Our new Steve Penley art exhibit
Yesterday I attended the opening of a new exhibit at the World of
When we opened World of
Steve has included Coke in his paintings for years, and we’ve been big fans of his work! In fact, one of his paintings has been part of the Pop Culture Gallery since we opened, and we have several of his paintings hanging in our headquarters.
At the World of
Until then, here’s a different video of Steve talking about the reasons he includes
Have you seen Steve’s work in World of
My name is Phil Mooney, and I've served as the historian/archivist for 
As a hard core coke a cola lover, which I am now 60 years old I have had a coke every day of my life since I can remember. As a little kid grown up in south georgia I remember going to Sunday school and sneaking out and getting a bottled coke for 15 cents. As growing up and getting older, I don't go to a sporting event where I don't have a coke. A day does not go by without me having a coke. Hince I have been a big fan of Steve Penley's ever since his first show in the old warehouse on Marietta Street. As I attended the world of coke exhibit to see how steve has progressed, I was blown away with how AMAZING and how wonderful his paintings were. I have been all over the world and Atlanta, Georgia should be proud to have an artist of this magnitude in their own back yard. As I sat there in amazement of how wonderful this young artist is and huge progressment, I can only imagine how much better he will become in the years to come. As I looked around, people in the exhibit seemed to all light up and bring happiness to the young and old. In closing, Georigia, the South, and University of Georgia should be proud of Steve Penley. It was a real treat to see someone so inspired and so talented and yet also so very humble.
Posted by: sea island coke lover | May 26, 2008 at 05:26 PM
Sea Island Coke Lover - Glad to hear you liked Steve's exhibit at the World of Coca-Cola. We agree he's amazing! -- Phil
Posted by: Phil Mooney | May 27, 2008 at 03:36 PM
Steve Penley is a great guy and a great artist. I cherish his work. He is very real and precious.
Posted by: Evalyn Parrish | May 28, 2008 at 09:26 PM
Steve Penley is an incredibly talented painter. His bold expressive brush strokes are alive with energy. While I don't particularly share his views (as posted on his website) I think we can all agree he is sincere in his vision which he captures so well on the canvas.
Posted by: headplow | June 28, 2008 at 01:57 PM
Steve is a great American. He's a genius as evidenced by his work but don't let him know. It might cause him to think he should stop growing his art.
Posted by: mipast | June 29, 2008 at 09:17 PM
What a talent! There may be no better subsequent exhibit next to Warhol than Steve Penley!
Posted by: JAGjr | June 29, 2008 at 09:45 PM
PENLEY ...SUCH TALENT...COKE SCORED BIG WITH STEVE PENLEY.AWESOME!
Posted by: viclip | July 14, 2008 at 08:02 PM
Coca-Cola & Steve Penley are both THE REAL THING...Truely American Icon's
Posted by: Griff | July 23, 2008 at 10:08 PM
buenas tardes, estuve visitando su pagina ,,al menos las fotogarfias son espectaculare,, ustedes me podrian facilitar una direccion, de coca cola en español ,donde encuntre toda su historia,, garacias,, soy fanatico de coca cola ,, vivo en colombia
Posted by: victor rativa | April 19, 2009 at 12:01 PM
victor - Bienvenida a Coca-Cola Conversations! Here is a website where you can browse through some Coca-Cola history in Spanish. -- Phil
Posted by: Phil Mooney | April 20, 2009 at 05:07 PM
Steve Penley is an incredible supporter of Coca~Cola and has always cherished the imagery of Coke and its history. To view original Coke paintings at his home gallery, please visit Matre Gallery at 65 Bennett Street • Atlanta, GA, or online at: MatreGallery.com
Posted by: Matre Gallery | May 21, 2009 at 02:47 PM