Jaime Coffey
Artist Statement
My paintings are light studies. Light assists us in understanding landscapes, by experiencing the magnitude and direction in which it allows our vision to flow. As light moves it creates a dialogue between forms by defining them and their negative spaces. By concentrating on light as its own entity, I explore how it manipulates itself around objects and is distinguished through mood.
I often seek unfamiliar settings to explore new forms in unique lighting and climate. This invites a sense of play in organic silhouettes and shadows, where I work with nuances between tone, transparency and vibrancy.
The titles of my pieces reflect an investigation of inner work with ideas such as peace, capacity and victory, paralleling images that are gentle while others reflect an urgency. I have been exploring the resiliency of our planet’s natural land regeneration in the face of climate change. I practice slowing down and observing surroundings to reach a calming state of meditation, which I find restorative to conflicts. Such inner peace is not always passive, but rather, a strong force that transforms my inner world. Feeling that we all need nature and a responsibility to protect it, my aim is to raise curiosity with my paintings and encourage collective critical thinking in regards to environment.
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EDUCATION
1995-1999 Pacific Northwest College of Art, BFA in Painting, Portland, OR
1997 Summer, Pont-Aven School of Art, Pont Aven, France
AWARDS
1998-99 Class of 1974 Scholarship, Pacific Northwest College of Art
1997-98 Doro Haskell-Johnson Memorial Scholarship, PNCA
1996-97 Shaw Scholarship, Pacific Northwest College of Art
1996-97 Stephen Eberly Thompson Scholarship, PNCA
1995-96 Kennedy Freshman Scholarship, PNCA
PUBLICATIONS
2022 Artillery Magazine: https://issuu.com/artillerymag/docs/artillery_nov-dec_2022/54?fbclid=IwAR3ZksUT2s5K7InzqR4BwRaBN6zrBLHt7uwH26FG78ibnwwRTExtMBa0n2w
2013 Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 23
SOCIAL MEDIA & ASSOCIATIONS
artHYPE: https://www.arthype.net/jaimecoffey
Art World Podcast Episode 48: Jaime Coffey Bateman on Egg Tempera, TAG Gallery Exhibit and Being Both an Artist and a Mom: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-48-jaime-coffey-bateman-on-egg-tempera-tag-gallery/id1452087346?i=1000454752778
Curate LA: https://www.patreon.com/JaimeCoffeyBateman
Los Angeles Art Association: https://www.laaa.org/jaime-coffey
Artavita: https://www.artavita.com/artists/11838-jaime-coffey
Saatchi Art: https://www.saatchiart.com/account/artworks/920199
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/jaimecoffeyart
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaimecoffeyart
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaimecoffeyart/
Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist Registry
YouTube: TAG Bytes Episode 9 Jaime Coffey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qDYcI_-zgA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022 TAG Gallery, Solo Show "Rising," Los Angeles, CA
2022 Los Angeles Art Association, "Mannerist," Online Show
2022 Los Angeles Art Association, "Small Time," Online Show
2022 Los Angeles Art Association, "Gleaming Apollo," Online Show
2022 Los Angeles Art Association, "Fact Finding," Online Show
2021 artHYPE, "First Annual Holiday Show," North Hollywood, CA
2021 artHYPE, "Badass Painters Exhibition Tour," North Hollywood, CA
2021 Los Angeles Art Association, "The Late Style" Online Show
2021 Los Angeles Art Association, "Petite Works" Online Show
2021 Los Angeles Art Association, "Apocrypha" Online Show
2021 Artfully Spaced Gallery, "360 Degrees of Healing II" Juried Show, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Los Angeles Art Association, "Aurora" Online Show
2020 TAG Gallery, Solo Show "Intentions," Los Angeles, CA
2020 PNCA, "Unlimited 2020 Alumni Show," Portland, OR
2020 Los Angeles Art Association, "Petite Works" Online Show
2020 Los Angeles Art Association, "Seclusion" Online Show
2020 Artfully Spaced Gallery, "360 Degrees of Healing" Juried Show, Los Angeles, CA
2020 SoLA Contemporary, "ART + ACTIVISM" Juried Show, Los Angeles, CA
2019 TAG Gallery, Solo Show "Red Earth," Los Angeles, CA
2019 Castelli Art Space, Living Histories Pop Up Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Gallery 825, Los Angeles Art Association Benefit Auction, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Artfully Spaced Gallery, "Differences Shine Alike" Juried Show, Los Angeles, CA
2018 TAG Gallery, Solo Show "California Series," Los Angeles, CA
2018 HOTE Gallery, "In Bloom" Juried Show, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Beyond The Lines Gallery, "Mix It Up" Group Show, Los Angeles, CA
2017 TAG Gallery, New Members/Group Show, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Huntington Beach Art Center, "Centered on the Center," HB, CA
2016 Gallery 825, Juried Open Show, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station,Five Women Show "Foreign Travels"CA
2016 Topanga Canyon Gallery, 2016 Juried Show, Topanga Canyon, CA
2016 Orange County Center for Contemporary Arts Open Call Show. OC, CA
2016 Itty Bitty Art Show. Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2015 Member Women Environmental Artist Directory, http://weadartists.org, CA
2012 Itty Bitty Art Show. Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2009 LA Municipal Art Gallery Open Call. Los Angeles, CA
2008 Annual Art Walk. Filmore, CA
2008 550 N. Brand St., Lobby Show. Glendale, CA
2007 Satsuma Gallery, Group Show. N. Hollywood, CA
2007 Westmoreland Open Studios, Los Feliz. Los Angeles, CA
2007 Los Feliz Village Street Fair. Los Angeles, CA
2006 LA Art Exchange Auctions. Santa Monica, CA
2004 Gallery 114, "Landscapes," Two person show. Portland, OR
2004 Cascade AIDS Project, "Art for Life" Benefit Auction. Portland, OR
2003 Gallery 114, "Steal," Group Show. Portland, OR
2003 Pacific Northwest College of Art, "Alumni Landscape Show." Portland, OR
2003 Gallery 114, "Portrait Show." Portland, OR
2003 Gallery 114, "Recent Landscapes," Two person show. Portland, OR
2002 Gallery 114, "Collecting on a Shoestring," Group Show. Portland, OR
2002 Gallery 114, "Backspace," Group Show. Portland, OR
2001 Wisp Studio, Everett Station Lofts, "Light & Landscapes." Portland, OR
2000 Cascade AIDS Project, "Art for Life" Benefit Auction. Portland, OR
1999 Pacific Northwest College of Art, Thesis Show. Portland, OR
Contact
I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect.
323-907-6504