Based in New York City, Katie Yang’s ceramic practice is rooted in reinvention, material sensitivity, and the quiet power of form. A former corporate lawyer, she left behind the rigor of legal practice to embrace a more tactile, intuitive mode of expression. Her transition from law to ceramics reflects a personal search for balance, presence, and authenticity—values now embedded in every piece she creates.
Katie’s work emphasizes simplicity, subtle texture, and quiet beauty. Her ceramics have been exhibited nationally, including at Art Basel Miami, and she was commissioned for a sculptural project by collector Abe Rosen for 11 Howard in New York.


Selected Exhibits


Ink & Clay 44, Kellogg University Art Gallery, Pomona, California, August 24 - November 21, 2019
Summer Exhibit, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, New York, June 20 - July 27, 2019
CONTEXT Art Miami, Art Basel Miami Beach, December 4 -9, 2018
"Arts and Crafts", Sara Japanese Pottery 30th Anniversary Exhibit, Die Firma, New York, New York, July 10 - 29, 2018
"Serendipity" Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, New York, March 15 - April 28, 2018
"Fahrenheit 2018 Biennial" American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California, March - July 2018
"Art From the Boros" Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, New York, November 2017 - January 2018
"Duality: Glimpses of the Other Side" Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York, June -September 2017
The Lounge at 68 Jay Street Bar, Brooklyn, New York, November 2016 - February 2017
Sara Japanese Pottery, New York, New York, June 2016
Blackburn 20/20 Gallery, New York, New York, July - August 2015
Sara Japanese Pottery, New York, New York, March 2015
Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, December 2014
Nippon Gallery, New York, September 2014
White Stone Gallery, Philadelphia, July 2014
Jeffrey Leder Gallery, Long Island City, New York, September 2013
Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore Maryland, August 2013
Silver City Clay Festival, Silver City, New Mexico, July 2013
Nippon Gallery, New York, April 2013
Nippon Gallery, New York, October 2011


Awards, Recognitions and Fellowships


Third Place, 15th Tokyo-New York Friendship Ceramic Competition, September 2014
Fellow, Studio Immersion Project, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, June – August 2014
Merit Award, Art Kudos International Juried Art Competition & Exhibition, August 2013
Finger Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, August 2012
Finalist, UncommonGoods Ceramic Design Competition, November 2011
Presidential Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, August 2011
Honorable Mention, 13th Tokyo-New York Friendship Ceramic Competition, October 2011