Aaron S. Coleman is an artist and printmaker living in Dekalb, Illinois. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Northern Illinois University in the spring of 2013. Aaron is a mixed media printmaker utilizing mezzotint, lithography, intaglio, relief and serigraphy to create works focused on political and social commentary. He combines imagery from comic books and stained glass windows to raise questions concerning misconstrued belief systems and twisted moral values in our society.

Aaron stays in tune with the printmaking community, organizing portfolio exchanges and exhibiting both nationally and internationally. In 2012 he organized an international mezzotint exchange titled “Both Sides Of The Brain” which hosted 17 artists from 6 different countries. The portfolio was exhibited across the U.S. at several universities and galleries including the Washington Printmakers Gallery.

He has exhibited at the Liu Haisu Art Museum in Shanghai, China and was invited to participate in the 6th and 7th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro in Alijo, Portugal. Aaron’s work can be found in the collections of The University of Colorado, Wichita State University and the Ino-cho Paper Museum in Kochi, Japan.

Aaron is a husband, dog lover and workaholic.