OVERVIEW
Mr. Boccia’s career literally spans a lifetime. His paintings
and drawings have appeared in over 40 solo shows and 121 group
shows, including The Smithsonian, Harvard University, Pratt
Institute, the Dada Gallery, Athens Greece, and many public
and private galleries. His art is owned by over 600 private
collections nationwide including the Morton D. May Collection,
MO, Lucia May Collection, MN, and the St. Louis University Museum
of Fine Arts, St. Louis MO.
In 1958
he received the “Borsa di Studio” – offered
by the Italian Government for study in Italy.
His poetry
has appeared in numerous respected literary journals such as
Negative Capability, Rhino, and Pudding Magazine: The International
Journal of Applied Poetry (featured).
PROFESSIONAL
POSITIONS
1986 to present
Professor Emeritus, School of Fine Arts, Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
1951 to
1986
Professor of Art, School of Fine Arts, Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
1948 to
1951
Dean, Columbus Art School
Columbus, Ohio. Instructor in Drawing and Painting.
EDUCATION
M.A., Columbia University, New York, 1952
B.S., Columbia University, New York, 1948
Art Students League, New York, 1938-46
Pratt Institute, New York, 1939-42
Student
Scholarship, Fawcett Memorial Scholarship to Pratt Institute,
1939
MILITARY
U.S. Armed Forces, 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion,
First Army, Special Troops, 1942-45, E.T.O.
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