Albrecht was half-way through his MFA in ceramics at the University of Iowa when he was deployed to Iraq with the US military. His work interrogates the symbolic economy of globalism and other ideologies which animate and sustain conflict. With brutal honesty, he also explores the personal psychological aftermath of combat. Albrecht trained under legendary ceramicist Don Reitz. He combines technical mastery with imagery and forms that range from refined and realistic to intentionally crude and even funny. Functional pottery is recently added to his work. His solo and collaborative work is held in numerous public collections, including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He built and implemented programming in the arts for veterans of special operations, has taught in post-secondary education, and currently is a studio artist. He lives and works in Belgrade, Montana.