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'''Karita Coffey''' (born 1947) is a [[Comanche people|Comanche]] ceramist, noted especially for producing ceramic replicas of traditional craft objects.<ref name="Rubinstein1990">{{cite book|author=[[Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein]]|title=American women sculptors: a history of women working in three dimensions|url=https://archive.org/details/americanwomenscu0000rubi|url-access=registration|year=1990|publisher=G.K. Hall|isbn=978-0-8161-8732-4}}</ref> She lived in [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]], [[Oklahoma]] before beginning her artistic training at the [[Institute of American Indian Arts]]<ref name="nativepeoples.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nativepeoples.com/Native-Peoples/September-October-2015/Good-Handed/|title='Good Handed' - Native Peoples - September-October 2015 - Native Peoples|website=www.nativepeoples.com|accessdate=4 June 2017}}</ref> when it was still a high school. She earned her bachelors of fine arts and graduate degree from the [[University of Oklahoma]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Karita Coffey|url=https://www.arts.wa.gov/artist-collection/?request=record;id=4435;type=701|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>. She later taught at the Institute<ref name="Rubinstein1990" /> for 25 years before retiring in 2015 to work on her sculpture.<ref name="nativepeoples.com" /> Coffey's work is informed by aspects of [[African art]] and the art of the [[Australian Aborigine]]s as well as by her own heritage.<ref name="Berrow1987">{{cite book|author=Debi Berrow|title=Florilegia: A Retrospective of Calyx, a Journal of Art and Literature by Women, 1976-1986|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HUpHRkr8lisC&pg=PA228|year=1987|publisher=Calyx Books|isbn=978-0-934971-06-5|pages=228–}}</ref> Her work is represented in the collection of the [[National Museum of the American Indian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=272991|title=National Museum of the American Indian : Item Detail|website=nmai.si.edu|accessdate=4 June 2017}}</ref> |
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| native_name = Tsat-Tah Mo-oh Kahn<ref name="iaia">{{cite web |title=Karita Coffey (Comanche) '65 |url=https://iaia.edu/philanthropy/alumni/alumni-profiles/ |website=Institute of American Indian Arts |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> |
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| nationality = [[Comanche Nation]] |
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| education = [[Institute of American Indian Arts]] |
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'''Karita Coffey''' (born 1947) is a [[Comanche people|Comanche]] ceramist, noted especially for producing ceramic versions of cultural items from her tribe, in addition to ceramic vessels.<ref name="Rubinstein1990">{{cite book|author=[[Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein]]|title=American women sculptors: a history of women working in three dimensions|url=https://archive.org/details/americanwomenscu0000rubi|url-access=registration|year=1990|publisher=G.K. Hall|isbn=978-0-8161-8732-4}}</ref> She also works in [[Lost-wax casting|lost-wax cast]] metals |
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== Background and education == |
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Karita Coffey's Comanche name is Tsat-Tah Mo-oh Kahn, which translates to "Good-Handed."<ref name=iaia/> Coffey lived in [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]], [[Oklahoma]], before beginning her artistic training at the [[Institute of American Indian Arts]]<ref name="nativepeoples.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nativepeoples.com/Native-Peoples/September-October-2015/Good-Handed/|title='Good Handed' - Native Peoples - September-October 2015 - Native Peoples|website=www.nativepeoples.com|accessdate=4 June 2017}}</ref> when it was still a high school. She earned her bachelor's of fine arts and graduate degree in Education from the [[University of Oklahoma]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Karita Coffey|url=https://www.arts.wa.gov/artist-collection/?request=record;id=4435;type=701|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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Coffey completed teacher certification in art and served as artist-in-residence for the Oklahoma City public school system and taught pottery in Native American education programs in Oklahoma.<ref name=":0">Bisgyer-Lauer, M (editor), National American Indian Women's Art Show: NAIWAS, August 3-September 30, 1980, Via Gambaro Gallery,1980</ref> Coffey later taught at IAIA<ref name="Rubinstein1990" /> for 25 years before retiring in 2015 to work on her sculpture.<ref name="nativepeoples.com" /> |
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Coffey's work is informed by aspects of [[African art]] and the art of the [[Australian Aborigine]]s as well as by her own heritage.<ref name="Berrow1987">{{cite book|author=Debi Berrow|title=Florilegia: A Retrospective of Calyx, a Journal of Art and Literature by Women, 1976-1986|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HUpHRkr8lisC&pg=PA228|year=1987|publisher=Calyx Books|isbn=978-0-934971-06-5|pages=228–}}</ref> |
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== Exhibitions == |
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* ''Indian Artists, 1977'' at Via Gambaro Gallery, owned by [[Retha Walden Gambaro]] and Stephen A. Gambaro organized with the American Indian Society of Washington D.C, 1977<ref>Gonyea, Ray, et al. ''Indian Artists, 1977 : An Exhibition, June 12 - September 10, 1977, via Gambaro Gallery''. Via Gambaro Gallery, 1977.</ref> |
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* ''National American Indian Women's Art Show'' at Via Gambaro Gallery, owned by [[Retha Walden Gambaro]] and Stephen A. Gambaro, 1980<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Contemporary Native American Art'' at the [[Gardiner Art Gallery]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://art.okstate.edu/gardiner-gallery/gardiner-art-gallery | title=Gardiner Gallery of Art - Oklahoma State University | date=22 March 2021 }}</ref> at [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma State University]], 1983 |
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* ''Women of Sweetgrass, Cedar, and Sage'', Gallery of the [[American Indian Community House]], travelling exhibition curated by [[Harmony Hammond]] and [[Jaune Quick-to-See Smith]], 1985.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13516756|title=Women of sweetgrass, cedar and sage : contemporary art by Native American women|date=1985|publisher=Gallery of the American Indian Community House|others=Harmony Hammond, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Gallery of the [[American Indian Community House]] |isbn=0-934305-00-5|location=New York, N.Y.|oclc=13516756}}</ref> |
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* ''Anticipating the Dawn: Contemporary Art by Native American Women'', at the Gardiner Art Gallery at [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma State University]], curated by [[Anita Fields]], 2000. |
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== Public collections == |
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Her work is represented in the collection of the [[National Museum of the American Indian]], which holds four works by Coffey. The works were created between 1970–71 and were initially purchased by the [[Indian Arts and Crafts Board]], then transferred to the National Museum of the American Indian in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=272991|title=National Museum of the American Indian : Item Detail|website=nmai.si.edu|accessdate=4 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Record Wall hanging {{!}} Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution|url=https://collections.si.edu/search/detail/edanmdm:NMAI_275909|access-date=2021-04-23|website=collections.si.edu}}</ref> Coffey's work is also in collections of the [[Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art]], the [[Millicent Rogers Museum]], the [[Heard Museum]], and the [[Institute of American Indian Arts|IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts]]. |
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| Nationality | Comanche Nation |
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| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
Karita Coffey (born 1947) is a Comanche ceramist, noted especially for producing ceramic versions of cultural items from her tribe, in addition to ceramic vessels.[2] She also works in lost-wax cast metals
Background and education
[edit]Karita Coffey's Comanche name is Tsat-Tah Mo-oh Kahn, which translates to "Good-Handed."[1] Coffey lived in Lawton, Oklahoma, before beginning her artistic training at the Institute of American Indian Arts[3] when it was still a high school. She earned her bachelor's of fine arts and graduate degree in Education from the University of Oklahoma.[4]
Career
[edit]Coffey completed teacher certification in art and served as artist-in-residence for the Oklahoma City public school system and taught pottery in Native American education programs in Oklahoma.[5] Coffey later taught at IAIA[2] for 25 years before retiring in 2015 to work on her sculpture.[3]
Coffey's work is informed by aspects of African art and the art of the Australian Aborigines as well as by her own heritage.[6]
Exhibitions
[edit]- Indian Artists, 1977 at Via Gambaro Gallery, owned by Retha Walden Gambaro and Stephen A. Gambaro organized with the American Indian Society of Washington D.C, 1977[7]
- National American Indian Women's Art Show at Via Gambaro Gallery, owned by Retha Walden Gambaro and Stephen A. Gambaro, 1980[5]
- Contemporary Native American Art at the Gardiner Art Gallery[8] at Oklahoma State University, 1983
- Women of Sweetgrass, Cedar, and Sage, Gallery of the American Indian Community House, travelling exhibition curated by Harmony Hammond and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, 1985.[9]
- Anticipating the Dawn: Contemporary Art by Native American Women, at the Gardiner Art Gallery at Oklahoma State University, curated by Anita Fields, 2000.
Public collections
[edit]Her work is represented in the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian, which holds four works by Coffey. The works were created between 1970–71 and were initially purchased by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, then transferred to the National Museum of the American Indian in 1985.[10][11] Coffey's work is also in collections of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, the Millicent Rogers Museum, the Heard Museum, and the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Karita Coffey (Comanche) '65". Institute of American Indian Arts. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein (1990). American women sculptors: a history of women working in three dimensions. G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-8732-4.
- ^ a b "'Good Handed' - Native Peoples - September-October 2015 - Native Peoples". www.nativepeoples.com. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Karita Coffey".
- ^ a b Bisgyer-Lauer, M (editor), National American Indian Women's Art Show: NAIWAS, August 3-September 30, 1980, Via Gambaro Gallery,1980
- ^ Debi Berrow (1987). Florilegia: A Retrospective of Calyx, a Journal of Art and Literature by Women, 1976-1986. Calyx Books. pp. 228–. ISBN 978-0-934971-06-5.
- ^ Gonyea, Ray, et al. Indian Artists, 1977 : An Exhibition, June 12 - September 10, 1977, via Gambaro Gallery. Via Gambaro Gallery, 1977.
- ^ "Gardiner Gallery of Art - Oklahoma State University". 22 March 2021.
- ^ Women of sweetgrass, cedar and sage : contemporary art by Native American women. Harmony Hammond, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Gallery of the American Indian Community House. New York, N.Y.: Gallery of the American Indian Community House. 1985. ISBN 0-934305-00-5. OCLC 13516756.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "National Museum of the American Indian : Item Detail". nmai.si.edu. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Record Wall hanging | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
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