BA at Loyola University Chicago,
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
MFA in Ceramic Art at Alfred University
Schmidt moved to Beijing where he taught for four years at the Alfred/CAFA Ceramic Design for Industry Program at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts
currently Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary 3D Studio at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Schmidt’s solo work integrates ceramic processes with digital fabrication to explore the boundaries between real and virtual experience