Where Korean Heritage Meets Contemporary Form

Hongmi Kim Hoog is a Korean-born ceramic artist based in the New York metropolitan area. Her practice bridges Korean ceramic tradition, layered-clay techniques, and contemporary material exploration. She holds an MFA in Ceramic Art from The City College of New York, an MA in Studio Art from New York University, and a BFA in Ceramic Art from Ewha Womans University.

Working with Yeonlimun (연리문) and related layered-clay techniques such as agateware, neriage, and nerikomi, Hoog laminates clays and pigments into sheets that are cut, folded, and rebuilt into vessel forms. Through this process, the vessel becomes an act of containment—a place to hold memory, tenderness, grief, and resilience. Her recent works incorporate crystal glazes, layered mid- and low-fire surfaces, luster overglaze, and ottchil (옻칠, natural lacquer) to create luminous, emotionally resonant surfaces.

Hoog completed a residency at Greenwich House Pottery in New York in 2023. Her work has been selected for the Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale in China, the Biennal de Ceràmica d’Esplugues Angelina Alós in Spain, and the Mediterraneo Contemporary Ceramics Competition in Italy. In 2026, her work was selected for Absence Takes Form, the NCECA Annual Exhibition in Detroit, and she was named a recipient of the NCECA Multicultural Fellowship. Her work was also selected for the 2027 NCECA Annual Exhibition, and she will present as part of the 2027 NCECA Short Form program.

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