NC Mountains Pre-Conference Artist

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Horacio Casillas was born in Chandler, Arizona and raised in Jalisco, Mexico until the age of 5. His family then moved back to the US to the small city of San Angelo, TX. In 2013 he received his BFA in ceramics from Angelo State University and later went on to recieve his MFA from the University of North Texas in 2018. There at UNT is where he fired his first wood fired pots, gaining an immense appreciation for atmospheric firings. Horacio’s work was published in the 2019 January issue of Ceramics Monthly, and he has exhibited nationally in galleries such as Companion Gallery, Clayworks, and the Houston center for contemporary craft. Horacio recently concluded a one year residency at The Epic in Grand Prairie, TX and is currently back in San Angelo, TX working as a production potter at The Old Chicken Farm Art Center.

www.horaciocasillas.com @horacio_casillas_jr