Jason Walker

American, b. 1973

From an early age, Walker knew he wanted to be an artist. To earn money he painted billboards in high school and during his first two years of college. Walker initially majored in illustration, until a chance experience with clay changed his direction. As a BFA student at Utah State (1996) he studied ceramics with John Neely, and as an MFA student at Pennsylvania State University (1999) he studied with Chris Staley and Liz Quackenbush. After a two-year residency at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana, Walker lectured, taught, worked, and exhibited extensively nationally and internationally. He currently resides in Cedar City, Utah, and is lecturer in ceramics at Southern Utah University, along with continuing his extensive studio practice.