Hall Groat II Biography, Contemporary Painter, AmericanPainter Hall Groat II, Professor of Art,and Design at State University of New York atBroome, teaches foundation courses in painting, drawing, and computer graphics. Groat earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing from City University of New York at Brooklyn, a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, minoring in Studio Art at Binghamton University, and attended graduate and certificate programs at Buffalo State College, Syracuse University, and Savannah College of Art and Design. He also attended summer sessions at Chautauqua School of Art, Chautauqua, NY, and Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vt.