Andy Coolquitt was born in Texas in 1964. He lives and works between New York and Austin, Texas. He attended UCLA and the University of Texas, Austin. He has exhibited in the United States and Europe, most recently with a solo show titled WE CARE ABOUT YOU, at Lisa Cooley Fine Art and Real Estate, a group show, at Zero in Milan, Italy. Upcoming group exhibitions include The Craft, organized by Melissa Brown, at Lehman College Art Gallery in New York and Illuminations, organized by Matthew Higgs, at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York. In 2012 Coolquitt will have a solo exhibition at the Blaffer Museum in Houston, Texas, curated by Rachel Hooper. A full-color monograph published by UT Press will accompany the exhibition and will feature contributions from Dan Fox, Matthew Higgs and Jan Tumlir.
