Carmon Colangelo
Carmon Colangelo was born in Toronto, Canada. He is an artist and educator living and working in St. Louis, Missouri.
Background
BFA in Printmaking and Painting from the University of Windsor in Ontario (1981)
MFA in Printmaking from Louisiana State University (1983)
first dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis (since 2006)
Ralph J. Nagel Dean (since November 2016) and E. Desmond Lee Professor for Collaboration in the Arts, Washington University in St. Louis
Headed the Printmaking Department at West Virginia University (1984 to 1996) and chair of the Division of Art (1993-1996)
director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia at Athens (1997-2006
Normal Editions Projects
Colangelo participated in a collaborative project with Normal Editions in the Wonsook Kim School of Art at Illinois State University with a short-term residency October 31 - November 4, 2022 and public lecture at University Galleries October 27, 2022. Colangelo also served as juror for Beyond the Norm 2022, international juried print exhibition celebrating the 45th anniversary of Normal Editions hosted by University Galleries.
Prints from Normal Editions
Evoking Ernst
Carmon Colangelosix-color lithograph
30" x 22"
edition in-progress
copyright 2022
N.E.W. work #22-102
Collaboration with Carmon Colangelo
ink
Mixing the CMY colors and creating the rich black for run #4.
Printing. Printing. Printing.
The printer at work printing one of the CMYK mylars.
CMYK
Peytin Fitzgerald holding up one of the CMYK layers.
Photo Plate
Morgan Price processing one of the photo litho plates.
inspecting
Veda Rives Aukerman and Peytin Fitzgerald looking at one of the CMYK mylars.
Registration
Veda Rives Aukerman making sure that the registration will be tight throughout the image.
Discussion
Morgan Price and Veda Rives Aukerman discussing a game plan for the six-run print project.
Preparation
Peytin Fitzgerald, Veda Rives Aukerman, and Ian Cooper tearing paper and preparing materials.
Sponging
Peytin Fitzgerald sponging the yellow plate for printing.
First Run
Reveling the first color run, yellow.
Freshly printed yellow run
Morgan Price showing a visitor the first color run!
visiting class
Morgan Price discussing the CMYK photo litho process with his Litho 1 class.
showing off the cyan run
Veda Rives Aukerman showing off the 3rd color run cyan to the print shop.
artist holding a proof
Carmon Colangelo proudly holding a proof of the print in-progress (3 colors applied so far)
visitors observing
Mike Willie and Veda Rives Aukerman looking at the dot pattern on the photo litho plate,
Jim Butler visits Normal Editions
Peytin Fitzgerald, Veda Rives Aukerman, Jim Butler, and Kathy Butler pause for a photo during the magenta run.
the roll up
Veda Rives Aukerman and Peytin Fitzgerald rolling ink and sponging the plate with magenta ink.
the big reveal
Veda Rives Aukerman pulling the final CMYK layer, black ink, to reveal a full image.
Description of the process
Morgan Price talking about the process of CMYK using the photo litho technique with Jason Reblando.
Studying
All of the color layers laid out on the table to observe and study while printing.
Stone image
Carmon Colangelo using a tusche wash on the stone element of the print (run six)
Artist working on the stone
Carmon Colangelo using a tusche was on the stone element of the print.
Etching stone
Morgan Price processing the stone while students visit from a class.
Etching the stone
Morgan Price etching the stone while Jim Butler observes.
stone etching
Jim Butler and Morgan Price discussing print project.
Gray layer
Carmon Colangelo working on velvet tone mylar with tusche washes for the 5th run, color gray.
Mixing, Mixing, Mixing
Mixing the process grey for the 5th run.
Printing the gray
Veda Rives Aukerman pulling the surrounding gray image.
Discussion
Carmon Colangelo and Veda Rives Aukerman discussing next steps and how to proceed with the image.
process
Morgan Price opening up the image with lithotine.
the roll up
Morgan Price rolling up the final layer on the stone.
Visitors
University Gallery staff and Mike Willie gather around the separation proofs while learning about the project.
discussing the stone
Kendra Paitz and Peytin Fitzgerald checking out the image on the stone after it has been processed.
6th layer reveal
Morgan Price pulling the 6th and final layer from the stone.
6th layer reveal
Morgan Price pulling the first proof with the 6th layer (black ink) from the stone.
examiner
Mike Willie examining the first impression of the final print!
successful "Right to Print"
Veda Rives Aukerman admiring the prints as we wrap up the printing week with an impression signed as "Right to Print" for the upcoming edition printing session.
run #5, gray ink, during edition printing
Peytin Fitzgerald, Erica Neal, Spencer Ray, and Veda Rives Aukerman working together during the 5th run using gray ink during the edition printing for Carmon Colangelo's project
last impression printed
Veda Rives Aukerman displays the last impression printed on run#6 of the Carmon Colangelo project, signalling the completion of all the print runs for the edition