Casey  Taylor

BFA in Ceramics, S.U.N.Y. New Paltz, 2015.

caseytaylorceramics@gmail.com

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.