Education

1971

BFA, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

1975

MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

1975-78

Ft. Wright College, Spokane, WA, Head of Jewelry Dept.

1977

Study with Anthony Caro, University of Saskatchewan

1979

Instructor, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

1980-83

Instructor, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM

Grants and Awards

1971

Ford Foundation Grant - U. of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica

1975

National Teaching Fellowship - Ft. Wright College, Spokane, WA

1999-2000

Who's Who in American Art Public Collections and Installations

2003

Who's Who in American Art

Public Collections and Installations

2003

"New Mexico Skies," Outdoor Installation, Rancho de San Juan, Relais Chateau

2002

Poster Artist for 12th Annual Wine & Chile Fiesta, Santa Fe, NM

2002

Art in Embassies Program - Ashgabat, United States Department of State

2001

"Spirit Vision Paintings," Vicenza, ITALY

2001

"Shaman's Sun/Moon," Pantalleria, ITALY

2000

"Moon Bird #1," Kansas City, KS

2000

"Spirit Spiral," Quito, ECUADORS

2000

"Sun/Moon Shaman #2," Vaschon Island, WAS

2000

"Sun Shield & Spiral Pole," Albany, GA

1999

"Spirit Healer," New Orleans, LA

1999

"Buffalo Spirit Totem," Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Santa Fe, NM

1999

"Spirit Poles," Padova, ITALY

1998

"Sun/Moon Shaman #3 & #4," Rancho de San Juan, Ojo Caliente, NM

1998

"Sun/Moon Shaman #1," Paradise Valley, AZ

1998

"Sun/Moon Shaman," Bronze, Lake Tahoe, CA

1997

Art in Embassies Program, U.S. State Department, Washington, DC

1994

"Kansas Totem #1," City's Percent for Art Program, Lawrence, KS

1993

"Snake and Medicine Wheel," AZ, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution

1993

"Napa Moon Totem," Markham Winery, St. Helena, CA

1993

"Medicine Wheel Totem," Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS

1992

"Four Direction Poles," Nakota Indian Reserve, Alberta, CANADA, Smithsonian Inst. sponsored

1992

"Moon Pole," Island of Hawaii, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution

1992

"Star Drop," 37-acre Earthwork, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

1991

"Sun Shield," Inn of the Anasazi, Santa Fe, NM

1991

"New Mexico Sun Totem," Hotel Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

1989

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM

1987

"From the Earth, Touch the Sky: East-West Interpretation #3," Nitin Madhvani Collection, Nairobi, KENYA

1987

State Capitol Building, Santa Fe, NM

1982

Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ

1982

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM

1981

Museum for Native American Center for the Living Arts, Niagara Falls, NY

1980

Museum of the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM Solo Exhibitions

2004

Moon Totems and Shields, Crossroads Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM

2002

Robert Craig Winery, Grand Opening, Napa Valley, CA

2001

"Outdoor Works," Markham Winery, Napa, Sausalito, CA

2001

"Spirit in Harmony," Gallery Piazza, Sausalito, CA

2000

"Shaman's Dreams," Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1999

"Buffalo Dreams, "Trading Post Café, Ranchos de Taos, NM

1999

"Red Visions," Markham Vineyards Winery, St. Helena, CA

1999

"New Visions," Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1998

"Buffalo Spirit," Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1997

"Taking Chances,"Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1996

"Ceremony: From the Inside Out," Inst. of Amer. Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe, NM

1995

"The Work of Doug Coffin,"Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS

1994

Copeland/Rutherford Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1993

"Many Moons," Wheelwright Museum, Santa Fe, NM

1993

Cyrus M. Running Gallery, Concordia Gallery, Moorhead, MN

1992

Copeland/Rutherford Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1991

Copeland/Rutherford Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1990

Squash Blossom Gallery, Aspen, CO

1988

Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1986

"New Work," Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1986

MacLaren/Markowitz Gallery, Boulder, CO

1983

Park Row Editions Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Group Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

2004-06

Art Train (traveling exhibition): Native Views, Influences of Modern Culture, a Contemporary Native Art Exhibition

2004

Contemporary Duo Tony Abeyta and Doug Coffin, Grand Opening, Turquoise Tortoise Gallery, Hyatt at Piñon Point, Sedona, AZ

2004

Crossroads Contemporary, Grand Opening, Santa Fe, NM

2004

Art in Embassies Program 40th Anniversary, Reception at the White House Hosted by Laura Bush; Reception at the Department of State Hosted by Secretary of State and Mrs. Powell, April 17, 2004

2002

New Sculptures, Inger Jirby Gallery, Taos, NM

2001

30th Annual Shidoni Outdoor Sculpture Show, Tesuque, NM

1999

"Authentic American Indian Art," The Light Factory, Charlottesville, NC

1999

"New Work," Canyon Road Collection, Palm Desert, CA

1998

"Bronze Age," New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA

1998

"Savage Truths," Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe, NM

1998

"Head, Heart & Hands," Kentucky Art & Craft Museum, Louisville, KY

1997-98

"20th Century American Sculpture at the White House," Washington, DC

1997

Lumina Gallery, Taos, NM

1997

Gallery Piazza, Sausalito, CA

1996

Shrine Show," Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe, NM

1996

Lumina Gallery, Taos, NM

1996

Indian Market Show, Art Studio Gallery, Nambé, NM

1994

Opening Exhibition, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Customs House, New York, NY

1992-93

Gallery Piazza, Sausalito, CA

1991

Institute of American Indian Art, Santa Fe, NM

1991

Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, CANADA

1989

Gump's Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1989

"The I-40 Connection: Contemporary Artists of the Southwest," Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK

1989

Southwest Expressions, Chicago, IL

1989

"The Reflected Image," Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

1989

"Shrine and Ritual," State Capitol, Santa Fe, NM

1989

"The Monotype," Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1987-88

Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1986

Mill Street Gallery, Aspen, CO

1986

Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1986

Amnesty International USA, 25th Annual Art Auction, Santa Fe, NM

1985

Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1985

"Seven Sculptors," Terrell Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1984

"Artists of the Southwest," 18th Street Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1984

Beverly Gordon Gallery, Dallas, TX

1984

"Exposure," Dallas, TX

1984

"Dallas Meets Santa Fe," Dallas Theatre Center, Dallas, TX

1984

Mill Street Gallery, Aspen, CO

1984

Park Row Editions Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1984

"Totems," Bonnier Gallery, New York, NY

1983

Joy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

1982

"Contemporary Southwest Artists," Grand Palais, Salon D'Automne, Paris, FRANCE

1982

"Shared Visions," American West Gallery, Chicago, IL

1982

Heydt Blair Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1982

"New Work by a New Generation," Norman McKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, CANADA

1982

"Spirit Images," Foundations Gallery, New York, NY

1982

"8th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show," Shidoni Gallery, Tesuque, NM

1982

Grycner Gallery, Taos, NM

1982

"20th Year Anniversary Show," Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM

1982

Albatross Gallery, Boulder, CO

1982

Stables Gallery, Taos, NM

1982

Canyon Gallery, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL

1982

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC

1982

"Walk in Beauty," Festival of the Arts, Santa Fe, NM

1981

Albatross Gallery, Boulder, CO

1981

"7th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show," Shidoni Gallery, Tesuque, NM

1981

"4 x 4," Fogelson Gallery, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

1981

Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY

1981

Festival of the Arts, Santa Fe, NM

1980

"6th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show," Shidoni Gallery, Tesuque, NM

1980

Stables Gallery, Taos, NM

1979

Armory for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM

1979

"Faculty Exhibition," College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

1979

"5th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show," Shidoni Gallery, Tesuque, NM

Publications

• Santa Fean Magazine, "Heart of the Flame," Cover Story by Leslie King, Aug. 1997
• Smithsonian Magazine, "National Museum of the American Indian," Oct. 1994
• Time Magazine, Oct. 1994
• Native American Art, by Robin Sommer, Brompton Book Company, 1994
• THE, Santa Fe's Monthly Magazine of the Arts, "Self Portrait," Aug. 1994
• Lawrence Journal-World, "Totem Depicts City's Spirit," by Mark Fagan, Apr. 2, 1994
• Pasatiempo, The New Mexican, "Reaching for the Moon," Cover Story, Sept. 24, 1993
• Native American Art and Folklore: A Cultural Celebration, by David Campbell, Crescent Books, 1993
• The Art Forum, Moorhead, MN, "Review in Brief," by Pete Schultz, 1993, pp. 3 & 20
• The Messenger, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Fall/Winter 1993-94, "Many Moons," by Yvonne Bond
• The Santa Fe Reporter, "Santa Fe Artist Goes to the Edge," by Kate McGraw, Sept. 22, 1993, p. 21
• The Forum, Moorhead, MN, "Building a Totem Pole," Feb. 21, 1993
• Midweek PLUS, Moorhead, MN, "Doug Coffin: Buffalo Spirit Totem," Feb. 4, 1993
• Lawrence Journal-World, "Artist Returns to Build Totem," Feb. 2, 1993
• The Concordian, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, "Native American Artist Assembles Totem," Carlen Matts, Jan. 29, 1993
• New Mexico Magazine, "Visionary Artists on a Singular Path," by Kate McGraw, Aug. 1992
• Land der Verzaubering, Bilder von Thomas Hopker mit Terten von Freddy Langer, Ellert & Richter Verlas, 1992, p. 118
• The Messenger, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Winter/Spring, 1990, Cover Story
• American Artist, Dec. 1989, "Artists of Different Cultures in the New Mexico Light," by Alan Hines
• The Chronicle, Nairobi, Kenya, "Nitin's Personal Totem Pole the First in Africa," June 20, 1987
• Aspen Times, Dec. 1986
• New York Times Sunday Edition, Sept.7, 1986
• Pasatiempo, The New Mexican, "Sculpture Garden Graces Lush La Posada Grounds," by Deborah Phillips, 1986

Television and Radio

1999

"The Artist Doug Coffin," E Network Television

1997

"20th Century American Sculpture at the White House," Artists Reception and Speech/dd>

1997

"20th Century American Sculpture at the White House," Artists Reception and Speech by Hillary Clinton, Jacqueline Kennedy Rose Garden, Nov. 5, 1997, C-SPAN

1994

City of Santa Fe, Interview with Ann Hittle, C-SPAN

1994

"Santa Fe Artist," Interview with Michael Wolford, American Television Network, Inc.

1994

"Totem Installations," Channel 22, Lawrence, KS

1993

"Many Moons," half-hour documentary on Doug Coffin's Wheelwright Museum Exhibit, PBS

1993

Santa Fe Indian Market, Interview with Barbara Pyle, CNN

1993

Hank Booth Show, KLWN Radio, Lawrence, KS

1993

"West of the Imagination," 6-hour miniseries produced by PBS

1993

Radio Interview, Flagstaff, AZ

1993

"Stopwatch," TV13, Albuquerque, NM

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