Augustine Kofie

AUGUSTINE KOFIE

Augustine Kofie/ Kofie’One
b. November, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.
Primarily self taught
Lives and works in Los Angeles.
When you first view Augustine Kofie’s artwork you immediately are struck with the skill and
intensity of his technique. You can understand his love of process and structure.
With strong interest in architecture, form and shape of typography, 1960’s iconography,
contemporary music and street culture, Augustine constructs a dialogue in his work that is not
always easily revealed. His collages and assemblages are layers upon layers of development.
His work is as much unintentional mastery as it is intentional order. The imagery not only leaps out
at you, but also draws you into his conversation.
Growing up in Los Angeles and very active in the West Los Angeles Graffiti scene since the mid
1990’s, Kofie’One, as he became to be known, is a skillful and well respected street artist.
After viewing one of his paintings and assemblages you may begin to recognize his distinct style in
one of his many murals scattered around Los Angeles.
Drawing on his craft of lettering he has developed an abstraction that goes beyond the traditional 3
dimensions of our known world into a crafted world that builds on itself.
Choices like his color pallet recall a vintage sensibility. He has the innate ability to combine
appreciation of the past and his vision of a developed future.
Kofie’s mechanically detailed line-work, organically complex structures and heavy earthtone palette
develop into a multi-layered, architecturally inspired world that is a vintage futuristic realm not
subject to gravity.

Sellected Solo Exhibitions

2010
•Retrofitted & Other Forms Of Vintage Futurism, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009
•Fall to Pieces, Noni Boutique, Los Angeles, CA
•Vintage Futurism, Zero1 Gallery, Curator- Christina Ochoa, Los Angeles, CA
2007
•Kofie Vs SURU, SURU Store, Los Angeles, CA
2006
•Electric Avenue, Bent Gallery, Pasadena, CA
•Drafted Soundcheck, Upon Shop, Silverlake, CA
•Hands On, Transport Gallery, Solo Show, Downtown Los Angeles CA
2005
•Recent Painting, Still Life Gallery, New York, NY
2001
•MOBILIZATION, 33 1/3 Gallery, Silver Lake CA

Sellected Group Exhibitions
2011
•Street Cred: Graffiti Art from Concrete to Canvas, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
•Art in the Streets: Exhibition 01, via Steve Grody Photos, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
•Unintended Calculations, Becker Galleries, Vancouber, BC
•Linear Empires, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA
•AeroSoul 2: Urban Art Exhibition, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
•Edifice Cache: A Growing Installation, 5 Man Show, Morono Kiang Gallery, Bradburry Building, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
2010
•Los Angeles Art Show 2011, David Lawrence Gallery, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
•Dreams Deferred: Artists Respond to Immigration, The Chinese American Museum (CAM), Los Angeles,CA
•ART BASEL/ MIAMI, Primary Flight 2010, Fresh Produce Group Show, Miami, FL
•HACER Presents: DUALITY Exhibition, CB GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA
•SourceLA Modern Design Exhibition, L.A. Mart® Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
•OP Straat, 3 man exhibition with Mear & Retna, Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
•L’ART URBAIN, Addict Gallery, Paris, France
•ART BASEL/ Switzerland, Volta 6 Art Fair, Curated by The LA Art Machine, Switzerland
•ART BASEL/ Switzerland, Scope Art Fair, Williem Kerseboom Gallery & LA Art Machine, Basel, Switzerland
•Art Amsterdam Exhibition, Williem Kerseboom Gallery & LA Art Machine, RAI Exhibition Center, Amsterdam
•Urban Avantgarde / STROKE 2.0 Urban Art Exhibition, Munich, Germany
•Silver+Black, Group Exhibition Presented by Asha, Melbourne, Australia
•Urban Heiroglyphics 1, Mid City Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
•Never A Dull Moment, Group Show, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA
•STREET LEGAL, Group Art Exhibition, Rivera & Rivera Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
•Vox Humana, Live Art Exhibition, LA Art Show 2010, Los Angeles Convention Center, CA
2009
•SCION Installation 5. Traveling Group Art Exhibition & Benefit, NY, CA, MI, FL, AZ, MN, PA, OR
•METALLUM, 2-man show with Codak, The Ronin Gallery, Echo Park CA
•Octo Pusses, Group Show, Collaboration Piece with Cat Cult, New Image Art Gallery, Hollywood, CA
•Fear No Art, Group Exhibition, Curator- Marka27, Boston, MA
•Climb In The Back Window, Mural Installation & Install, Curator- Io Wright, Philadelphia, PA
•MANIFEST HOPE:DC, Group Art Show for Barack Obama, Washington, DC
2008
•Oro Universal, Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
•El Mac y Kofie, 2-Man show, Red Letter 1 Gallery, Tampa, FL
•Dumbo Incense Japan, Live showcase with Dragon 73, Kobe, Japan
•I Am 8-BITT, World of Wonder, Hollywood, CA
•LA STYLE 2, LA Contemporary, Culver City, CA
•Trade Bloc, BLVD Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007
•THANKS With Frowhawk Two-Feathers, Unitard gallery, Los Angeles CA
•SCION Installation 4. Traveling Group Art Exhibition & Benefit, NY, CA, TX, FL, MA, MN, PA, WA.
•The Art Of Deception, The Progression Gallery, Pomona, CA
•JIGSAW PAWS, Mama Buzz, Oakland CA
•LA STYLE, Group Show, LA Contemporary, Culver City, CA
•Karak Karon, Meltdown Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
•Parco Gallery, Live Art Exhibition, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
2006
•SCION Installation 3, Traveling Group Art Exhibition & Benefit, NY, CA, FL, WA, TX, PA, IL, GA
•The Dolo Harvest, Group Show, Sol Sounds Record Shop, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
•SOUL SIGNIFICANCE, Crewest Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
•MOVEMENT: Hip-Hop in L.A. – 1980’s to present, Department Of Cultural Affairs, KGB Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005
•Greg Craola Simkins & Kofie One, FIFTY24SF Gallery, San Francisco, CA
•SCION Installation 2, Traveling Group Art Exhibition & Benefit,Track 16 Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
•6875 Gallery/Showroom, Installation, Shibuya Ku, Tokyo, Japan
2004
•STREETWISE 3, 4 Man Show, Lab 101 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
•GRA(FF)ITE, Crewest Gallery, Alhambra, CA
•SLICK, JACK-IT! :Tag Teams on Denim, The Levi’s Store, Santa Monica, CA
•SCION Installation 2, Traveling Group Art Exhibition & Benefit, CA, GA, TX, MA, IL, OH, CO, FL, NY, PA,WA.
2003
•Street Dreams, Ghetto Gloss Gallery, Curator- The Seventh Letter, Silverlake, CA
•Beyond GRAFFITI Group show w/ Eder, Axis & Kajaya. Headquarters Gallery, In conjunction with Amnesty International. Hollywood, C
•AYER…Still Alive, Benefit Show, Subject Matter Gallery, Curator_The Seventh Letter, Costa Mesa, CA
•ASSEMBLAGE With Tony Kiem, Indigo Flower, Santa Monica, CA
•TD.5 Show. Group Show, Indigo Flower, Santa Monica, CA
•LA LA LA: Design By Design And Not By Design: LA Architecture, Mural Installations, Curator_Perlof/Webster, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
2002
•Rock Fresh Renaissance: The Art of RF/TD.5 Designs & Kofie’one. Noni Gallery. Los Angeles,CA
•HotsyDunk: The Produce Department Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
•Bulletin Board Show. Indigo Flower. Santa Monica, CA
•Abstract Reality. Group Art Show, ICU Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
2001
•Program 12. Group Exhibition, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
2000
•CAPITAL ART. Group Art Exhibition, Track 16, Bergamot Station. Santa Monica, CA
•Exhibition One. Group Art Show, Indigo Flower. Santa Monica, CA
•SPIT AND POLISH: Political art show with Robbie Conal, Axis. Art Place Gallery. West Los Angeles, CA
1990’s
•MILLENNIUM, Bergamot Station. Santa Monica, CA
•Police Brutality Exhibit, Live Art, Old County Jail, Los Angeles, CA
•JUSTICE? JUST US, Curated by Robbie Conal. UCLA Wadswourth Theater. Westwood, CA
•ARTSPEAKS: A concept against police brutality. Vision Theater, Leimert Park. Los Angeles, CA
•WILD WILD WEST, ICU Art Gallery. Los Angeles, CA

Sellected Commissions, Installations & Charity Benefits
2011
•SINGHA TransPortraits Artist Series/ Commission, San Francisco, CA
2010
•Lexus/ Microsoft “Fresh Perspectives” Series/ Documentary, Los Angeles, CA
•Time Warner/ G4, Commissioned artwork + commercial usage in advertising, Los Angeles, CA
•MANIFEST EQUALITY, Exterior Mural With El Mac & Retna, Hollywood ,CA
2009
•Juxtapoz Magazine/ The Big Payback Show, Group Benefit Auction, Los Angeles, CA
•HUGO BOSS, Window Installation for NYC store, New York, NY
•CAT CULT Installation, Riverside Art Museum, Collaboration piece on display, Riverside, CA
•Manuel Arts High School, Mural Installation, Los Angeles, CA
•Parvus Gallery, Mural Installation with El Mac, Phoenix, AZ
•De La Berracuda, Large Exterior, Mural Installation for Lionel Deluy, Los Angeles, CA
•Engine Theatre, Experimental 4×4Tracktor Soundsystem/ DJ Set Performance. Hollywood, CA
2008
•Primary Flight, ‘Triangulation’s of KOF’ Mural Installation, Miami, FL
•Dumbo Incense, Illustration commission for Custom incense packaging, Kobe Japan
2007
•Barack Obama Los Angeles Campaign Office Mural Comission, Curator- Yosi Sergant, Los Angeles, CA
•THE GRIND: Charity Show, Foundation One Gallery, Atlanta, GA
•TEMPT: Represent, Represent, Benefit Show, URB Gallery, Culver City, CA
•GET: ART, Benefit Show, Bonhams & Butterfields Auction House, Hollywood, Ca
•Pegasus Bookstore, Mural Comission, Oakland CA
•From La With Love, Interior corner Installation, A+D Museum, Los Angeles, Ca
•The GREEN, The Sundance Channel, Live Art Exhibition, Curator_Rabin Rodgers, Los Angeles ,CA
2006
•TARGET: Revolution Short Film, Live Art Installation, Tronic Studios, New York, NY
•STUFF Magazine Awards, Live Art Exhibition, Curator_ Rabin Rodgers, Archlight Theater, Hollywood, CA
•The Singles Table, Mural Installation for NBC Show, Commissioned by Charisse Cardenas, Los Angeles, CA
2005
•6785 Gallery, Live Art Exhibition, Cafe La Boheme. Aoyama, Tokyo Japan
•Level Boutique, Mural Installation, Hiroshima Japan
•Blow Your Head Tour With Stones Throw & Dj Muro, Club Air, Tokyo & Osaka, Japan
•Claska Gallery, Mive Art Installation, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo Japan
•Gravillis Inc. Mural Installation, Los Angeles, CA
•KEEP A BREAST: Boarding For Breast Cancer Benefit, Lab 101 Gallery, Culver City, CA
2004
•Drafting Borough, BackWoods Store Live Art & Installation Exhibition, Backwoods Borough. Shibuya Ku, Tokyo Japan
•AGNEDA Showroom, Mural Install, Fashion Mart Building, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
•Spiewak/ Rock The Vote/ Vapors, Benefit Show, New York, NY
•Hot Joint & Sound Eater Records, Interior & Exterior Mural Installation, Kiryu, Gunma, Japan
•Corin Boutique, Interior & Exterior Mural, Kushiro City, Hokkaido, Japan
•Stussy/Alife/Wu-Tang/Frank 151, Live Art, Shibuya Ku, Tokyo Japan
2003
•STUSSY, Comissioned design for LA themed skateboard
•STUSSY, Commissioned design for T-shirt series
2002
•Crenshaw Wall, Black History Month Mural, Los Angeles, CA
•5.1 Entertainment Office, Marvin Gaye Mural, West Los Angeles, CA
•Stone Throw Records, Remixed logo for Japan tour
2001
•AMP showroom, Kareem Abdul Jabbar Mural. Shibuya-ku, Japan
•One World Access, Commissioned Hendrix Mural Installation, Malibu, CA
•AWAKEN, Art director & lead illustrator for DVD/CD release. Curator_Poet Name Life
2000
•Charizmatik Flagship Store/ The Treehouse Endeavor. Large Exterior Mural. East Hollywood, CA
•MALATHION, Commissioned illustrations for promotional flyers
1990’s
•Unite To Inscribe, Mural Installation, Tijuana, Mexico
•Studio Nine: Recording Studios, Exterior Mural. Hollywood, CA
•JACKED, Exclusive illustrations for independent t-shirt line Commissioned by Eric Dressen
•Santa Monica Airlines Skateboards, Commissioned Illustrations for apparel by Skip Englblom