Deborah Caponera

Deb Caponera is a devoted educator, a well respected designer, and an award-winning photographer passionate about design, typography, printing, and printmaking, with special interest in their combined history and relationship to communication systems and storytelling.

She believes design and creativity can uniquely influence and impact our lives and should strive to teach important lessons in social responsibility, equity, and diversity to ensure a more fair and sustainable society. Forging deeper connections through inclusivity, advocacy, and volunteer service, Deb instills a sense of working and creating for the greater good within her students, and in her own artwork.

“I’m deeply interested the power of design as a tool for communication and influence. Living in a culture that is largely guided by visual messaging I aim to help students look beyond themselves to deliver compelling messaging through their work that makes a difference. Simultaneously, I guide them towards understanding the power they possess as communicators and the responsibility that goes with that power.”

Deb received the Pratt Academic Service Award 2026-2027, served as an AIGA Mentor, is a member of: the American Printing History Association; the Art Students League of New York; the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution; and volunteers with various animal rescue organizations raising funds, and finding homes for dogs in high kill shelters.

Western CT State University

Art Students League of New York