Johnny Lee Coffelt (born May 16, 1963) is an American artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York City.
[2] Coffelt's career began in the fashion industry designing clothing as well as fabric for Willi Smith in the 1980s.
Once he decided to devote his full energies to art he was commissioned by Jim Mitchell to paint over 100 works for the Parisian Department Store chain.
Coffelt was the inaugural artist at Space One Eleven founded by Anne Arrasmith and Peter Prinz, when it opened in 1989 in Birmingham, Alabama.
In 2002 Coffelt closed the gallery in order to move to New York and give his own art undivided attention.