Current Resume

Resume of Terrence James Coffman
123 North Center Ave.
Jefferson, WI 53549
920 674-4674
414 241-9773
mail to: terrence.coffman@sbcglobal.net

ARTIST

Abstract painting based on internal landscapes.

SINGER/SONGWRITER

Recorded three CD albums of traditional and contempory acoustic music. Performed at the Cellar Door, Casino Royal, and Basins Top of the Walk in Washington DC. Lead singer for The Villagers 1961-63 and performed on stage with Leo Kottke and Hoyt Axton. Most recent concerts in Wisconsin at Cafe Carpe in Fort Atkinson, Linnemens, the Broadway Theater and the Coffee House in Milwaukee.

ADMINISTRATION

Artist-in-Residence/Director for the Advancement of Visual Studies, Cardinal Stritch University 2006-209

President, Maryland College of Art and Design 1974-1983

President, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design 1983-2003

TEACHING

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, (MIAD)1983-2007

Lacoste School of Art, Provence, France 1995

Maryland College of Art and Design 1970-1983

Smithsonian Institute Associate Program
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 1970 to 1973

EDUCATION

Corcoran College of Art and Design 1963 to 1967

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture 1966
(Faculty included Elmer Bischoff, Richard Linder and Larry Rivers)

HONORS AND AWARDS

Ford Foundation Grant
1966 & 1967

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Scholarship
1966

City of Milwaukee, Department of City Development. "Cream of the Cream City Award" for adaptive reuse of the MIAD Building 1993

The Frank Kirkpatrick Award, Greater Milwaukee Foundation 2001

Recognition of distinguished service to the advancement of private higher education, The Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities 2004

Laird Leadership in Art Award (For educational leadership, singer/songwriter and visual artist) 2008

Nominated for the Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Award 2009

PRESENT AFFILIATIONS

Accreditation Evaluator: The National Association of Schools of Art and Design
Consultant: Data Dog Marketing's website Artmail Milwaukee

JUROR

Juror: Milwaukee International Airport selected Dennis Oppenheim 2001
Juror: Milwaukee Veterans Park selected Ned Kahn sculpture "Wind Leaves" 2004
Juror: Milwaukee Art Museum, Lakefront Festival of the Arts 2004 & 2006
Juror: Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Award 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007
Juror: University of Wisconsin Madison, Student Art Exhibitiion 2006
Juror: Eisner Museum, XO Event, Art on Panel 2007

COLLECTIONS

o International Business Machines (IBM), Rockville, Maryland
o Federal Home Mortgage Corporation, Washington, DC
o Guarantee Bank of Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia
o General Electric Company, Rockville, Maryland
o Joseph Califano and Associates, Washington, DC
o Joseph Hennage collection, Williamsburg, VA.
o National Trucker's Association, Washington, DC
o Grady Management, Montgomery County, Maryland
o Jane Pettit, Milwaukee Wisconsin
o Arthur Anderson Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
o Milwaukee Country Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
o Fred and Ann Vogel, River Hills, Wisconsin
o Cincinnati Bell, Cincinnati, Ohio
o Johnson Foundation, Racine, Wisconsin
o Grunfeld Collection, Washington, Washington DC
o Geoge Watts & Sons Collection, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
o Gary Gresl collection, Milwaukee, WI.
o Mellows collection, Milwaukee WI.
o Matt & Amy Strong collection, Milwaukee WI.
o Joan & Jack Stein collection, Milwaukee WI.
o Quarles & Brady, LLP, Milwaukee, WI.
o Stafford & Rosenbaum, LLP, Madison, WI.
o David and Julia Uihlein Collection, Milwaukee, WI.
o Desmond Mason, Milwaukee, WI.
o Marshal & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee, WI.
o Bradley Foundation, Milwaukee, WI.
o City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.
o Katie Heil Collection, Milwaukee, WI.
o Larry & Judy Moon Collection, Milwaukee, WI.
o B.Trimble Collection, Milwaukee, WI.
o Nan Soroff Collection, Milwaukee, WI.
o Bruce Murphy Collection, Milwaukee, WI.
o Don & Judy Shane Collection, Mequon, WI.
o Al & Kathy Krug Collection, Mequon, WI.
o Dan & Jill Casey Collection, Naperville, IL.
o Jim Finnity Collection, Glendale, WI.
o David & Diane Knox Collection, River Hills, WI.
o Virginia & Tom Maher Collection, Door County, WI.

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS

1966 The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington.D.C.
“Corcoran Invitational”

1969 Lee Nordness Gallery, New York, N.Y.
“Skowehegan Artists”

1972 University of Virginia, Petersburg, VA.
Group Show

1978 Baltimore Museum of Fine Art, Baltimore, MD
"5 Ways of Seeing, Personal Realties"

1987 Milwaukee Art Museum
Cudahy Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
"On Wisconsin" Invitational

1984-1989 Posner Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Four One-person shows and several group exhibitions

1991-2010 Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Nine One-person shows and several gallery artist group exhibitions

2003 and 2007 Art Chicago, Chicago, IL.

2004 and 2007 Palm Beach Contemporary, Palm Beach, Florida
The International Contemporary Art & Design Fair

2005 Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI.
“County Road Y” One Person Show

2006 Lakeland College, Sheboygan, WI.
“Terrence Coffman” One Person Show

2006 Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI.
“HWY D” One Person Show

2008 Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee WI
The Center Avenue Paintings one person show

2009 The Northwestern Mutual Life Gallery
Cardinal Stritch University
25 year retrospective exhibition

2009 Mark Gallery, NJ.

2009 Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee WI
"Summer in Wisconsin" group exhibition

2010 Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee WI
New Paintings one person show

PRESENT GALLERY REPRESENTATIONS

1993-present Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

2004-present Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

2008-present Mark Gallery, Englewood, New Jersey

PUBLICATIONS

A Walk Through the Wheatfields: The Missing Journals of Vincent van Gogh, a fictional novel published 2003 by Vantage Press 516 West 34th Street, New York, New York.ISBN 0-533-14046-3

Terrence James Coffman: the Center Avenue Paintings, a catalog of recent paintings and photographs of the artist at work. 2008 Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee Wisconsin

Terrence James Coffman: Songs from Center Avenue Studio, a CD of original songs and music recorded in 2008 at Independent Studios in Milwaukee WI and distributed by Center Avenue Studio, Jefferson, WI. The album includes Coffman's moving tribute to his father, Handsome Man and other original compositions about family lovers an outlaw and a dog named Blue.

Terrence James Coffman: Goodnight Betoe (retitled), a CD of songs and music by contemporary singer/songwriters and traditional old time ballads recorded in 1997 at Independent Studios in Milwaukee WI. The album was re-released in 2007 and is distributed by Center Avenue Studio, Jefferson, WI.

Terrence James Coffman: Live at the Coffee House was recorded October 25 2008 at Milwaukee's historical coffee house. The album includes cover songs by Dylan, Tom Russell, Kate Wolf, Michael Smith and Don Mclean as well as several of Coffman's original tunes including Buckeystown Summer Moon, Fireflies In Her Hair, and his moving tribute to his father, Handsome Man.


Terrence Coffman Center Avenue Studio