Christopher Koep (4/14/1953-8/4/2018) was an artist from Newark, NJ. He earned his B.F.A. at Syracuse University and his M.F.A. at Pratt Institute. He later received grants from Yaddo, MacDowell, and Millay Art Colony. Koep taught visual arts at Raritan Valley Community College for over 30 years while widely exhibiting his own paintings in solo and faculty art shows as well as in gallery spaces throughout New Jersey.
Discipline:
Visual Art – painting
Christopher Koep
Discipline:
Visual Art – painting
Region: Hampton, NJ
MacDowell Fellowships: 2002, 2003
Studios
Eastman
Christopher Koep worked in the Eastman studio.
Thanks to the generous support of MacDowell Fellow and board member Louise Eastman, this century-old farm building was reinvented as a modern, energy efficient live and workspace for visual artists. Originally built in 1915 to house a forge and provide storage when the residency program was expanding, this small barn was simply converted for…