MICHAEL CONNELLY is a studio potter who teaches and lectures around the country including; Haystack, Penland; Shelburne Art Center and Alfred University. Michael's work is in the permanent collections of China Yaoware Museum, Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art and Pitzer College.

Education
1999 MFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, School of Art and Design, Alfred, New York Honors, National Dean’s List 1995 BFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, School of Art and Design, Alfred, New York
Honors, Divisional Honors
Post Baccalaureate Student, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.