Casey Taylor
BFA in Ceramics, S.U.N.Y. New Paltz, 2015.
Education
State University of New York at New Paltz, 2012-2015
State University of New York at Purchase, 2011-2012
Moore College of Art and Design, 2010-2011
NYSSSA School of Visual Art, July 2009
Exhibitions
Holiday Clay Jam, December 2020
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville FL.
Cup: The Intimate Object XVI, October 2020
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville FL.
Margarita Cup Invitational, May 2020
Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN.
Gather Exhibition, March 2019
Curated by Casey Taylor and Liz Ibarra at Artbar, in Kingston, NY.
Material Mugs III, September 2018
Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN.
Last Call III, March 2018
‘Best In Show’, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN.
NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, March/April 2016
‘Honorable mention’ Makers, Mentors, Milestones- Leedy-Volkus Art Center, Kansas City MO. March 4th- 8th.
BFA/MFA Senior Thesis Exhibition, December 4th - 8th 2015
Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY.
3D Printing- Reverse Engineering Exhibition, 2015
Curated by Michael Gayk, SUNY Albany.
Insight/Onsight, 2014
Site-specific installation at Historic Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY.
13th Annual Juried Art Show, 2009
The Foundation Gallery at Columbia Greene Community College.
Curatorial Projects
Gather, March 2019
Curated by Casey Taylor & Elizabeth Ibarra
This exhibition examines the fine line between necessity and aesthetics within art for womxn. Is the artist’s choice of medium reactive to external socio-political culture, personal experience, or both? How do personal and collective identities inform that choice, and ultimately, the art itself?
Publications
Groove Biscuits, 2014-2015
Logo design and illustration for the new product of an organic cookie company.
Poor Love, 2012
Album cover design and illustration for solo artist, Kyle Albano.
Baker Creek Seed Company, 2012
Botanical Illustration for heirloom Grandpa Admire’s lettuce seeds, still in circulation.
Between the Arctic, 2012
Album cover design and illustration for the album ‘Silence of My Sound’.
Graduation Pamphlet, illustration.2010
Published and disseminated annually by Rhinebeck High School for their graduating class.
Oswald The Malihini Mouse In Hawaii, illustration 2009
Written by Olga Jeffery, published through BookSurge Publishing.
Teaching Experience
Instructor at Hudson Valley Pottery, 2016-2018
One on one instruction as well as group classes for kids and adults, Rhinebeck, NY.
Private Instructor and Curriculum Designer at The Treehouse, 2014.
Organized weekly private and semi private youth classes in drawing and sculpture, New Paltz, NY.
Teaching Assistant- SUNY New Paltz, spring semester 2013
Assisted instructor Jess Longobardo in demonstrations, classroom management, and aided in instructing students during the intro ceramics class. New Paltz, NY.
Curriculum Designer and Co-Educator, 2010-2011
Head of creative learning for the introductory youth program at The Southlands Foundation. Rhinebeck, NY.
Creative Projects
Dorsky Museum, 2015
Wall drawing to accompany the Videofreakz exhibition.
Concept Illustration, 2014
Accompaniment to a proposal for the acquisition of funding to further a graphic novel project.
SUNY New Paltz Ceramic Dept. Advertising, 2013-2015
Poster design and promotion for bi-annual department fundraiser.
Ma & Pa Kettle, 2013
Hand painted signs for a local kettle corn company.
Qualifications
• Thorough understanding of the ceramics process as well as studio operations and maintenance, advanced experience and material knowledge in clay and glaze.
• Formally trained in both painting and drawing, in-depth understanding of color theory and composition. Well-versed in pencil, pen, watercolor, and acrylic paint.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, XD, and Procreate.