Jaime Coon - biography

THE STORY SO FAR

Jaime Coon: female, lives in New York, born in Germany, raised in Washington State. Becomes muse to the painter Tashina Suzuki at the age of 15. Begins to art model for painters and sculptors in Seattle and by modeling at the Cornish College Of The Arts - the most prestigious art school on the West Coast - she makes a name for herself in the Seattle art world.

On the West Coast, Jaime Coon also worked as a fashion model for photographers and designers that include Soma photographer Michael Doucett and Vogue photographer Rocky Salskov.

Two years ago in New York, Jaime Coon meets and begins her ongoing work with outlaw rock'n'roll photographer BP Fallon - feted for his iconic images of U2, Led Zeppelin and Primal Scream. She dances on stage with the outrageous Queen Of Rock'n'Roll Little Richard and the wise ol' Dr John sings a song to this young 'un on her birthday. Her writings appear in Voices Of America. And she poses for the internationally-renowned installation artist Sandy Scoglund for her Breathing Glass project - which was hung in The American Craft Museum in New York.

Jaime Coon inspired the Miramax animation sculptor Robert Stanley to create the lauded celebration that is his statue The Winged Woman. And the notorious filmmaker Niko Sluzki, his beautiful underground cult movie Woken Sleep stars Jaime Coon.

Stills from Woken Sleep
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"Wearing clothes is interesting too!" Jaime Coon laughs. "I enjoy the fashion modeling as much as being known in art circles as 'The Winged Woman' or 'The Skin + Bones Girl' ! Mad, isn't it?" She laughs again, pauses, goes all reflective for a moment, then says smiling "It's all good, life's a gas if you let it be..."