Don Ryan

Don Ryan, MFA

Faculty - Undergraduate
Headshot of Don Ryan
Lecturer of Ceramics
Director of Creative Arts Program
Phone

Don Ryan was born in Newport Beach, California, and fell in love with ceramics as a high school student in 1974. He received his BFA in ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1985, and his MFA in ceramics in 1988 from UCLA. He has remained active in the field for 40+ years.

  • MFA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
  • BFA, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
  • Beginning Ceramics
  • Advanced Ceramics
  • Beginning Sculpture
  • Raku: Art and Process
  • Learning Cluster: Primitive Pottery
  • Creative Arts Forum

Currently creating sculptures that integrate 3D printing technology using clay, resin, plastic.

  • Director of Creative Arts, Soka University
  • Lecturer of Ceramics, Soka University