Josie McCoy

In her unique oil paintings, Josie McCoy captures the here and the now to subvert the very nature of the 21st century’s celebrity culture.
These beautifully created works owe nothing to the supposed fifteen minutes clutched at by those on the periphery of fame. McCoy celebrates the virtual, those who do not exist, suspending our disbelief and drawing us in, supplementing facts with questions. Are we looking at a character or an actor? Is it a painting or a photograph?
McCoy is graduate of Central St Martin’s College in London. She has exhibited widely in London, and her work has featured in many shows, including the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery and Artfutures at the Royal Festival Hall.