Instructor Profile

Casey O’Connor began working with ceramics in 1977 while attending high school in Orange County. Ceramics gave him a wonderful outlet to express himself and has been in his life ever since. 

Casey has a Bachelor of Fine Art from the San Francisco Art Institute and a Master of Fine Arts from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred.  He has exhibited his work internationally and throughout the United States and while his artwork focuses on ceramics, mixed media is frequently used as well. He uses clay’s dual use of function and art as a path to create his works.  Casey’s love and knowledge of ceramics has provided him with many opportunities to teach, travel and research its applications in both domestic and commercial uses.