Faculty

Students enjoy small classes and personal attention from a dedicated and acclaimed faculty, most of whom are practioners in their fields.

Joseph Adolphe
Associate Professor
B.F.A., Alberata College of Art & Design, Canada
M.F.A. Illustration, S.V.A., NYC



Elizabeth Albert
Associate Professor
B.F.A., Boston University-School for the Arts, MA
M.F.A., Queens College, NYC



Dan Ault 

Adjunct Assistant Professor
M.F.A City College of the City University of New York



Beth Bailis 

Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Fine Art
B.F.A., Davis Center for Performing Arts, City College of New York
M.F.A., City College of New York



Ross Barbera

Associate Professor, B.F.A., St. John's University
M.F.A., Pratt Institute, NYC



Lucy Bermingham
A
djunct Assistant Professor
M.A. Dance Studies

Linda Butt

Adjunct Associate Professor
B.F.A.; M.F.A., CUNY College of New York



Francis Cappillo
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.S. Brentwood College
M.S. Richmond College
M.A. Adelphi University

Judy Cooperman 

Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.A., Queens College
M.A. Washington University
M.F.A., C.W. Post University



Daniel Da Silva
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.F.A., Graphic Design, St. John’s University
M.F.A., Illustration, School of Visual Arts



Lou DiGena

Associate Professor
B.A., Liberal Arts, Upsala College
M.F.A./ Computer Art, S.V.A.



Elizabeth DeLuna
Assistant Professor
M.F.A., Yale School of Art



Heather Dunn

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
M.F.A. Queens College;
M.F.A., SUNY at Stony Brook;
B.F.A., School of Visual Arts



Paul Fabozzi

Professor

B.F.A., Alfred University
M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania

Connie Frisch-Cherniak
Adjunct Associate Professor
B.S. in Visual Arts; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
M.A. Program in Painting, New York University (transferred)
M.F.A. Program in Visual Arts; Mason Gross School of the Arts; Rutgers University



David  Frisco

Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Illinois, Chicago
M.F.A., Graphic Design, Yale



Shoshana Golin

Adjunct Assistant Professor
M.F.A. New York Academy of Art
B.A., Fine Arts, Yeshiva University



Max Hergenrother

Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.F.A., St. John's University
MFA, SVA, NYC


Thomas Kerr
Associate Professor
B.F.A., Alberta College of Art & Design
M.F.A., Illustration, S.V.A.

Belenna Lauto
Associate Professor
B.F.A., St. John's University, NYC. MFA
New York University, NYC



Thomas Legaspi
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.F.A., St. John's University
M.F.A., New York Academy of Art



Anthony LoBalbo
Associate Professor
B.M. SUNY, Potsdam
M.M. Manhattan School of Music
Ph.D. New York University



Paul Loughney
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.F.A., Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
M.F.A., Rutgers University



Parvez Mohsin
Gallery Director/Adjunct Assistant Professor

Post Secondary Bachelor’s, Caracas, Venezuela
B.F.A., St. John’s University



William Alexander Morel
Assistant Professor
B.F.A. St. John's University, M.F.A. Rutgers University



Mary Morris

Adjunct Associate Professor
B.A., Barnard College-Columbia University
M.A., Fordham University
Ph.D., Fordham University, J.D., Hofstra University



Lisa Papi
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.A., Institute of Fine Arts of Rio de Janeiro
M.F.A., City College of New York



James Pavlicovic
Adjunct Assistant Professor

B.F.A. San Francisco Art Institute, M.A., Hunter College



Michael Poast
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music
M.M.A., University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music
M.F.A., City University of New York

Frank Retzel
Adjunct Professor
B. Mus, M. Mus Wayne State University
M.A., Ph.D. Music, University of Chicago



Susan Rosenberg
Assistant Professor
B.A. Brown University
Ph.D. Institute of Fine Arts, New York University



Claudia Sbrissa
Assistant Professor
B.F.A., York University
B. Ed., Queens University;
M.F.A., Cornell University, NY



James Sergi
Adjunct Assistant Professor
B.M., Ohio State University
M.M., Florida State University



Aaris Sherin
Associate Professor
M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology



Anne Cavolo-Tedesco
Adjunct Professor
B.M., State University College at Potsdam, NY
MM-Manhattan School of Music



Lawrence Waldron
Instructor
B.F.A., St. John's University
M.F.A., S.V.A., New York;
M.Phil., CUNY Graduate Center



Chieh-Mei Wu
Adjunct Associate Professor
B.M., Ting-Hai University
M.M., Peabody Institute
D.M.A., Catholic University of America