Coyne was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1953 to a military family that moved frequently before settling in Dayton, Ohio.
Although Coyne graduated from Oakwood High School, her mother home-schooled her in the summer so she could pass a number of classes early, making it possible for her to attend art classes at the University of Dayton, go to local foundries, create bronze castings, and go on painting expeditions.
She attended Kent State University from 1972-1973 and then the Art Academy of Cincinnati, from which she graduated in 1977.


She moved in 1977 with her husband, Lamar Hall, from Ohio to SoHo.
Coyne was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1953 to a military family that moved frequently before settling in Dayton, Ohio. Although Coyne graduated from Oakwood High School, her mother home-schooled her in the summer so she could pass a number of classes early, making it possible for her to attend art classes at the University of Dayton, go to local foundries, create bronze castings, and go on painting expeditions. She attended Kent State University from 1972-1973 and then the Art Academy of Cincinnati, from which she graduated in 1977.

She moved in 1977 with her husband, Lamar Hall, from Ohio to SoHo.
Petah Coyne