The John A. Cooper Visiting Artist Lecture Series brings distinguished artists of particular renown to the Ithaca campus to address art students and the art community for lectures, studio visits, seminars, and individual critiques with B.F.A. students. The B.F.A. program, with 130 students, is distinguished both by its diversity and by the intensity and breadth of its artistic and academic study.
The John A. Cooper Visiting Artist Lecture Series is supported through generous gifts from John A. Cooper (B.F.A. ’97) and Heidi Cooper (’97).
Past John A. Cooper Visiting Artist Lecture Speakers
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![Nicole Eisenman headshot]()
Nicole Eisenman
Fall 2024
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![Glenn Ligon headshot]()
Glenn Ligon
Spring 2024
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![Bird portrait on a red background.]()
Louise Lawler (B.F.A. ’69)
Spring 2022
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![Catherine Opie headshot]()
Catherine Opie
Spring 2021
