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Mitchel Coffman

Painter, Artist

Mitchel Coffman is a New York City based artist who primarily focuses on painting the human form using a traditional approach. He developed his technique working under the tutelage of muralist/painter Jorge Alvarez while he earned his B.F.A and M.F.A at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Coffman has painted murals located in New York and Maryland, including pieces for the Brooklyn Diner in Times Square and in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Recent group exhibitions that feature his paintings include shows in the Hearst Tower and Central Booking Gallery both in New York City. Recent solo exhibitions include a show at Denise Bibro Fine Art in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City and at RTI World Headquarters in Stevensville, Maryland. During his time at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Coffman was a founding member of the men’s Lacrosse program and went on to receive a scholarship to work as the college’s first graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Athletics Department.