07/14/2025
Our next show ‘Paper Dreams’ opens this Friday featuring the amazing work of Philadelphia based artist Anthony Coleman ()
Opening Night:
Friday, July 18th 6p-10p
2200 Parks Ave
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
About Anthony Coleman:
Anthony Coleman, a self-taught artist, was born, raised, and currently lives in Philadelphia. He began drawing his unique portraits at a young age and has a non-stop desire to create. Tony, which is the nickname he goes by in everyday conversation, would draw on whatever scrap of paper he could find; work schedules, receipts, and notes. If there was a piece of paper in reach, it became Tony’s canvas.
Tony’s distinct style combines the color and mood of cartoons from the 60s, 70s and 80s with his keen eye for portraiture. He finds inspiration in Western movies, circus clowns, high fashion, Horror movies, animals and the pop culture of the 60s, 70s and 80s. Tony’s preferred medium is graphite and colored pencil on paper. His finished drawings show colored-over lines and the indentations of erased pencil markings, giving the viewer a vision of Tony’s creative process.
Tony has had solo and group shows all over the United States and internationally. Some of the galleries he has had solo exhibitions at are, SAGE Gallery: Austin TX, AMANITA Gallery: Manhattan NY, SPACE 1026: Philadelphia PA and Studio Cromie: Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy.
