Artist: Sebastian Moh
Sebastian Moh, KENTUCKY
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was raised on a small farm in Batu Pahat, Malaysia. My family was fairly isolated from neighbors so my brothers and sisters became my best friends. It was also up to us to provide our own toys and entertainment, making us quite resourceful. Nature was an integral part of our life. This developed within me a more quiet and reserved personality with a keen observation to detail.
My first exposure to the actual shaping of raw clay was in a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, I witnessed a demonstration on the wheel and it planted the seed. I was drawn to the idea of infinite variation, of tapping an eternity of creativity. From that point I paid close attention to the ceramic arts. An opportunity presented itself and I was able to come to the United State to attend school. I received my degree in product design but had the opportunity to take ceramic classes as an elective. After working in hospitality for a few years, I decided to pursue the vision that had formed so strongly as a youth. I set up a small studio and began exploring the possibilities.
The essence of my work is to create a visual interest that will trigger an aesthetic response. The vessels articulate a rhythm that appeals to an abstract of universal human emotion. Art is an articulated arrangement of a profound idea. To create is divine, I just rearrange.
My goal is to simply make good work.
Experience
2012-present Studio Artist
2011- 2012 Louisville Clay Association, Vice President
2000-2012 August Moon Chinese Bistro, Manager
2006-2008 Louisville Clay Association, Vice President
2003-2004 Bellarmine University, Ceramics Lab Assistant
Education
1993, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. B.A, Product Design
Exhibits
2016 “Different Voices”, Group Exhibit, Schiller Gallery, St. Joseph, Michigan
2016 “Interpretations Teapot Exhibition”, Craft Alliance Center of Art and Design, St. Louis, Missouri
2015 “Yunomi Invitational 2015”, Akar Design, Iowa City, Iowa
2015 “Dirty South Mug Call and Competition, Friends of the Juror”, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, Louisiana.
2015 “Maverick Potter Invitational”, The Maverick Potter Gallery, Salida, Colorado
2014 “International Chawan Expo- Singapore 2014”, Ngee Ann Cultural Centre, Singapore
2014 “From the Kiln to the Kitchen”, The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Fairhope, Alabama
2014 “Ritual & Residue: The Art of Drink”, Kentucky Museum of Art
2014 “Poking the Lilies Pad”, Asia Institute Crane House, Louisville, Kentucky
2014 “State of Flux”, Invitational Group Show, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan
2014 “Second Mint Julep Cup Biennial Exhibition”, Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Mount St. Francis, Indiana
2014 “Emerging Artist Show”, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, Texas
2013 “Kirk Mangus & Sebastian Moh”, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, New York
2013 “Crafted” Invitational Group Show, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2013 “A Handful”, Five Person Show, The Gallery On Pearl, New Albany, Indiana
2013 “Grasp”, Group Exhibition, Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, Michigan
2013 “The Striped Show”, Invitational Group Show, Weber Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2013 “Yunomi Invitational 2013”, Akar Design, Iowa City, Iowa
2013 “The Teapot Redefined”, Group Exhibition, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge,
Massachusetts
2012 “International Cone Box Show”, Juried, Juror’s Award, Lawrence, Kansas
2012 “Dip, Dash, Spread, and Pour”, Group Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2012 “Iron Variation”, Group Exhibition, Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, Michigan
2012 “Cup Show 2012”, Group Exhibition, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts
2012 “The Teapot Redefined”, Group Exhibition, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge,
Massachusetts
2012 “Artist Focus”, 3 Person Exhibition, Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, Michigan
2012 “The Pitcher Show”, Invitational Group Show, The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Fairhope, Alabama
2012 “Glaze”, 3 Person Exhibition, Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, Michigan
2012 “Galaxy In A Glaze”, Solo Exhibit, The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Fairhope, Alabama
2012 “The Mint Julep Cup Invitational Exhibition”, Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Mount St. Francis, Indiana
2011 “Nebula”, Solo Exhibit, Firehouse Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2011 Starbrick Clay National Cup Show, Juried, Purchase Award, Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, Ohio
2011 “Material Mastery: National Juried Exhibition”, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas
2011 “The Cup Show 2011”, Group Exhibition, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts
2011 “Conflux”, Group Show, Valley Ford, California
2011 “An Artful Array: Bowls by Kentucky Artisan”, Juried, Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
2011 “Yunomi Invitational”, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa
2010 “Heritage”, Solo Exhibit, Crane House, The Asia Institute, Louisville, Kentucky
2010 International Orton Cone Box Show, Juried, Lawrence, Kansas
2010 “American Mug Exhibition”, Monticello, Arkansas
2010 “Black & White: Works by Kentucky Artisans”, Juried, Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
2010 “Teabowl National”, Juried, KC Clay Guild, Kansas City, Missouri
2010 National Juried Cup Exhibition, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska
2009 International Cup Show, Juried, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Helena, Montana
2009 Four Person Group Show, Chapman Friedman Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2009 Best of Louisville Clay, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky
2009 “One of a kind”, Group Show, The Gallery On Pearl, New Albany, Indiana
2008 International Orton Cone Box Show, Juried, Balwin City, Kansas
2008 “vessels”, Solo Exhibit, McGrath Gallery, Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky
2008 Four Person Group Show, The Gallery On Pearl, New Albany, Indiana
2007 3rd Annual National Juried Cup show, Monticello, Arkansas
2007 “Porcelain”, Solo Exhibit, Mary Anderson Center For The Art, Mount St. Francis, Indiana
2007 Bourbon Bottle in the Bluegrass Show, Third Place Award, Louisville, Kentucky
2007 13th Belknap Fall Festival, Merit Award, Louisville, Kentucky
2006 International Orton Cone Box Show, Juried, Balwin City, Kansas
2006 International Cup Show, Juried, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Helena, Montana
Periodicals / Publications
2015 Ceramic Monthly Magazine, April Issue, 2015, Clay Culture: Moh, Please! by Dori DeCamillis
2014 Ceramics Monthly Magazine, May Issue, 2014, Exhibition Review: Kirk Mangus and Sebastian Moh, reviewed by Anthony Merino
2013 Ceramics Monthly Magazine, May Issue, 2013 Emerging Artists, p.77
2013 Potter Council Calendar, General Collection, Page January, picture of tea bowl featured
2012 Potter Council Calendar, Food + Function Collection, Page April, picture of tea bowl featured
2012 Pure Uncut Candy Magazine, March Issue, artist profile and picture of tea bowl featured
2011 Ceramics Monthly Magazine, January, “Sebastian Moh: Heritage”, “Upfront” section, p.14
2010 Courier Journal, December 2, “Sebastian Moh: Ceramist of the sublime”
Publications On-line
2013 Mobile Bay Magazine, March Issue, “Gray Matter’, picture of tumbler featured.
2013 The Voice-Tribune, Cherokee Triangle Art Fair, picture of artist and works featured.
2012 Ciao, D'A, la prima rivista italiana di artigianato e arti decorative, “Contemporary
Ceramics / 18a”, picture of tea bowl featured.
2011 Ciao, D'A, la prima rivista italiana di artigianato e arti decorative, “Contemporary
Ceramics / 11”, picture of teapot featured.
2010 Jennifer Harnetty, Editor’s Picks: Top 5 Ceramics Exhibitions - November 2010, Ceramic Arts Daily, October 27, picture of tea bowl featured.
Workshop/Juror/Curator
2015 Craft Alliance Center of Art and Design, Workshop: Glaze Surfaces and Form with Sebastian Moh, St. Louis, Missouri
2015 University of Northern Colorado, Juror for “Drink Me: cups, mugs and tumblers”, Greeley, Colorado
2014 Asia Institute Crane House, Curator for “Poking the Lilies Pad”, Louisville, Kentucky
2014 The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Workshop, Fairhope, Alabama
2013 The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Juror for international exhibition: “The Demitasse, A Cup and Saucer”, Fairhope, Alabama , October
2013 Funke Fired Arts, Workshop, Cincinnati, Ohio, May
2012 The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Workshop, Fairhope, Alabama, April
2011 University of Louisville Ceramics Program, Workshop, Louisville, Kentucky, March
2008 Floyd Central High School, Visual Arts Department. IWorkshop, Indiana, March