Reviews of professor Barry O'Keefe

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Barry has helped me develop my artistic style and understanding of the use of different materials to advance my art. He is rough with grading yet it is all for your personal development. You also have to occasionally read short articles, but they aren't very lengthy. Overall, I enjoyed this class very much and Barry cares about all his students.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very lack luster. In his AFO surface class we only did 4 projects during the entire semester. Most of the time was spent doing useless prep for said projects . I didnt learn anything new in his class. He is also a very tough grader even though during crit he comes off as understanding and open minded. I wouldve switched out if I couldve.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He really, really struggled with the transition to online. The lack of written instructions or any editing on his videos was super frustrating. Really pricy, and was super demanding in terms of space, which was a struggle in my dorm. Wish we had a section on modern printing and bookmaking, or did informational lectures on styles.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
All the projects we did in this class were for actual clients so it's an opportunity to make work that has an actual use and will give you some stuff to put on your resume. We got feedback at every stage of each project which was really helpful, and breaking the projects into stages helped me w time management.