" Namaz Zamani in Turkish Mosque ( Prayer Time) Acrylic on wood, 18 x 18 2011" Painting

Renowned mixed media artist Micci Cohan is best known for her exuberant, expressive palette and incredible range of styles. Her paintings celebrating vibrant worlds splashed with the color of innocent glamour and unbridled sensuality have been a fixture on the New York art scene since the 1980s. Her work evokes a unique timelessness transcending current trends or categorizations.
Cohan's candid explorations of her inner world intertwine with collected inspirations to transform into a fluid visual unity. Light-hearted joy, bright colors, and an intense passion for creating permeate her work. The kaleidoscope of impressions, shared with the audience is fused together from various world cultures, music, fashion, art history and every day soul searching.
Since graduating from Parsons School of Design, Cohan's art has acquired a devoted following of collectors and buyers that span the globe. Her work continues to be included in exhibitions at venues such as Fusion Arts Museum, 532 Gallery, Thomas Jaeckel, Ward-Nasse Gallery, and ADA Gallery, and pieces have been auctioned off alongside American and European Artists including Calder, Haring and Miro. She is currently included in The Art in America Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums and Artists 2011 edition and Artforum's Best of 2011 edition as well as published in The International Contemporary Artists Vol II /2011 and featured in the NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 14.
Cohan's creativity is not limited to the paintbrush. Music industry notables have worn pieces from her jewelry line Inspira Metro. She publishes a top-rated weekly contemporary art blog that discusses the art within each of our everyday lives and sheds light on her current inspirations. Cohan has also been commissioned to do illustration work by notable clients including the prestigious Jean Cocteau Repertory Theater, a New York City theater institution.

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