Since 2018 Walter O'Neill's primary studio practice has been ceramic sculpture. He is the current ceramic artist-in-residence at Bailey Contemporary Art Center in Pompano Beach Florida. He had been known as an expert in the fresco painting technique. His artworks have been exhibited in New York, Maine, California and Florida.
Background
Walter O'Neill studied at School of Visual Arts, Art Students League, Hunter College, Skowhegan School. An artist, arts educator, and curator. he has managed education programs at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Walters Art Museum, Museum of Natural history and was director of the Educational Alliance Art School and Gallery. Most recently he was the director of the Boca Raton Museum Art School. As a curator he has organized over 100 exhibits of emerging and established artists in New York and Florida.
Education
Walter O'Neill studied at School of Visual Arts, Art Students League, Hunter College, Skowhegan School. An artist, arts educator, and curator. he has managed education programs at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Walters Art Museum, Museum of Natural history and was director of the Educational Alliance Art School and Gallery. Most recently he was the director of the Boca Raton Museum Art School. As a curator, he has organized over 100 exhibits of emerging and established artists in New York and Florida.
Career
Juggling his interests in art and art history Walter O'Neill is an artist, arts administrator, curator, and teacher. As an expert in fresco painting, he has lectured at many museums and colleges including the University of Southern California, Marymount Loyola University, University of Wisconsin, Williams College, Adelphi University, Queens Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He was the Director of the Educational Alliance Art School in New York City. Currently he teachers part-time for Broward County Schools in Florida and maintains his ceramics studio in Pompano Beach
