Commission Art
Contemporary Artist • Berlin / Hudson Valley

KATY
EYMANN
MAKES FEELING VISIBLE

Ceramic sculpture, painting and immersive installation about softness as strength. Collected in 14 countries. Exhibited from Berlin to New York. Made slowly, by hand, for fast times.

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11Years practice
87Solo & group shows
1400+Works in collections
14Countries collected
Katy Eymann portrait in studio
Currently showing
Soft Monuments — New ceramics & paintings
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01 — About

Hi, I'm Katy. I sculpt tenderness out of earth & fire.

I’m Katy Eymann — an American-German visual artist working between Berlin and the Hudson Valley. For over a decade I’ve explored the female body, memory and care through ceramics, pigment and large soft forms that invite touch.

My studio practice blends traditional coil-building and wheel-throwing with contemporary painting and textile. Each piece starts as a diary sketch, becomes a clay body, survives two firings at 1240°C, and ends as a quiet monument to resilience. Collectors call it “warm minimalism” — I call it home.

🎨 Ceramic sculpture🖌️ Oil & pigment painting🧵 Textile installation🏛️ Public commissions📚 Teaching & talks
2025
Soft Monuments
Solo, Galerie Nord Berlin + Hudson Clay Space
Solo
2023
Body of Land
Museum acquisition, 14 large vessels
Museum
2021
Holding Light Residency
6 months in Shigaraki, Japan — wood-firing
Residency
2016
MFA Sculpture, Berlin UDK
Meisterschülerin, honors
Education
See the workBook studio visit
● In the studio nowCeramic artworks by Katy Eymann
Studio process paints Gallery exhibition
“Katy Eymann turns clay into breath. Her vessels hold not water, but feeling.”
— Contemporary Clay Review, 2025
02 — Selected work 2022-2026

Objects that hug back

Six series, one obsession: how softness survives pressure. All works are handmade stoneware, porcelain, natural pigments and wax. Commissions open for 2026.

Soft Monuments vessels
Ceramics • 2025

Soft Monuments

27 vessels, 40–120 cm. Matte blush glazes, thumb-pressed seams. Sold out Berlin show.

Skin of Earth paintings
Painting • 2024

Skin of Earth

Large oils on linen with clay slip and ash. Earth pinks, bone, iron red.

Holding installation
Installation • 2024

Holding

Walk-in womb of 400 sewn ceramic pillows. Shown in Brooklyn & Kreuzberg.

Tide Bodies exhibition
Public Art • 2023

Tide Bodies

Waterfront commission — 9 monumental forms that collect rain and light.

Diary in Clay sketches
Works on paper • 2022

Diary in Clay

180 daily drawings that became sculptures. Ink, slip, breast milk, tea.

Night Bloom abstract
Porcelain • 2026

Night Bloom

New translucent porcelain lights — womb-lanterns for dark rooms. Pre-order.

03 — Exhibitions & fairs

Where to see the work live

2026
Night Bloom — Solo
Hudson Clay Space, New York • Mar–May
Upcoming
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2025
Soft Monuments — Solo
Galerie Nord, Berlin • Sold out
42 works • 1200 visitors
Recap →
2024
Clay & Care — Group
Venice Biennale collateral, Palazzo Mora
With 12 artists
Story →
2023
Body of Land
Museum Kunst & Gut, acquisition
Permanent collection
Process →
04 — Studio process

From mud to monument in 4 slow steps

Step 101

Sketch & Feel

Daily 20-min body drawings. No erasing. Feeling first, form second.

Step 202

Coil & Pinch

Hand-built over 2–6 weeks. Dried slowly under linen for 21 days.

Step 303

Bisque & Paint

First fire 980°C, then layered slips, oxides and oil pigment.

Step 404

Fire & Bless

Final 1240°C glaze fire. Waxed bottoms, signed, blessed, boxed.

Hands shaping clay Kiln firing Color pigments
05 — Journal / News

Studio notes & fresh fires

Exhibition announcements, kiln openings, failures and joys. Click any story to read the full article — each opens on its own page.

Studio
Studio • 2026

Kiln opening: Soft Monuments are out!

First firing of the year survived — blush glazes, zero cracks. See photos from the opening.

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Paints
Process • 2026

Why I wedge clay for 30 minutes every morning

Ritual, meditation and wedging tables — my slow start that saves sculptures.

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Exhibition
Exhibition • 2025

Venice diary: installing Holding in Palazzo Mora

400 pillows, 3 days, 1 vaporetto. Behind the scenes of our biggest install.

Exhibitions →

Questions collectors ask

How do I commission a piece?

Write via the contact section below with size, palette and deadline. I take 4 commissions per quarter. Current wait: 8–10 weeks. 50% deposit reserves your kiln slot.

Do you ship internationally?

Yes — double-boxed, insured, with white-glove option for large works. I’ve shipped to 14 countries with zero breakage in 2024–2025.

Can I visit the studio?

Berlin studio open first Friday monthly, Hudson Valley by appointment. Use the form below — tea and clay-stained aprons guaranteed.

Do you teach workshops?

Yes, 2-day “Soft Coil” weekends four times a year. Beginners welcome, all clay and firings included. Join the list below for early access.

“Her work made me cry in a gallery. I bought two pieces before leaving.”


— Lena M., Collector, Berlin

“Katy’s workshop rewired how I touch material. Profound and joyful.”


— Priya S., Student, New York

“A rare voice: feminist, earthy, museum-ready yet deeply human.”


— Curator’s note, 2025
Commissions open for 2026

Let’s make something soft & eternal together.

Wedding vessels, memorial urns, hotel lobbies, nursery totems — tell me your story and I’ll translate it into clay that lasts 1000 years.

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06 — Contact

Say hello to the studio

Berlin: Weserstr. 12, Neukölln • Hudson Valley: 44 Clay Rd.
Studio hours Tue–Sat, 10–18. Replies within 2 days.

Gallery

Studio visits & press

For price lists, high-res images, interviews and collaborations write with subject “PRESS” or “VISIT”. Collectors get first access to kiln openings.