Cotter Luppi was born in New York City, New York. He earned his BFA at the Alfred University School of Art and Design, and his MFA in Sculpture at Wichita State University. He has exhibited at Morgan Lehman Gallery (NY), New York Center for Art and Media Studies (NY), Bronx River Arts Center (NY), John Michael Kohler Arts Center (WI), Geoffrey Young Gallery (MA), and the Institute of Contemporary Art (FL). His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (NY), amongst other private collections, and has been reviewed by ArtNews, Art in America, and the New York Times.