Raoul Pacheco was born in Wiesbaden, Germany. He moved frequently and spent his youth bouncing back and forth between the major European cities Amsterdam, Stuttgart, and Brussels and the small southern towns Homestead, FL, Warner Robins, GA. Myrtle Beach SC. Raoul ventured west in 2006 and earned his Master of Fine Arts Degree in ceramics from the California College of Arts in San Francisco / Oakland, California. His work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and is currently housed in private collections internationally. Raoul currently serves as Associate Professor for the Department of Art and Design at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia. He lives in North Augusta, South Carolina with his life partner Lydia, son Izaak, two cats and a dog.