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Peter and Maria Hoey
Biography ▼
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Peter Hoey and Maria Hoey together make up Pacific Coin Op Studio. They grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she the youngest and he the oldest of six kids. They have collaborated on illustrations and comics for seven years, with work appearing in Time, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Playboy, BLAB!, Print, and Mother Jones, among many others. Peter lives in San Francisco, and Maria lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Recent Projects
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Lincoln’s Springfield Exhibit
Peter and Maria Hoey collaborated with McCullough Creative and the Lincoln Presidential Foundation to produce “Lincoln’s Springfield” – an interactive exhibit at The Corneau House across from The Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, IL. The exhibit focuses on the lives of six neighbors of Abraham Lincoln and the...
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PaintCare’s Paint Smarter Posters
PaintCare commissioned Peter and Maria Hoey to develop a series of public education posters promoting “Paint Smarter” messaging about paint stewardship. Inspired by American Mid-Century graphic styles, the posters encourage consumers to avoid paint waste by buying the right amount, storing it carefully, giving away extra, and recycling at PaintCare...
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Let’s Talk Cannabis Vermont
Peter & Maria Hoey illustrated the keyframes for an animation from the Vermont Department of Health providing education on cannabis use. The Let’s Talk Cannabis webpage covers details on the legality of cannabis use in Vermont and provides safety guidelines. See the full animation as well as some individual keyframes...
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Market Street Crossroads
Peter and Maria Hoey were commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco MTA to create 6 large-scale comics to be installed at bus kiosks along Market Street. Each of the six comics represents a crossroads of people and lives, from a rainy morning to a foggy...
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Chicago Magazine
Peter and Maria Hoey were commissioned by Chicago Magazine for the article, “What Weather Forecasters Know.” It follows three of Chicago’s top meteorologists — Brant Miller, Cheryl Scott, and Tom Skilling — sharing what they’ve learned from years of tracking this city’s fickle and often extreme weather.
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The Bend Of Luck
Peter and Maria Hoey have illustrated a new graphic novel, The Bend Of Luck. The story follows a man who mines precious stones that confer luck, and will be available in stores August 2nd!
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Peter and Maria Hoey | The New York Times
Peter and Maria Hoey were commissioned by The New York Times to create a GIF for their Political Memo, “100 Days Without Trump on Twitter: A Nation Scrolls More Calmly.” See more of Peter and Maria Hoey’s work here.
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Peter and Maria Hoey | The New York Times
Peter and Maria Hoey were commissioned by The New York Times to illustrate the cover of the Sunday Business section, “The Gambling Company That Had the Best Pandemic Ever.” See more of Peter and Maria Hoey’s work here. Read The New York Times article here.
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Peter and Maria Hoey | New York Post
Peter and Maria Hoey were commissioned by the New York Post to illustrate their annual article “Best books of 2020: The top 30 must-read titles from the past year.” See more of Peter and Maria Hoey’s work here. Read the New York Post article here.
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Peter and Maria Hoey | The Boston Globe
Peter and Maria Hoey were commissioned by The Boston Globe to illustrate a portrait of presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris and a series of ballot box icons for the article, “The Globe Endorses Joe Biden.” See more of Peter and Maria Hoey’s work here.
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Peter and Maria Hoey | Deloitte
Peter and Maria Hoey illustrated Deloitte’s article, “The future of work in mining: What will jobs look like in intelligent mining operations?” This project was art directed by Kevin Weier. See more of Peter and Maria’s work here. Read the Deloitte article here.
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Peter and Maria Hoey | The Progressive
Peter and Maria Hoey illustrated the June/July 2020 cover of The Progressive titled “What Comes Next?”. See more of their work here.
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Peter and Maria Hoey | Christianity Today
Peter and Maria Hoey illustrated a story of Congolese refugee asylum-seekers and their harrowing journey to the US for Christianity Today‘s December 2019 issue. See more of Peter and Maria’s comic work here.
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Peter and Maria Hoey | Scholastic
Peter and Maria Hoey created the illustrations and animations for Scholastic’s new anti-vaping campaign with the FDA, The Real Cost of Vaping. They illustrated 5 worksheets cautioning High School and Middle Schoolers about the health risks of vaping, as well as the spot illustrations used in Scholastic’s interactive website, and...
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Maria and Peter Hoey | Dartmouth Magazine
Illustrators, Peter and Maria Hoey of Coin-Op Studios have done it again! The illustration duo worked with Dartmouth University for their January/ February Alumni Magazine Issue which included two editorial spreads for “The Amazing Life and Times of John Ledyard” illustrated in a graphic novel style. In his 38 years...
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Peter and Maria Hoey | LA Times
Illustration duo, Peter and Maria Hoey of Coin-Op Studios created the cover illustration and interior illustration for yesterday’s LA Times 2019 Travel Guide. AD: Paul Gonzales See more work by Peter and Maria here and we can’t wait to share more of their new work within the new year.
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Peter and Maria Hoey | Crains Chicago Business Magazine
Peter and Maria Hoey’s work received high praise from the editor of Crain’s Chicago Business, Michael Arndt. Arndt called their 3-page collaborative comic story (about the Rise and Fall of Motorola) the piece he was most proud of from his time at Crain’s Chicago Business (art directed by Jason McGregor)....
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Peter and Maria Hoey | Wired Brand Lab + Western Digital
This summer, Peter and Maria Hoey of Coin-Op Studio created 5 animated Climate Change Informational Graphics for Wired Brand Lab + Western Digital. These data-rich graphics are designed in comic panel style and animated for viewing on datamakespossible.com To see more from Peter and Maria click here. ...
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Peter and Maria Hoey | Teaching Tolerance
Client: Teaching Tolerance | Description: The illustration accompanies the article, “How to Be and Ally,” which informs teachers of a way to acknowledge the identity groups in their classroom. View Peter and Maria’s portfolio here
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