Francis Michael Celentano

One of my favorite professors. Very modest but spilling with knowledge. I continue to teach concepts he taught me on color, geometry, and technique.

Francis was a friend and neighbor. He taught me much about art appreciation simply by being a friend. I miss him deeply. R.I. Gara, Emeritus Professor, UW

Francis Celentano was one of the first art teachers I had at the University of Washington. At the time I was not an art major, but took a basic design course in order to see what course instruction was like and get a distribution credit. His methods were very clear, and as it turned out illuminated very basic issues every visual artist must deal with in their work. At the time I thought certain projects he gave us were graduate level ones. They seemed too demanding for a course aimed at...