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Sue Coe Biography
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1951 |
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Born Tamworth, England
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1972 |
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Emigrates to U.S. & begins career as illustrator New York, NY
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1972 |
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Publishes first work in The New York Times New York, NY
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1970 - 1973 |
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Student Royal College of Art, London, England
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1983 |
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Completes "South Africa" Series New York, NY
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1986 |
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Completes "Malcolm X" Series New York, NY
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1987 - 1996 |
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"Porkopolis (Animals & Industry)" Series New York, NY
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1999 |
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Completes "Pit" Series New York, NY
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2002 |
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The "Ghost Sheep" Series
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2003 |
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The "Weapons of Mass Destruction" Series
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2004 |
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The "Fowl Plague" Series
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2006 |
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The "Hurricane" Series
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Make Art / Stop AIDS , Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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2008
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Elephants We Must Never Forget: New Paintings by Sue Coe, Galerie St. Etienne, NY (solo)
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2007
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Sue Coe: Graphic Witness, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR (solo)
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2007
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Sue Coe Cycles, Smokebrush Gallery and Foundation for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO (solo)
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2005 - 2007
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The Downtown Show: The New York Art Scene, 1974-1984, Grey Art Gallery, New York, NY; Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA; Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX
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2006
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Sue Coe: Selections from Sheep of Fools, Emmanuel Gallery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (solo)
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2005
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Sue Coe's Sheep of Fools, Galerie St. Etienne, NY (solo)
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2005
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We All Fall Down: The AIDs Series, Cyrus M. Running Gallery, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
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2004
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Sue Coe, Overtones Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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2004
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Sue Coe, The Tragedy of War: A Print Cycle, Fairbanks Gallery, Corvallis, OR (solo)
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2001 - 2002
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One Hand Washes the Other, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY; Tyler Art Gallery, State University of New York, Oswego, NY (solo)
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2000
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The Tragedy of War, Galerie St. Etienne, NY (solo)
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1999
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Sue Coe: The Pit, Galerie St. Etienne and other venues New York, NY (solo)
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1997 - 1999
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Heel of the Boot: Prints by Sue Cole (U.S. Tour), Arizona State University and other venues Tempe, AZ (solo)
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1998
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Taboo: Repression and Revolt in Modern Art, Galerie St. Etienne New York, NY
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1997
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Art on the Edge, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1994
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Sue Coe, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Washington, DC (solo)
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1993
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Sue Coe, Maryland Art Place Baltimore, MD (solo)
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1993
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Women's Art, Women's Lives, Women's Issues, The Tweed Gallery New York, NY
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1989 - 1993
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Porkopolis: Animals and Industry (U.S. Tour), Galerie St. Etienne and other venues New York, NY (solo)
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1992
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In Good Conscience: The Radical Tradition in 20th-Century American Illustration (U.S. Tour), Katonah Museum Katonah, NY
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1992
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Darkness Visible, The Drawing Center New York, NY
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1991
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Artists of Conscience: 16 Years of Social and Political Commentary, Alternative Museum New York, NY
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1989
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Police State (European Tour), Museum of Modern Art and other venues Oxford, England (solo)
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1988
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Committed to Print, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1988
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The Mandela Freedom Concert, Wembley Stadium London, England
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1987
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The New Avant Garde, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, CA
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1986
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Malcolm X Center for Black Survival, El Bohio Gallery New York, NY
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1986
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X: The Malcolm X Series (U.S. Tour), P.S. 1 and other venues Long Island City, NY (solo)
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1986
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Police State (U.S. Tour), San Francisco Art Institute and other venues San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1986
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75th American Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
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1983
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Sue Coe, P.P.O.W. Gallery New York, NY (solo)
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1980
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People's Art, United Nations New York, NY
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1979
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All Over Manhattan, Thumb Gallery London, England (solo)
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1978
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European Illustrators, Georges Pompidou Center Paris, France
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1977
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Portraits, American Institute of Graphic Arts New York, NY
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| Literature |
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2005
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Sue Coe: Sheep of Fools...A Song Cycle for Five Voices
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2004
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Sue Coe and Judith Brody: Bully: Master of the Global Merry-Go-Round
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2000
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Sue Coe: Pit's Letter
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1996
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Sue Coe and Alexander Cockburn: Dead Meat
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1994
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Sue Coe: "The Sweatshop, 1994," in The New Yorker
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1993
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Sue Coe: "Liverpool's Children," in The New Yorker
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1987
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Sue Coe and Donald Kuspit: Police State
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1986
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Sue Coe: X (The Life and Times of Malcolm X)
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1985
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Sue Coe: Paintings and Drawings
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1983
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Sue Coe and Holly Metz: How to Commit Suicide in South Africa
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| Links to further information |
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