Susanna Coffey's guest appearances

Susanna Coffey

I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists, Curators & Collectors

Exquisite Corpse: Contemporary Conversations

Lisa Congdon

Liezel Strauss

Kate Mothes

Sarah Potter

John Seed

Catherine Haggarty

Ann Toebbe

Kehinde Wiley

Nadia Waheed-Women

Mitchell Johnson

Marie Miller

Jamie Smith

Sean Downey

Sharon Louden

Anna Valdez

OwlTail

Sangram Majumdar

The second episode of season three joins friends and National Academicians Susanna Coffey and Sangram Majumdar in a conversation about painting. Both acclaimed painters, their conversation brings the audience into the complexities of painting–the material, gesture, and how it changes with their environment. Sangram explains the evolution of his process as his paintings mark critical moments in time, from the 2016 presidency to a cross-country move. Susanna examines her own revelation with self portraits which began out of necessity for her teaching position at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. They relate with one another about the ebbs and flows of their practices over time. In sharing different touch points of their journey, the conversation turns to the concept of invisibility versus visibility. Each of them share how they create despite perceived constraints and let the work live expansively.

The second episode of season three joins friends and National Academicians Susanna Coffey and Sangram Majumdar in a conversation about painting. Both acclaimed painters, their conversation brings the audience into the complexities of painting–the material, gesture, and how it changes with their environment. Sangram explains the evolution of his process as his paintings mark critical moments in time, from the 2016 presidency to a cross-country move. Susanna examines her own revelation with self portraits which began out of necessity for her teaching position at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. They relate with one another about the ebbs and flows of their practices over time. In sharing different touch points of their journey, the conversation turns to the concept of invisibility versus visibility. Each of them share how they create despite perceived constraints and let the work live expansively.

Susanna Coffey NA + Sangram Majumdar NA

In this episode, I talk to the incredible painter, Susanna Coffey about her life and work. We dive into Susanna’s childhood, how she discovered art, the work she did with others during her time in school, feminism, her palette, her love of teaching, and so many other topics. I sincerely mean it when I say, I had such a wonderful time talking to Susanna and I’m positive that you will enjoy this interview.  Susanna Coffey’s portraits are investigations of the iconic human head. The work is driven by questions about what a portrait image can mean. What is a beautiful appearance? Why do conventionally gendered images involve caricature? Can inchoate feeling-states be adequately portrayed? Meticulously observed, most works show her in many guises and locations: under dramatic lighting, highly costumed, inside a studio, within landscapes, foliage, places of fiery devastation, and amidst phantasmagoric patterns. Some portraits seem almost entirely abstract with only the barest suggestion of a human face. Coffey’s artwork has been exhibited in many museums including The Weatherspoon Art Museum, The Aldrich Museum, The Hood Museum, The American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her work is in the collections of The Yale University Art Gallery, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Minneapolis Museum of Art, The National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C., The Karamay Museum of Art, Xinjiang China and Museum of Contemporary Art, Seville, Spain, among others. Among her awards are The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award. Susanna Coffey lives and works in New York City Susanna Coffey’s work is represented by Steven Harvey Fine Arts Projects in New York City, Alpha Gallery in Boston and Galeria Isabel Ignacio in Seville, Spain. RESOURCES: I Like Your Work Podcast Studio Planner Instagram Submit Work  Observations on Applying to Juried Shows   http://www.susannacoffey.com/ http://www.alphagallery.com/artists/#/susanna-coffey http://shfap.com/artist/susanna-coffey/

In this episode, I talk to the incredible painter, Susanna Coffey about her life and work. We dive into Susanna’s childhood, how she discovered art, the work she did with others during her time in school, feminism, her palette, her love of teaching, and so many other topics. I sincerely mean it when I say, I had such a wonderful time talking to Susanna and I’m positive that you will enjoy this interview.  Susanna Coffey’s portraits are investigations of the iconic human head. The work is driven by questions about what a portrait image can mean. What is a beautiful appearance? Why do conventionally gendered images involve caricature? Can inchoate feeling-states be adequately portrayed? Meticulously observed, most works show her in many guises and locations: under dramatic lighting, highly costumed, inside a studio, within landscapes, foliage, places of fiery devastation, and amidst phantasmagoric patterns. Some portraits seem almost entirely abstract with only the barest suggestion of a human face. Coffey’s artwork has been exhibited in many museums including The Weatherspoon Art Museum, The Aldrich Museum, The Hood Museum, The American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her work is in the collections of The Yale University Art Gallery, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Minneapolis Museum of Art, The National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C., The Karamay Museum of Art, Xinjiang China and Museum of Contemporary Art, Seville, Spain, among others. Among her awards are The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award. Susanna Coffey lives and works in New York City Susanna Coffey’s work is represented by Steven Harvey Fine Arts Projects in New York City, Alpha Gallery in Boston and Galeria Isabel Ignacio in Seville, Spain. RESOURCES: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-planner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Studio Planner</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/applying-to-juried-shows" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Observations on Applying to Juried Shows</a> <a href="http://www.susannacoffey.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.susannacoffey.com/</a> <a href="http://www.alphagallery.com/artists/#/susanna-coffey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.alphagallery.com/artists/#/susanna-coffey</a> <a href="http://shfap.com/artist/susanna-coffey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://shfap.com/artist/susanna-coffey/</a>

Artist Susanna Coffey: Painting Identity, Teaching Experiences, & Supporting Artists  