Department of Art and Art History People

Don Herron

Associate Professor

Studio Art: Ceramics


MFA, Tulane University

After a one year teaching assignment at California State at Long Beach, Associate Professor Herron has been teaching at The University of Texas at Austin since 1974. He was past president of the Texas Designer Craftsmen. Herron has established and maintains the Don Herron Clayworks studio which has over 50 galleries nationwide exhibiting his work. In addition to numerous one person and group exhibitions, his work is also in the permanent collection of the Brand Library Ceramics collection in Long Beach California as well as many private collections. He has also conducted many workshops and lectures about his own work and on the history of ceramics.