Karita Coffey

Karita Coffey (born 1947) is a Comanche ceramist, noted especially for producing ceramic replicas of traditional craft objects. She lived in Lawton, Oklahoma before beginning her artistic training at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She received her graduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and later taught at the Institute for many years before retiring to work on her sculpture. Coffey's work is informed by aspects of African art and the art of the Australian Aborigines as well as by her own heritage. Her work is represented in the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian.