Walter Keeler has gained an international reputation for his salt-glazed ceramics, which reflect both his deep knowledge of British ceramics history and his appreciation for the sensorial delights of clay as a medium. Walter Keeler is a British studio potter and was professor of Ceramics at the University of the West of England from 1994 to 2002. Keeler was born in London and attended Harrow School of Art, London, from 1958 until 1963, where he was trained by Michael Casson. He established his first pottery at Bledlow Bridge, Buckinghamshire, in 1965, and in 1976 he moved his studio to Penallt, Wales, where he lives with his wife Madoline. Writer Oliver Watson described him as 'one of the most important and influential potters of the 1980s'. Keeler's work is held in a number of public collections including Victoria & Albert Museum, National Museum Wales, American Craft Museum, New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA and the Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.