Aaron S. Coleman

Coleman studied at Northern Illinois University and Herron School of Art and Design. Andy Pham is recorded as having studied under Aaron S. Places of work recorded in the authority are Indianapolis. Employment is recorded with Indiana University Indianapolis. Positions recorded include associate professor. Distinctions recorded are DeHaan Artist of Distinction Award.

• Name — Aaron S. Coleman • Born — 29 January 1985 • Birthplace — Washington, D.C. • Education — BFA - Herron School of Art and Design 2009 MFA - Northern Illinois University 2013 • Employer — Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University, Indianapolis • Known for — Artist (sculptor and printmaker) • Website — https: aaroncolemanprintmaking.com/

Coleman was born in Washington, D.C. and later relocated to Indianapolis with his family. His early years as an artist were influenced by hip hop and street art, and he created graffiti and large-scale murals on bridges, trains, and billboards in both cities. He attended the Herron School of Art and Design at Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis as an undergraduate and received an MFA from Northern Illinois University in 2013. He serves as the Kenneth E. Tyler Endowed Chair in Printmaking at IU Indianapolis.

Regardless of medium, Coleman frequently uses found imagery and everyday objects in order to construct complex statements about historical memory and authoritarian systems of control, including science, organized religion, anthropology, and the criminal justice system. His prints and mixed media work combine comic book motifs, stained glass imagery, children's book illustrations, and racist caricatures of Black people in jarring ways. His installations create new narratives from the combination of disparate objects, such as picket fences, textiles, gymnasium flooring, found signage, popular culture ephemera, and recontextualized racist memorabilia.