Jeff Bye (b. 1971) He attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) for his undergraduate degree and spent a year abroad in Italy under the European Honors Program. He received his MFA in painting from The School of Figurative Art, also known as The New York Academy. He is still the youngest Master to be indoctrinated into the Copley Society of Boston at 26 years old where he was given his first solo show.

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