Department of Fine and Performing Arts

Chairperson, Department of Fine and Performing Arts

Catherine Mapp, Chairperson of the Fine and Performing Arts department is the founding director of the dance program at Iona. She holds a Masters degree from Columbia University and a Bachelors degree from the College of William and Mary. Professor Mapp has presented her solo and group choreography at numerous New York City venues including Carnegie Recital Hall, Joseph Papp's Public Theatre and the Downtown Arts Festival.
A former auditor for the New York State Council on the Arts, she is currently a Steering Committee member of the International Baccalaureate Organization and curates the Art at Noon Series of Dance and Music events at Iona.