"John Lennon"
Oil on Canvas | 11.8x11.8 in
$2,614.78
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"Billie Eilish"
Oil on Canvas | 15.8x15.8 in
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"Rachael III (Blade Runner)"
Oil on Canvas | 31.5x51.2 in
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"Madonna"
Oil on Canvas | 15.8x15.8 in
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Exercises the profession of artist as a main activity
Biography
Josie McCoy is a British artist who paints realist portraits of fictional characters from the world of film, television and music.
"I am interested in what a viewer brings with them when looking at a painting of someone they recognize, in terms of memories and references, and how blurred the line between fiction and reality can become.
The subjects I choose are fictional but familiar within contemporary culture. I usually paint female characters in response to the way women have been represented throughout art history, where they have been the passive subject of art. In my paintings, I aim to present them as active protagonists with agency and power.
I also want them to have a timeless, universal quality, in the same way as the iconic stars of the silver screen".
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Nationality:
UNITED KINGDOM
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists, Represented by a Gallery,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary British Artists Artists presented by a gallery
Influences
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Education
1998 - 1999
MA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design,
London,
United Kingdom
1995 - 1997
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Solihull College,
Birmingham,
United Kingdom
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Galleries & Groups
Presented by De Souza Gallery
De Souza Gallery
(Art gallery, Spain)Achievements
Prizes and Awards
2002
Woo Charitable Foundation Arts Bursary
London,
United Kingdom
2001
The Centre Of Attention Painting Prize – Awarded First Prize
United Kingdom
2001
Royal West Of England Academy Open Painting Exhibition 2001 - Commended
United Kingdom
Collective Expositions
2023
Re-Imagined Realities
Barcelona,
Spain
2023
The 5Th Element
Ulldecona,
Catalunya,
Spain
2022
Relics Of Future's Past
Valencia,
Spain
2022
When Healing Begins
Cervera del Maestre,
Valencia / Castellon,
Spain
2021
A Generous Space, Hastings Comtemporary
Hastings,
United Kingdom
2021
Ra Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy Of Arts, London
London,
United Kingdom
2020
John Lennon Is Not Dead, The Stash Gallery
London,
United Kingdom
2019
Paint, Ps Mirabel 2019 Painting Prize
Manchester,
United Kingdom
2018
Face To Face, Kunsthalle Hense, Armlandstr. 20,
Gescher,
Germany
2018
The Ghost Tide, Curated By Monika Bobinska & Sarah Sparkes, Thames Side Studios Gallery,
London,
United Kingdom
2017
Political Poetical Petra Lossen Fine Art,
Zurich,
Switzerland
2016
La Bohemia,
Castellon,
Spain
2016
Sporting At Standard, Standard Gallery,
Valencia,
Spain
2015
Intimate Strangers: Politics As Celebrity, Celebrity As Politics, Matucana 100,
Santiago,
Chile
2014
Russafart,
Valencia,
Spain
2014
Additionen Der Gegenwart - Zeitgenössische Kunst Us Der Sammlung Frank Hense, Kunstmuseum,
Bochum,
Germany
2013
From Madonna To Madonna, Domus Artium (Da2),
Salamanca,
Spain
2012
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Collection: The Next Generation, Kings Place Gallery,
London,
United Kingdom
2012
Dreaming Of A Black And White Christmas, A-Side B-Side Gallery,
London,
United Kingdom
2011
11:11, East Gallery, Brick Lane,
London,
United Kingdom
2011
Rca Secret 2011, Royal College Of Art,
London,
United Kingdom
2011
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Competition, Kings Place Gallery,
London,
United Kingdom
2010
When Central Met Saint Martins, Central Saint Martins, Lethaby Gallery,
London,
United Kingdom
2010
Rca Secret 2010, Royal College Of Art
London,
United Kingdom
2009
Visiones De Anhelo, Galería Espacio,
Valencia,
Spain
2008
Pulse New York With Houldsworth,
New York,
United States
2007
Dorian Gray Project: Happy Days, John Jones,
London,
United Kingdom
2006
Castellón Painting Prize, Municipal Art Centre Of Alcorcon,
Madrid,
Spain
2005
Ii International Painting Prize Of The Castellon County Council, Espai D’art Contemporani De Castello
Castellon,
Spain
2005
Rca Secret 2005, Royal College Of Art,
London,
United Kingdom
2004
Vector Vecteur, L'espace D'animation Des Blancs Manteaux,
Paris,
France
Permanent Collections
2021
The Borchard Collection Of British Self-Portraits In The 20Th Century
United Kingdom
2017
Colección Ofelia Martín - Javier Núñez
Lanzarote,
Spain
2010
Standard Chartered
United Kingdom
2007
Collection Of University Of Wales
United Kingdom
2003
Jeremy Mogford Collection
United Kingdom
2001
The Centre Of Attention Permanent Collection
United Kingdom
1999
Bbc
United Kingdom
Publications & Press
2000
‘Mighty Real’ Dazed And Confused, November 2000.
United Kingdom
2001
Greenstreet, Roseanna. ‘Questionnaire – Q & A Josie Mccoy’, The Guardian Weekend
United Kingdom
2002
Aitch, Iain. ‘Soap On Canvas’ Wish, April 2002
United Kingdom
2004
Edwards, Charlotte. ‘Dalston Underground Studios’ Art Review, July/August 2002.
United Kingdom
2007
Illera, Lotte. ‘Second Glance: Paintings By Josie Mccoy’ Bolz, Issue 6 2004
United Kingdom
2009
Systems Design Ltd, 'Two Faced: The Changing Face Of Portraiture'
United Kingdom
2010
Emma Wall 'Graduate Art: Make An Art Of Your Investments', The Telegraph, 21 August 2010.
United Kingdom
2017
Lorena Kloosterboer, 'Idiosyncratic Monochromes', Poetsartists Volume 85
United Kingdom
Solo Expositions
2021
Las Musas De Josie Mccoy, Sala De Exposiciones El Oscurico,
Buñol,
Spain
2021
Musas, Madres, Magas Y Asesinas, Centro Cultural Melchor Zapata,
Benicássim,
Spain
2017
Glow And Celebrity: The Philosophy Of Josie Mccoy, Atm Gallery,
Gijón,
Spain
2016
New Work, Sporting Club Russafa,
Valencia,
Spain
2014
Reflections, 10 Grosvenor Street,
London,
United Kingdom
2012
Paint3D, Sporting Club Russafa, Valencia
Valencia,
Spain
2007
Las Chicas De Almodóvar, Df Arte Contemporanea,
Santiago de Compostela,
Spain
2006
New Work, Eyestorm Gallery, Exeter, Ipswich And Milan
Exeter, Ipswich and Milan,
United Kingdom
2004
New Paintings, Eyestorm / Britart, 18 Maddox Street,
London,
United Kingdom
2001
The Royle Variety Show, Notting Hill Arts Club, Notting Hill Gate,
London,
United Kingdom
2000
Eastenders, The Centre Of Attention, 15 Cotton’s Gardens, London
London,
United Kingdom
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Added Mar 4, 2022
When Healing Begins
Cervera del Maestre, Spain
Saturday
2
April
2022
Saturday
30
April
2022
McCoy is taking part in the group show “When Healing Begins”, an exhibition of paintings addressing the process of (self-)healing, illustrating personal or collective recovery, and conveying information on how this transformational process can be started, accompanied, and successfully completed.
Added Nov 14, 2021
Muses, Mothers, Magicians and Murderers
Benicasim, Spain
Thursday
9
September
2021
Sunday
17
October
2021
Musas, Madres, Magas y Asesinas (Muses, Mothers, Magicians and Murderers).
An exhibition hyperrealistic oil portraits by Josie McCoys.
Added Nov 14, 2021
'Las Musas de Josie McCoy' Solo Exhibition
Saturday
23
October
2021
Sunday
21
November
2021
La Sala del Oscurico in Buñol castle.
An exhibition of twenty oil paintings made between 2006 and 2021 showing in an 11th century medieval fortress.
Added Nov 14, 2021
Intimate Strangers
Friday
12
November
2021
Sunday
5
December
2021
Solo Exhibition - Josie Mc Coy.
Sporting Club Ruzafa, Valencia.
An Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Josie Mc Coy.
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