Sam Chung Abstract Sculptures

Functional Porcelain Sculpture, Korean American, Cloud Moon Jar, Sam Chung, 2025 Sam Chung lives and works in Tempe, AZ. He is a ceramic artist and Pr...

Sam Chung lives and works in Tempe, AZ. He is a ceramic artist and Professor of Art at Arizona State University. As a second-generation Korean-American, he explores pottery that reframes historical ceramics from a cross-cultural perspective and explores the metaphorical role of the vessel. In his current work, he references traditional Korean cloud motifs and pottery shapes while juxtaposing past with present through his vivid, graphically painted imagery. The clouds represent a phenomenon that is constantly in flux and correspond to his own questions of belonging within or outside of a culture. Sam has exhibited his work nationally and internationally at Duane Reed, Harvey Preston (f.k.a. Harvey Meadows) Ann Linnemann Gallery (Denmark), ClayAKAR, Greenwich House Pottery, Sherry Leedy and Lacoste Gallery. He is the recipient of a yearlong Fulbright grant allowing him to tour South Korea, teach at the Ewha Womans Univerisity and Korea National University of Cultural Heritage, and design two limited edition lines of dinnerware ceramics dinnerware factory KwangjuYo. Selected Public Collections Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX The American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Skaelskor, Denmark. World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China La Trobe University. Shepparton, Australia University of Arkansas Fullbright Ceramics Collection, Fayetteville, AR Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN "Cloud Flask...

Sam Chung lives and works in Tempe, AZ. He is a ceramic artist and Professor of Art at Arizona State University. As a second-generation Korean-American, he explores pottery that reframes historical ceramics from a cross-cultural perspective and explores the metaphorical role of the vessel. In his current work, he references traditional Korean cloud motifs and pottery shapes while juxtaposing past with present through his vivid, graphicly painted imagery. The clouds represent a phenomenon that is constantly in flux and correspond to his own questions of belonging within or outside of a culture. Sam has exhibited his work nationally and internationally at Duane Reed, Harvey Preston (f.k.a. Harvey Meadows) Ann Linnemann Gallery (Denmark), ClayAKAR, Greenwich House Pottery, Sherry Leedy and Lacoste Gallery. He is the recipient of a yearlong Fulbright grant allowing him to tour South Korea, teach at the Ewha Womans Univerisity and Korea National University of Cultural Heritage, and design two limited edition lines of dinnerware ceramics dinnerware factory KwangjuYo. Selected Public Collections Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX The American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Skaelskor, Denmark. World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China La Trobe University. Shepparton, Australia University of Arkansas Fullbright Ceramics Collection, Fayetteville, AR Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN "Flared Cloud Vase...

Sam Chung lives and works in Tempe, AZ. He is a ceramic artist and Professor of Art at Arizona State University. As a second-generation Korean-American, he explores pottery that ref...

Sam Chung lives and works in Tempe, AZ. He is a ceramic artist and Professor of Art at Arizona State University. As a second-generation Korean-American, he explores pottery that reframes historical ceramics from a cross-cultural perspective and explores the metaphorical role of the vessel. In his current work, he references traditional Korean cloud motifs and pottery shapes while juxtaposing past with present through his vivid, graphicly painted imagery. The clouds represent a phenomenon that is constantly in flux and correspond to his own questions of belonging within or outside of a culture. Sam was born and raised in St. Paul, MN and received his BA in studio art from St. Olaf College and his MFA from Arizona State University. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally at Duane Reed, Harvey Preston (f.k.a. Harvey Meadows) Ann Linnemann Gallery (Denmark), ClayAKAR, Greenwich House Pottery, Sherry Leedy and Lacoste Gallery. Sam’s work is in several permanent collections including The Crocker Art Museum (CA), Icheon World Ceramic Center (Korea), Guldagergaard (Denmark), San Angelo Museum (TX) and Everson Museum of Art (NY). Selected Public Collections Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX The American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Skaelskor, Denmark. World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Arizona State University, Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China Shepparton Art Gallery - La Trobe University. Shepparton, Australia Sky Harbor International Airport, Ceramics Collection, Phoenix, AZ University of Arkansas Fullbright Ceramics Collection, Fayetteville, AR New Orleans Museum of Art (pending), New Orleans, LA "Cloud Flask...

Sam Chung lives and works in Tempe, AZ. He is a ceramic artist and Professor of Art at Arizona State University. As a second-generation Korean-American, he explores pottery that reframes historical ceramics from a cross-cultural perspective and explores the metaphorical role of the vessel. In his current work, he references traditional Korean cloud motifs and pottery shapes while juxtaposing past with present through his vivid, graphicly painted imagery. The clouds represent a phenomenon that is constantly in flux and correspond to his own questions of belonging within or outside of a culture. Sam was born and raised in St. Paul, MN and received his BA in studio art from St. Olaf College and his MFA from Arizona State University. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally at Duane Reed, Harvey Preston (f.k.a. Harvey Meadows) Ann Linnemann Gallery (Denmark), ClayAKAR, Greenwich House Pottery, Sherry Leedy and Lacoste Gallery. Sam’s work is in several permanent collections including The Crocker Art Museum (CA), Icheon World Ceramic Center (Korea), Guldagergaard (Denmark), San Angelo Museum (TX) and Everson Museum of Art (NY). Selected Public Collections Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX The American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Skaelskor, Denmark. World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Arizona State University, Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China Shepparton Art Gallery - La Trobe University. Shepparton, Australia Sky Harbor International Airport, Ceramics Collection, Phoenix, AZ University of Arkansas Fullbright Ceramics Collection, Fayetteville, AR New Orleans Museum of Art (pending), New Orleans, LA "Cloud Gourd Bottle...

Sam Chung lives and works in Tempe, AZ. He is a ceramic artist and Professor of Art at Arizona State University. As a second-generation Korean-American, he explores pottery that ref...

Sam Chung lives and works in Tempe, AZ. He is a ceramic artist and Professor of Art at Arizona State University. As a second-generation Korean-American, he explores pottery that ref...

Sam Chung received his MFA from Arizona State University and his BA degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Between his undergraduate and graduate programs, he worked ...

Sam Chung received his MFA from Arizona State University and his BA degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Between his undergraduate and graduate programs, he worked as a special post-bac student at the University of Minnesota. He taught at Northern Michigan University from 1998-2007 and is now teaching at Arizona State University in Tempe where he is an associate professor of ceramics. Sam has presented numerous lectures and workshops both nationally and internationally. About his cloud vessels, Chung states: “A consistent point of departure for my work has been the ceramic vessel and playing with the balance between form, function and design. I am interested in the way that pots have the unique ability to serve a multitude of roles and functions. They can exhibit decorative beauty, bring attention to more functional/tactile concerns, and also create historical, cultural and experiential associations. I work within the context of pottery to exploit its universal familiarity and impose my own vision for merging historically and culturally disparate influences. I am curious about the relationships I see among various forms of creative expression from both past and present, and try to bring forth a new language of pottery for the future.” Selected Public Collections Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX The American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Skaelskor, Denmark. World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Arizona State University, Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China Shepparton Art Gallery - La Trobe University. Shepparton, Australia Sky Harbor International Airport, Ceramics Collection, Phoenix, AZ University of Arkansas Fullbright Ceramics Collection, Fayetteville, AR New Orleans Museum of Art (pending), New Orleans, LA Flared Cloud Vase...

Sam Chung received his MFA from Arizona State University and his BA degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Between his undergraduate and graduate programs, he worked ...

Sam Chung received his MFA from Arizona State University and his BA degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Between his undergraduate and graduate programs, he worked as a special post-bac student at the University of Minnesota. He taught at Northern Michigan University from 1998-2007 and is now teaching at Arizona State University in Tempe where he is an associate professor of ceramics. Sam has presented numerous lectures and workshops both nationally and internationally. About his cloud vessels, Chung states: “A consistent point of departure for my work has been the ceramic vessel and playing with the balance between form, function and design. I am interested in the way that pots have the unique ability to serve a multitude of roles and functions. They can exhibit decorative beauty, bring attention to more functional/tactile concerns, and also create historical, cultural and experiential associations. I work within the context of pottery to exploit its universal familiarity and impose my own vision for merging historically and culturally disparate influences. I am curious about the relationships I see among various forms of creative expression from both past and present, and try to bring forth a new language of pottery for the future.” Selected Public Collections Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX The American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Skaelskor, Denmark. World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Arizona State University, Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China Shepparton Art Gallery - La Trobe University. Shepparton, Australia Sky Harbor International Airport, Ceramics Collection, Phoenix, AZ University of Arkansas Fullbright Ceramics Collection, Fayetteville, AR New Orleans Museum of Art (pending), New Orleans, LA "Cloud Flask...