An artist for over 25 years, Charles Birnbaum studied ceramics at the Kansas City Art Institute with Ken Ferguson, and after receiving a BFA, he did his graduate work at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Over the next two decades, despite working full-time in business, he continued developing his unique vision and exquisite craftsmanship that makes his work so extraordinary. Birnbaum has been a fulltime artist since 2004, exhibiting his work in galleries and museums nationally and internationally.