vicky colombet and kathy
at work with emma amos
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Kathy
Caraccio apprenticed for four years as a Master Printer at Bob
Blackburn’s The Printmaking Workshop, Inc. She established
her studio in 1977 on West 26th St. with one Charles Brand press.
In 1993 the studio relocated to Chelsea. In July 2005 the studio
moved to its current location on 39th Street. It has since taken
on dual roles as both printshop and gallery, which houses her
collection of over 2000 prints and handmade books, which she uses
as a unique teaching tool and is a source for inspiration and
education.
In the
last nine years, Caraccio’s studio has shifted from its
earlier focus on collaborative platemaking and editioning to non-acid
platemaking and monotype projects using non-traditional techniques,
including pochior, silk aquatints, and hanga (Japanese waterbased
woodblock printing). Among the artists she has editioned for are:
Ed Baynard, Romare Bearden, Mel Bochner, Sol Lewitt, and Louise
Nevelson. She continues to collaborate with such artists as Emma
Amos, Jackie Battenfield, Lamar Briggs, Hugh Kepets, Robert Kipniss, Ricardo
Mazal, George Nama and Tanja Softic.
Caraccio
specializes in projects with emerging artists and first-time printmakers.
As an exhibiting artist herself, Kathy stays excited about making
art and meeting aesthetic challenges. Kathy’s studio fosters
creative inspiration while utilizing her skills in a broad spectrum
of stylistic trends and printmaking techniques. In addition, she
cultivates an apprenticeship program for artists interested in
printmaking, which has drawn over 100 interns from all walks of
life.
She
has taught printmaking at Columbia University, Pratt Institute,
and the Art Students League. Caraccio is currently an instructor
at the National Academy of Design, NYU, and Parsons School of
Design and teaches an off-site program in New York City for students
of Coe College and Lewis & Clark College.
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