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THE VOCI PROJECT
TO ACQUIRE DIEGO ART: CONTACT HELGA
Please email: helga.voci@gmx.de
Visually powerful, intellectually elegant and above all, timeless.
The Project
Meet Our Team
Coop Cooprider
Diego Voci Historian-Emeritus
“Coop” Cooprider knew and collected Diego's since the mid 1960's. Coop was viscerally and passionately drawn to Diego’s Art. In 1974, published the 1st ever DIEGO 8-Page Catalog, ran TV Guide Ads and Articles. Coop and his wife Patti visited Diego and Helga often. Coop knew Diego had a distinctive style, worthy of international recognition and acclaim, and his certainty in this regard has never wavered.
Currently, Coop is letting go of a large part of the Art Collection, even beyond the diverse selections by Diego.
See their DIEGO collection: Art Collection from Cooprider Family Collection | Artwork Archive
Helga Voci
Diego Voci Estate
Helga Voci, sole owner of the Diego Voci Estate, has promoted the art, creativity and legacy of Diego Voci over the past forty years and continues to do so today through The Diego Voci Project.
Helga retired from the framing business, which was close to her heart working with the love of her life DIEGO. She lives in Diego's old studio in Taunusstein. Now takes care of their daughter Alessandra and enjoys her new grandson Otis.
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Contact Helga Voci to acquire her DIEGO artworks at helga.voci@gmx.de
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The purpose of The Diego Voci Project is to “showcase”, promote and preserve the creative works of Diego who passed away without the world realizing the full measure of his talents or creative legacy...to keep his works alive and through them to inspire, provoke, entertain and enliven us.
Diego was truly passionate about his art as can be seen though all of his works and his passion is shared throughout the world with his many supporters.
OUR PASSION
We celebrate Diego in recognition of a vast and prolific career for the many collectors that were touched by the product of Diego’s mind's eye and the warmth of his good nature. He lived and breathed his Art. Of the estimated ten thousand plus pieces he painted we proudly present a small sampling herein.
Stephen Max
Canadian Connection
As the representative for the Canadian Diego Collectors Stephen and Wendy got to know DIEGO well. Even after moving back to Canada from Germany they stayed in touch. Diego and Helga visited them in Canada too! Stephen authored the 1st deluxe coffee-table book featuring the art of Diego titled "The Beauty of Diego" a 147-page hard cover book. Stephen created Diego YouTube videos, Monthly DVP Newsletters, created this website, and much more!
To view all of the books by Stephen, click:
Mary Trimmins
Project Member
The Diego Voci rediscovery movement began in 2008 with a simple question on Artifact Collectors, an online forum (*). “Are there any Diego painting owners out there...I have 5 and would like to chat with anyone who has some".
The Diego Voci Project was born. Now, Mary enjoys her cooking and gardening. She passed her 4 Diego artworks on to a friend, who now collects more. There is the "Potato Chip Phenomenon" again, where Coop says, "you can't stop at one!"
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(*) Artifact Collectors no longer exists. See our WordPress blog where we captured many of the stories shared with us by collectors, friends and family!
Kami Cooprider
Diego Voci Legacy Manager
Coop’s daughter Kami, number 3 of 7 kids, grew up with Diego paintings on their walls and stories of her father’s days with Diego in Germany. She and Coop began their search in 2009 and thanks to Mary Trimmins' AC post, over 400 collectors have been discovered!
Do you have one for us to archive?
Send us and email with images (straight-on square shots), measurements of the artwork and frame where applicable. Backs of artworks often reveal more history. Please send an image where possible. Any stories on how you met Diego and/or found his artworks are a story we can then share with others!
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