Akina Toffey (Cox)
Monrovia, CA

Born: New York City, 1984

Selected Exhibitions
2006Solo Show (BFA), California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, Nov.
2006Yale University Summer School of Art at Norfolk,  Group Show, Norfolk, CT
2003“Artists for Peaceful Unification”, Group Invitational Show, Paju Art Association,
Unification Observatory, Tongil Dongsan, Odusan, Korea, Jan.
2002“5 Women Artists + 4 Gen. = 1 Family”, A Four Generation Women Artists
Show, DL Gallery, Seoul, Korea, May – June.
“Kites for Peace at the DMZ”, Group Invitational Show, Korea Fine Art Association,
Imjingak Pavilion Park, Paju, Korea, Jan. – Mar.
“Spring Show”, Group Show, DL Gallery, Seoul, Korea, Apr. – May.
2001Solo Show of Paintings & Drawings, DL Gallery, Seoul, Korea, Aug. – Sept.
Group Show, Paju Art Association Members Show,  Paju, Korea, Oct.
“Christmas Show”, Group Show, DL Gallery, Seoul, Korea, Nov. – Dec.
2000Group Show of Gallery Artists, The Green Apple Gallery, Red Bank, NJ, Sept.
Solo Exhibit of Paintings & Drawings, Little Silver City Hall Gallery, Little Silver, NJ, April
Solo Show of Paintings & Drawings, No Ordinary Joe, Red Bank, NJ Feb. 28 – Mar. 20
Monmouth Museum, Monmouth Council of the Arts Annual Show, Feb.
1999Annual Juried Statewide Show, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, NJ
Was in three other juried shows at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County for 1999
Red Bank Regional High School Gallery, Displayed work, Little Silver, NJ
Funk & Standard – Wearable Art Work, Red Bank, NJ
1998Masks, First Union Bank, Little Silver, NJ, Curated by Barbara Murray, Won Grand Prize.
Annual Juried Statewide Show, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, NJ,
Curated by Robert Sakson.
Murals, Markham Place School, Little Silver, NJ
1997Bette Abel’s Traveling Art Show, Started in Little Silver City Hall, NJ
Artrageous, Middletown Library, Middletown, NJ
“Once Upon a Mattress,” Designed and Painted 10’ x 20’ backdrop,
Markham Place School, Little Silver, NJ
1996“Peter Pan,” Designed and Painted 10’ x 20’ backdrop 10’ x 20’ backdrop,
Markham Place School, Little Silver, NJ
1995Invitational Children’s Show, Laughing Bean, Red Bank, NJ, Curated by Tony Taddei
“Wizard of Oz,” Designed and Painted backdrop,  Markham Place School, Little Silver, NJ

Awards and Honors
2002International Students Art Competition, Tokyo, Japan, $500 Prize, Group Exhibition
of Winners Jan. – Feb.
2001“gUrl Grant”, $1,500 grant for showing young people how to organize your own art show.
2000Three Merit Based Scholarships, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
Full Scholarship to Intensive Drawing &Portfolio Preparation Classes, Moore College
1998Grand Prize for best sculpture, First Union Bank, Little Silver, NJ
1998Accepted to Red Bank Regional High School Visual Arts Program

Education
2004-06California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA B.F.A.
2002-03Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA (2 years)
2001Ewha Womans University, International Program, Seoul, Korea
The National Museum of Korea, Korean Ceramics, Seoul, Korea
2000Moore College of Art & Design, Intensive Drawing & Portfolio Preparation Classes, Phila., PA
Moore College of Art & Design, Summer Fine Arts Program, Phila., PA
1999Cooper Union Extension, Mixed Media Class, Suzzane Chamlin, New York City, NY
Newark Art Museum, Summer Workshop, Lorraine Neimela
1998-99Oil Painting with Judy Martin
1997-98Water color with Jane Lux
1996-97Evelyn Leavens
1995-96Bette Abel

Miscellaneous
MemberSVAI, Seoul Visual Arts International,  Seoul, Korea
MemberKorea Fine Art Association - Paju Chapter,  Geumchon, Paju, Korea
MemberArt Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, NJ
TeachingSummer Camp Art Classes every year
TeachingTeam taught two art classes each week for one year