycoffey.com/about-artist.html. Retrieved on December 27, 2008.
9. ^ "A One Man Art Institute", Watauga Democrat: front page, Wed., Aug 06, 1997
10. ^ Appalachian Cultural Museum. "Appalachian Cultural Museum Exhibits". www.museum.appstate.edu. http://www.museum.appstate.edu/exhibits/exhibits.shtml. Retrieved on January 28, 2009.
Anthony Coffey. (2009, February 17). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:38, February 20, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anthony_Coffey&oldid=271247068 |
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