JOHN COPPOLA, MFA 

 

A professional educator, lecturer and artist with over 20 years of Fine Art production experience.  

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EDUCATION

 

NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART                                        

New York, NY

Master of Fine Arts, May 1995

Concentration: Painting

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LECTURES

October 25, 2019

Gucci

“The Artwork and Legacy of Leonardo Da Vinci in Italian Culture”

Gucci Corporate Office

Shanghai, China 

 

September 23, 2019

Shanghai University 

The School of Fine Arts

“Being a Painter/Artist in the 21st Century: Challenges and Goals”

 

August 24, 2019

UMF United MBA Leadership Forum

“How to Gain Insight and Understanding from Fine Art”

Shanghai, China

 

January 8, 2019

UMF United MBA Leadership Forum 

“How to Gain Insight and Understanding from Fine Art” 

Shanghai, China 

 

2014 To Present

WESTCHESTER ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTER

Tuckahoe, NY

Resident lecturer on Italian Art and Culture

Topics have included: The Paintings of Raphael, The Paintings of Caravaggio, The Art and World of Michelangelo, Botticelli and Modigliani, The Madonna in Italian Renaissance Painting, The Presence of Peter and Paul in Rome in the First Century, The Life of St. Francis of Assisi in Art

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

2018 to Present

Xi’an City Public Library Magazine

Xi’an, China 

Writing a series of continuous articles introducing Chinese general readers to Western Fine Art and Artists  

  

2016 to Present

Coppolarte.net  

Website introducing the artwork, activities and articles of John Coppola 

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WORK EXPERIENCE 

 

2017-2018

CONCORDIA COLLEGE

Adjunct Professor

Liberal Arts Department

Instructor of Museum Immersion Course 

 

2006-2009                      

RICE HIGH SCHOOL

Harlem, NY

Chairperson and Teacher of Fine Arts, 

Creator and Instructor of the Freshman Fine Arts 

Program including instruction in Drawing, Painting, 

Design and Art History Research, Creator and Instructor 

of Advanced Art to Seniors

Moderator of Art Club 2006 - 2009

 

1999-Present                 

MERCY COLLEGE

Dobbs Ferry, NY

Adjunct Professor,

Humanities Department

Instructor of Art History, Philosophy and Religion, and 

History          

Faculty panel member and facilitator of maintaining  

competency requirements in critical thinking, writing,

oral expression, and information literacy for 

departmental courses.  

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