Background
Rocco, Ron was born on November 21, 1953 in Fort Hood, Texas, United States. Son of Raymond Anthony and Dorothy Ann (D'Angelo) Rocco.
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Ron Rocco
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Student, Fordham University, 1972; Bachelor of Fine Arts, State University of New York, Purchase, 1976; Master of Science in Visual Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Advanced Visual Studies, 1983.
Career
Artist-in-residence Experimental television Center, Owego, New York, since 1982. Guest lecturer, artist-in-residence The Banff (Alberta, Canada) Center, 1987. Artist-in-residence Kunstlerhaus Bethanian, Berlin, 1991.
Artist-in-residence inter. studio program Kunst and Complex, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1993. Guest lecturer various universities, 1977-1990. Member United Nations International Conference on Communication Technology and Traditional Cultures, New York City, 1983.
Board directors Art & Science Collaborations, Inc.
Achievements
Membership
Founder, director Ithaca Artists Cooperative, 1977-1980. Public commissions New Jersey Light Rail Project, West Avenue Station, 1997. Member American Civil Liberties Union, Film/Video Arts, American Association Museum.
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Awards
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Creative and Performing Arts Council grantee Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1977, expansion arts program grantee National Endowment Arts, 1977-1979. Recipient Netherland-American Foundation award, 1989, Art Matters award, 1989, New York Foundation for the Arts award, 1989, The Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts award, 1989, Sculpture award, Ithaca Art Association, 1976, Printmaking award, New York Foundation for Arts, 2003. Nominated Joan Mitchell Foundation award, 2002.Creative and Performing Arts Council grantee Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1977, expansion arts program grantee National Endowment Arts, 1977-1979. Recipient Netherland-American Foundation award, 1989, Art Matters award, 1989, New York Foundation for the Arts award, 1989, The Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts award, 1989, Sculpture award, Ithaca Art Association, 1976, Printmaking award, New York Foundation for Arts, 2003. Nominated Joan Mitchell Foundation award, 2002.