Lisbeth McCoy

Lisbeth McCoy obituary, New York, NY

Lisbeth McCoy

Lisbeth McCoy Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Oct. 19, 2024.
Lisbeth McCoy, a Danish-American artist, died on October 3, 2024, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, in Manhattan. The cause was complications of Melanoma. She was 62. Born on the Danish island of Funen, Lisbeth left Denmark at the age of 19. She lived in Paris, where she modeled for Chanel, and then moved to New York City to study at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After periods acting in Los Angeles, and living in the Australian outback, she settled in New York City, which became her home. She opened Lisbeth & Co., a store on Elizabeth Street, in 1998, where she curated furniture and design and began to refine an aesthetic that defined her creative life. In 2001, she married art dealer and gallerist Jason McCoy and they had one son, the musician Charles McCoy. Lisbeth attended the New York Academy of Art and established a studio space in Tribeca. Her practice as an artist encompassed sculpture, mobile, painting, and drawing, and her use of shape, and rhythm, and light traced a subtle balance between organic and human forms. She showed at Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art, Jason McCoy Gallery, and Lisa Perry's Onna House. Lisbeth's exquisite sensibility was apparent in everything around her, from her home to her dress to her posture - informed by a lifetime of ballet and modern dance. "Cozy" was a word Lisbeth used as high praise. Her nature was generous, unpretentious, gentle and welcoming; she put those around her, from all backgrounds, at ease. Her quiet strength in the face of adversity during her last year was an inspiration to friends and family. She is survived by her husband, Jason, and her son, Charles. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Lisbeth's memory can be made to the Lisbeth McCoy Scholarship Fund at the New York Academy of Art and/or New York-Presbyterian hospital. (Photo credit: Marc Hom)

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Jennifer Goodale

October 22, 2024

She was a joy...will always treasure our talks about Ballet - especially The Royal Danish Ballet! I will miss knowing she is not in our lives..but she touched so many and her light will shine in all of us forever.

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