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 Street with one Charles Brand press. In 1993, the studio relocated to Chelsea, and in July of 2005, the studio moved to its current location on West 39th Street. It has since taken on dual roles as both printshop and gallery, housing Kathy's collection of over 3,000 prints and handmade books, which she uses as a unique teaching tool and as a source for inspiration and education. 

In the last nine years, Kathy’s studio has shifted from its earlier focus on collaborative plate-making and editioning to non-acid plate-making and monotype projects using non-traditional techniques, including pochoir, silk aquatint, and hanga (Japanese water-based woodblock printing). Among the artists Kathy 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.

Kathy 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.

Kathy has taught printmaking at Columbia University, New York University, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, and Parsons the New School for Design. She is currently an instructor at the National Academy of Design and teaches an off-site program in New York City for students of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Lewis & Clark College in Oregon.