Susanna Coffey
American, 1949
Susanna Coffey is a contemporary American painter, born in Buffalo, New York in 1949. She received her MFA from the Yale School of Art in 1977 and has been a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 1989.
Coffey is best known for her portraits and self-portraits, which often feature bold, expressive brushstrokes and vibrant colors. Her work explores the human form and its relationship to identity, often challenging traditional notions of beauty and representation.
In addition to her portrait work, Coffey has also created a series of abstract paintings, which explore the intersection of color, form, and texture. Her work is influenced by a range of artistic traditions, including Renaissance portraiture, modernist abstraction, and contemporary figurative painting.
Coffey's work is held in numerous public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She has received several awards and grants throughout her career, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005 and a National Endowment for the Arts grant in 1988.
Coffey is best known for her portraits and self-portraits, which often feature bold, expressive brushstrokes and vibrant colors. Her work explores the human form and its relationship to identity, often challenging traditional notions of beauty and representation.
In addition to her portrait work, Coffey has also created a series of abstract paintings, which explore the intersection of color, form, and texture. Her work is influenced by a range of artistic traditions, including Renaissance portraiture, modernist abstraction, and contemporary figurative painting.
Coffey's work is held in numerous public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She has received several awards and grants throughout her career, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005 and a National Endowment for the Arts grant in 1988.
