Johnny Lee Coffelt was born on May 16,1963 and is an American artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York City.
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Jon Coffelt was born to Dorcas Ann and John Henry Jon Coffelt and has two sisters, Joanna and Janie.
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Jon Coffelt was raised in the East Tennessee mountains in the town of Palmer and the community of Griffith Creek near Whitwell, Tennessee.
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Jon Coffelt has been painting since he was eight years old when his grandfather, John Ervin Jon Coffelt taught him how to paint.
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Jon Coffelt's career began in the fashion industry designing clothing as well as fabric for Willi Smith in the 1980s.
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In 1989 Jon Coffelt received "Outstanding Ten Year Alumnus Award" from Southern Institute.
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Jon Coffelt was the inaugural artist at Space One Eleven founded by Anne Arrasmith and Peter Prinz, when it opened in 1989 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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In 1991 Jon Coffelt was commissioned by Absolut Vodka to kick off its "Absolut Statehood" campaign representing the state of Alabama; the result was shown in publications such as USA Today, Time, Out and Science Digest.
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At 28 years old, Jon Coffelt was the youngest artist ever commissioned by Absolut Vodka.
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From 1994 to 1996, Jon Coffelt served as editor and publisher of Alabama Art Monthly.
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In 2002 Jon Coffelt closed the gallery in order to move to New York and give his own art undivided attention.