Kris Jeyeun Chang (b. 1996, Los Angeles) is a Korean-American ceramic artist with a focus on  creating contemporary cultural works. She uses traditional Korean wheel throwing techniques to make her vessels - historical forms such as the moon jar and maebyeong vase. Lately she has also been expanding on her clay 3D printing practice.

Her current work use large scale and unique surface decoration techniques to instill a personal narrative. Inspiration is drawn from Korean history, subculture, feminism, and her cross-cultural heritage. Through her research and methods of ornamentation she is creating unique pieces inspired by historical objects that are sacred to her.

    • 2024   Ceramics and Glass, MA; Royal College of Art 

    • 2021   Ceramics, BFA; Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

    • 2023   Body on a Pedestal, B4BEL4B Gallery, Oakland, CA

    • 2024   Murmurations, Preston Fitzgerald Arts Advisory, London, UK

    • 2024   A Field Once More, Melrose Botanical Garden, Los Angeles, CA

    • 2024   Dollar 51,  Group Gallery Show, Brooklyn, NY
      2023   Permanent Display, The Noxon House, Poughquag, NY

    • 2024   Postgraduate Show, Royal College of Art, Battersea, London, UK

    • 2024   1000 Vases, Galerie Joseph, Paris, France

    • 2024   Dyson Building, Royal College of Art, Battersea, London, UK

    • 2023   Permanent Display, Divine, Oakland, CA

    • 2023   Flea, Good Mother Studio, Oakland CA   

    • 2021   Souvenir, Dye House, Providence, RI

    • 2021   Clay and Paper (RISD Degree show), Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI

    • 2021   Feminized, Gelman Gallery, Providence, RI

    • 2017   Ceramics Group Show, Goldenwest College, Huntington Beach, CA

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View fullsize Some favorite works and moments from the past year. Finished grad school and moved back to Oakland from London. I have been working as an elementary art teacher and love it so much. I’ve been teaching a lot more than making lately, but am slowl
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View fullsize Kris Jeyeun Chang (b. 1996, Los Angeles) is a Korean-American ceramic artist with a focus on creating contemporary cultural works. She uses traditional Korean wheel throwing techniques to make her vessels and plinths, and the forms are historic Korea
View fullsize Showing this piece in London this week at the “Murmurations” show with the Preston Fitzgerald Arts Advisory amongst some fellow alumni from @royalcollegeofart. Thankful to @fitzartsadvisory and co-curators @elliottceramics @hgibsonceramic
View fullsize Chain Plinth and Moon Jar, 2024 Wheel thrown earthenware, black stoneware chain, porcelain moon jar, glaze. This was one of 6 pedestals that I made for my grad show using a coil-throwing method inspired by traditional Korean building techniques fo
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View fullsize ✨ 𝔭𝔦𝔒𝔯𝔠𝔒𝔑 π”ͺπ”žπ”’π”Ÿπ”Άπ”’π”¬π”«π”€ ✨ Wheel thrown maebyeong vase and pedestal made with black clay, sparkly glaze, nichrome wire, sterling silver large gauge septum jewelry, india ink cold finish on pedestal, and fishnet stocking.
View fullsize My large scale works on view. Corset Maebyeong and Flame Maebyeong, coil thrown, 2024.
View fullsize Tattooed Maebyeong ✨ This is the second half of my collaboration with @yatterth0t. We made one decal glaze piece of a moon jar which is a traditional Korean vessel from the Joseon Dynasty, and this piece is a Maebyeong which is representational of t