Ara Koh South Korean, b. 1996

Was born in Seoul, South Korea, and earned her BFA in ceramics and glass from Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea (2018). She later earned her MFA in ceramic art from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY (2020). Koh was awarded the Hamiltonian Artists Fellowship from Hamiltonian Artists, Washington, DC (2021), 1st place in The Great Outdoors Juried Exhibition, Medford Arts Center, NJ (2020), and the prestigious Minister of Foreign Affairs Honor (Cultural Relations Cooperation), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea (2017). Her works are represented in the permanent collections of the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum and Daekyo Culture Foundation. Koh’s most recent exhibitions include Group Invitationals at both the NCECA Conference, Sacramento, CA (2022) and the Korean Cultural Center in Washington DC, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington DC (2022), and a solo exhibition at the Cluster Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2021). Koh is now based in Northern Virginia and holds a teaching position at the Maryland Institute College of Art and American University.