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John A. Cooper Visiting Artist Lecture Series

Man standing in front of brightly colored wall mural.
Jeffrey Gibson in the entrance hall of the Chipperfield building at Kunsthaus Zürich, where his installation boshullichi / inlʋchi – we will continue to change is currently on display. image / Franca Candrian, Kunsthaus Zürich

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

  • Jeffrey Gibson

    Spring 2026

  • Nicole Eisenman headshot

    Nicole Eisenman

    Fall 2024

  • Glenn Ligon headshot

    Glenn Ligon

    Spring 2024

  • Bird portrait on a red background.

    Louise Lawler (B.F.A. ’69)

    Spring 2022

  • Catherine Opie headshot

    Catherine Opie

    Spring 2021