PROFILE

Hollis Jeffcoat studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and the New York Studio School with some of the great painter/teachers of our time, and apprenticed with Joan Mitchell in France for three years. She has lived, worked and taught in France, Canada, New York and had her own painting school in Naples, Florida. She now lives and works on Sanibel Island, Florida.

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
The Morgan Library, New York, New York
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Montreal, Canada
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

The Pierre and Tana Matisse Collection
The Estate of Joan Mitchell
The Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle
Edison College, Ft. Myers, Florida
Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS – 18 solo exhibits nationally and internationally

2009 “Variations on Abstraction”, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, Florida
        “Florida Reflections”, Captiva Island Yacht Club, Captiva, Florida
2006 Donna Tribby Fine Art, West Palm Beach, Florida
2005 C.A.S. Gallery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
2003 “Luminance”, Maurice Arlos Gallery, New York, New York
2001 Artcore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

        The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, Edison College, Ft. Myers, Florida
2000 Eden Gallery, Naples, Florida

        SoCo Gallery, Ft. Myers, Florida
1998 Artcore Gallery, Toronto, Canada

        A Gallery SyZyGy, Ft. Myers, Florida
1996 Le Bistro de Champlain, St. Marguerite du Lac Masson, Canada
1994 Frankel, Pariser and Rudder, New York, New York
1993 Bissell House Gallery, Lakeville, Connecticut
1991 Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton, New York, New York
1990 Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia
1989 Achim Moeller Fine Art, New York, New York
1987 Gallery of Fine Art, Edison College, Ft. Myers, Florida
1984 Galerie Breteau, Paris, France
1981 Theo Waddington Gallery, Montreal, Canada

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS – 42 group shows in the US, Canada and France

2010 “Duet”, with Paul Chaleff, Watson MacRae Gallery, Sanibel, Florida

"Three Views: Paper, Paint, Wax", Watson MacRae Gallery, Sanibel, Florida

2009 Drawing From Perception VI, Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries,

        Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

        “Fluid Forms”, Watson MacRae Gallery, Sanibel, Florida

        “Earth, Wind, Fire”, Watson MacRae Gallery, Sanibel, Florida
2008 “Color, Line, Form”, Watson MacRae Gallery, Sanibel, Florida
2005 “2D/3D Alliance for the Arts, Ft. Myers, Florida

        “2D/3D Best in Show Winners: The Past Decade”,

        Alliance for the Arts, Ft. Myers, Florida

        Invitational, Barrier Island Group, Sanibel, Florida
2004 Donna Tribby Fine Art, West Palm Beach, Florida

        Faculty Exhibit, FGCU, Ft. Myers, Florida

        Naples Museum Studio Tour, Naples, Florida

        “Aspirants, Shamans & Mentors” Naples, Florida

        “2D/3D” 2004 Alliance for the Arts, Ft. Myers, Florida – Best in Show
2003 Bonita Art Center, Bonita Springs, Florida – Best in Show
2002 “Voltwerks”, The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Edison College,

        Ft. Myers, Florida

        Invitational “Florida Abstractions”, von Liebig Art Center, Naples, Florida
2001 Barrier Island Group, Sanibel, Florida
1999 Miami Art Fair, Artcore, Toronto, Canada
1997 Federal Reserve Bank, New York, New York

        Galerie Simon Blais, Montreal, Canada
1995 “David Fratkin and Hollis Jeffcoat”, The Painting Center, New York

        The Rotunda Gallery, New York
1994 “Artists’ Relief Portfolio for the Homeless”

        The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York

        The Morgan Library, New York, New York

        The Brooklyn Museum, New York, New York
1993 “Hollis Jeffcoat and Deborah Masters”, Montreal, Canada
1992 Contemporary International Museum of Art, Gainesville, Georgia

        New York Studio School Drawing Exhibition, New York, New York

        Le Centre d’Exposition du Vieux Palais, St. Jerome, Canada

        Galerie Michel Bigue', Saint Sauveur, Canada

        Michael Walls Gallery, New York “Artists’ Relief Portfolio for the Homeless”
1990 Contemporary International Museum of Art, Gainesville, Georgia

        New York Studio School Gallery, Alumni Exhibition, New York, New York

        Achim Moeller Fine Art, New York, New York
1988 University of California, Berkley, San Francisco

        Achim Moeller Fine Art, New York, New York
1987 Galerie Breteau 50th Anniversary, Paris, France
1985 Galerie Elca London, Montreal, Canada
1978 Galerie Jean Fournier, Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, Paris, France

EDUCATION

Edison College, Ft. Myers, Florida, – AA Degree, 1971-72
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas, Missouri – 1973
New York Studio School, New York, New York –

        Certificate Of Completion, 1973-76
Studied with Andrew Forge, Philip Guston, George McNeil, Meyer Schapiro

WORKED WITH

Apprenticed with Joan Mitchell, Vetheuil, France – 1976-79
Collaborated with Jean Paul Riopelle on printmaking, painting and ceramic projects, Paris, France, Montreal, Canada – 1979-86

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

“Hollis Jeffcoat, Early Abstractions”, Watson MacRae Gallery, Sanibel, FL – 2010

“Mercedes Matter”, New York Studio School, NY – 2009

“Color in Space and Composition”, SW Florida Pastel Society, Naples, Florida – 2004

“Appreciating Abstract Art”, Norris Center, Naples, FL – 2004

“The Work of Hollis Jeffcoat”, The Friends of the Tate Museum in America, New York – 2003

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Instructor, B.I.G. Arts; Sanibel, Florida – 1998-2011
Designed and instructed the Advanced Painting Series

 

Instructor, Independent Workshops, Southwest Florida – 2006-08
Conducted five-day Plein Aire painting workshops for advanced painters using concepts and methods that helped experienced painters get to their next level.

 

Co-Founder, Silvertree School Of Painting And Drawing; Naples Florida – 2002-05
Co-founded the painting school to teach serious student painters and professionals about the formal aspects and process of painting through integrated workshops using adult learning methodologies. Developed and instructed the seven program curriculum, which included: The Landscape Series, All About Color, Moving to Abstraction, Drawing for Painters, Master Class. Developed and instructed three 2-week overseas painting immersions in France.

 

Adjunct Professor Of Painting, Florida Gulf Coast University; Florida – 2004-05
Developed and taught a new painting curriculum for second and third level art majors that incorporated the cornerstones of painting, art history and hands-on studio work. Used highly interactive teaching methods and stimulating art projects to help students learn the cognitive, practical and technical skills of painting.

 

Adjunct Professor Of Painting, Edison College; Ft. Myers, Florida – 2000-01
Developed and taught the art curriculum which included art history, painting and drawing.

 

Co-Founder, SoCo Center For The Arts; Ft. Myers, Florida – 1998-2002
Created a center to bring the intense study of dance, painting and music to the area. Taught the painting and drawing courses; presented art history to the community.

 

Instructor, ArtStudy Florida; Ft. Myers, Florida – 1997-98
Primary instructor; conducted a series of plein aire painting workshops.

 

Visiting Artist, New York Studio School; New York, New York 1977

 

Instructor and Administrator, New York Studio School; Paris, France 1976