Jay Coogan is an American artist and an academic currently serving as the third President of IYRS School of Technology & Trades.
Following completion of his degree at Hunter College, he served as a faculty member, dean, and provost for the Rhode Island School of Design since 1982.
[3] At the Rhode Island School of Design, Coogan held several positions including: professor of sculpture, dean of fine arts, and provost.
His public commissions include works for the cities Cambridge, Boston, Providence, and Green Bay.
[5] Coogan had his first solo art show in New York in 1982, at the Monique Knowlton Gallery, where he worked between painting and sculpture using wood, aluminum, and steel.