Joe Coffey - Masquerade Ball- One

at 2260 Oak Bay Avenue

Preview Saturday, April 14, 2007 10 am - 5:30 pm

(work subject to prior sale)

Opening Reception Sunday, April 15, 2007 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Artist in attendance; Elizabeth Ely, harpist

Exhibition continues until April 28, 2007

Joe Coffey was born in Caledon East, Ontario; his early years were spent on the family farm. Joe presently resides in Victoria, BC where he devotes his time to his art.

Joe is a self taught artist; he has been called prodigious for his drafting technique.

His domestic animal's and figurative works evoke strong emotional responses through their atmospheric qualities and visual strength. The subjects of the works are silent witnesses to the world and of our own consciousness.

"Divine Goddess, maternal figure, star of one's nightmare... but then again, it's just a cow..." Joe Coffey