Michelle Im
b. 1984 Atlanta, GA
Lives and works in Queens, NY
Education
2008 BA State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Toys! Toys! Toys!, Spielzeug, New York, NY
2025 New Palissystes, Stroll Garden, East Hampton, NY
2025 Hello, Goodbye, DIMIN, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
2025 NADA New York Art Fair presented by DIMIN, New York, NY
2025 Spirit Guide, Marinaro, New York, NY
2024 Survivor-Girl, Ruby/Dakota, New York, NY
2024-25 The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2024 The Future of Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Passages, Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT
2024 I See You Looking Back At Me, SK Gallery, New York, NY
2024 Common Ground, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024 Power As Infinite, Wing on Wo & Co., New York, NY
2024 Farenheit 2024, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
2023 Ceramics Invitational, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
2023 Ceramics Invitational, Signature Contemporary Craft, Atlanta, GA
2023 In House, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York NY
2023 Friends of Neighbors, Neighbors Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Design Lab, Strada, New York, NY
2023 Potheads, Swivel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Seder Show, Tchotchke Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2023 American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2022 Featured Artist Exhibition, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
2022 Mise En Place, Friends Art Space, Arlington, VA
2022 Featured Artist Exhibition, Charlie Cummings, Gainesville, FL
2022 Surface, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2022 Modern Femme, Girls Girls Girls Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Americano Invitational, ClayAKAR, Iowa City, IA
2021 Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2020 RATxCHICKS, Choplet Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Ceramics, The Royal Society of American Art, Brooklyn, NY
2019 2nd Annual Asian American Ceramicists Fair, Wing on Wo & Co., New York, NY
Grants & Awards
2025 The Tallichet-Freedman Foundation Grant, Ridgewood, NY
2024 Artist Fellowship, The Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY
2023 Visual Art Open Emerging Artist Award, Visual Arts Association, UK
2023 Teaching Artist Cohort Grant, Center for Craft, Asheville, NC
2023 Distinguished Fellowship, Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, NC
2022 Emerging Artists Cohort Grant, American Craft Council
2022 Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist Award, Ceramics Monthly
2015 Madeline Sadin Award, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
Residencies
2026 Artist-in-Residence, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY (forthcoming)
2026 Resident Artist, Ceramica Suro, Guadalajara, Mexico (forthcoming)
2024 MAD Artist Fellow, The Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY
2024 NEA Artist-in-Residence, Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT
2024 Resident Artist, Township10, Marshall, NC
2023 Invited Guest Artist, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Edgecomb, ME
2023 Winter Resident Artist, Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, NC
2022 Visiting Artist-in-Residence, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
Selected Press & Publications
2025 Galerie Magazine, 8 Collectible Design Shows to See in August, Ryan Waddoups, Aug 6
2025 Ceramics Now, Hello, Goodbye: Michelle Im on Diaspora, Ritual and the Labor of Care, Cammi Climaco, Jul 2
2025 Hyperallergic, Behind a Flight Attendant’s Painted-On Smile, Li-Ming Hu, Jun 20
2025 Cultbytes, Michelle Im: Hello, Goodbye, Lauren Cohen, Jun 23
2025 Impulse Magazine, Editors’ Selects: June 2025, Katya Borkov, Jun 16
2025 ARTNews, The Best Booths at NADA New York, Harrison Jacobs, May 8
2025 MoCA/NY, Ceramic Highlights: NADA New York 2025, MoCA/NY, May 9
2024 MoCA/NY, What is the Future of Clay, Ilsy Jeon, Dec 9
2024 The New York Times, Brooklyn’s Strivers and Those a Museum Spurned, Max Lakin, Oct 30
2024 Ceramics Now, The Future of Clay: Many Futures, Many Pasts at The Clay Studio, Jennifer Zwilling, Nov 14
2024 The Future of Clay, Anya Montiel, Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy, Zindzi Harley, Chase Pendelton, and Jennifer Zwilling, The Clay Studio
2024 Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors, Ben Carter, Quarry Books, 2024
2024 Korea Times, 다야한 인종 개성 강한 작가 작품 대거 한자리에…, Jin-Hye Kim, Sept 11
2024 International Arrivals Podcast, Episode 15: Nutgate with Michelle Im, Anna Khimasia, Dec 7
2024 Tales of a Red Clay Rambler, Episode 533: Michelle Im on the versatility of tin glaze, Ben Carter, Nov 27
2024 Meet Michelle Im, Canvas Rebel, April
2023 New York Times Style Magazine, A Fantastical Art Gallery Masquerading as a Suburban Garage, Alice Newell-Hanson, May 12
2023 The Aart Podcast, Episode #25, Sept
Artist Talks
2025 Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
2025 Gasworks, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Edgecomb, ME
2024 Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2024 Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT
2024 The Future of Clay Symposium, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2024 The Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY