Philip Cioffari grew up in the Bronx, New York and received his B.A. from St. John’s University and his Ph.D. in English from New York University. He teaches in the writing program at William Paterson University. His most recent novel is Dark Road, Dead End and his previous works of fiction include Jesusville, a History of Things Lost of Broken and Catholic Boys. His independent movie, the feature-length film Love in the Age of Dion, which he wrote and directed, has won numerous film festival awards, including Best Feature Film at the Long Island International Film Expo. His short stories have been published widely in literary and commercial magazines and anthologies including Playboy, North American Review, Michigan Quarterly, Northwest Review, Bayou, Italian Americana, and more. His plays have been produced off and off-off Broadway at the Chelsea Playhouse, the Belmont Italian American Playhouse, American Globe Theatre, and American Theatre for Actors, among others.
Philip Cioffari
Studios
Van Zorn (formerly Kirby)
Philip Cioffari worked in the Van Zorn (formerly Kirby) studio.
Constructed thanks to a bequest from Sarah L. Kirby, Kirby Studio was the last new building to be erected during Mrs. MacDowell’s leadership (1907-1951). The load-bearing masonry walls were laid by local mason Augustus Beaulieu atop a fieldstone foundation. A 1995 renovation preserved the brick fireplace with wooden mantel and…