The acclaimed Ceramic Art London fair, now in its 22nd year, returns to Olympia West from Friday 8 – Sunday 10 May 2026, (with a private view by invitation only, on Thursday 7 May). Hugely respected in the contemporary ceramics world, and always oversubscribed, it is Europe’s leading showcase for makers to sell their work.
This year’s fair saw over 300 applications from 27 countries with 125 makers chosen through a rigorous selection process to exhibit. 25% are new for 2026. Over 5000 visitors attend the event from over 30 countries. There is a talks programme running on every day of the fair.
The fair is curated by the Craft Potters Association and has an extraordinary range of work on sale, priced from £30 to over £10,000 for collectors’ pieces. Exhibitors come from as far afield as Japan, Korea, Canada and the USA as well as across Europe. Fair Director, Simon Harrison said of the event: “Ceramic Art London is an inspirational show for everyone from enthusiasts to high level collectors and museum curators. It has a truly international feel and the diversity of the pieces for sale is as broad as the countries which inspire them.”
There are 14 Korean makers exhibiting:
Jaeho Cho
Jaeho Cho’s tea bowl ultimately creates a blossoming flower-like appearance, which he called his “Gaehwamun” (flower-patterned tea bowl). At first glance, it resembles a modern abstract painting, while at other times, it resembles a traditional pattern, yet it also conveys a warm, textured feel.
Ultimately, Jaeho’s tea bowls possess a subtle beauty, combining austere forms with vibrant colours.
Soyeon Gim
Soyeon Gim is a Seoul-based ceramic artist who explores the potential of clay through a material-driven approach. Working primarily with wheel-throwing, she focuses on the experiential qualities of objects — form, weight, and texture — rather than function. By combining wheel-throwing with hand-carving, she develops forms that move away from symmetry. The resulting works take shape as sculptural objects intended to be experienced by hand, inviting both visual and tactile engagement and narrowing the distance between the viewer and the work.
Jaeeun Kim
Jaeeun Kim creates distinctive slip-cast ceramics that merge functional form with painterly surface decoration. Influenced by her studies in Korea, she often begins by recalling her way back home from school, capturing skies, trees, and shifting scenery. These memories become abstract expressions layered in underglaze, blending colour and gesture. Her work also draws on art therapy concepts, with recurring motifs of houses, trees, and people reflecting inner states. Each piece balances thoughtful design with expressive surfaces, inviting reflection on memory, place, and the emotional landscape of everyday life.
Jihyun Kim
Jihyun Kim is a Seoul-born ceramic artist whose practice explores the intersections of Korean folklore, ritual, and contemporary design. A graduate of the Royal College of Art (MA Ceramics & Glass, 2023), she creates functional-sculptural ceramics that embody traditions of protection, sanctuary, and storytelling. Exhibited internationally at the British Ceramics Biennial, Milan Design Week, and London Design Festival, Jihyun’s vividly colored works invite viewers into a symbolic realm of sanctuary.
Jin Eui Kim
Jin Eui’s work explores how form, shade, and texture in ceramic art can be manipulated to transform visual perception. Using tonal bands and clay block arrangements, he creates spatial illusions that blur the line between reality and appearance. By selectively omitting or altering surface details, he invites viewers to experience shifting perceptions, allowing them to toggle between the real and the illusory. When observed under specific conditions – half-closed eyes, dim light, or from a distance – the illusions become more vivid. This interaction creates an immersive journey, challenging viewers to question their own perception and the boundaries of reality.
Sung Jin Kim
Sung Jin is an artist with a background in ceramics and design, creating works that merge everyday observations with personal artistry. His practice captures the free-spirited and spontaneous energy of graffiti through ceramics, where each piece carries its own meaning and can be reconfigured to shift the atmosphere and form of the work. Beyond material exploration, Sung Jin weaves his personal narrative into his creations, using them as a medium to communicate layered messages that connect with viewers on both visual and emotional levels.
Sun Kim
Sun Kim is a Korean ceramicist raised in Brazil.
She received her first BA in Fine Arts and continued her ceramics studies in the United States, where she earned a second BA from Alfred University. In 2004, Sun moved to the UK to begin a studio assistantship with Edmund de Waal. Since 2007, her own practice has been based in South London.
Sun Kim explores both traditional and contemporary aesthetics in her work, producing a range of functional ware with a distinct visual language. The making process is a continual challenge – an ongoing investigation into form, shape, and volume.
Miae Kim
Miae explores the dialogue between East and West, blending traditional Korean aesthetics with modern minimalist design. Inspired by motifs such as palace walls, temple roof tiles, hanok door trim, and the graceful forms of Hangul, she transforms language into both visual and narrative art. Rooted in a childhood shaped by Korean literature and design, her practice tells layered stories that bridge history, memory, and place. Through each work, Miae invites quiet reflection and a sense of connection-linking cultures, past and present, and people with the materials that surround everyday life.
Jaejun Lee
In 2016, Jaejun Lee travelled from Korea to London to participate in Ceramic Art London. That’s where his journey began, and he eventually settled in the UK. Now, in his final year as a UK-based artist, Jaejun hopes to find a sense of closure where it all began.
CAL has always been a special opportunity for him to share new work, and each year he has tried to present a new series with a fresh display. This year, Jaejun is showing a new series, “Unclothed,” hoping it will once again lead him toward a new direction, as it always has.
Hajeong Rogers
Currently focusing her making predominantly on functional ware, Hajeong Lee Rogers fuses traditional Korean Buncheong techniques, using inlaid white slip and a dark clay, with patterns influenced by William Morris. Hajeong is trying to find harmony between Korean tradition and the West. She also loves the idea of her pots being used everyday unlike a sculpture she made in the past, which is entirely decorative or made to convey a message. She feels that by using her pots they became a familiar and comforting feature of a person’s life.
SaeRi Seo
SaeRi Seo explores ‘Good Child Syndrome,’ rooted in her traditional Korean Confucian upbringing and gender-based expectations. By deconstructing the Moon Jar – a symbol of perfection and virtue – she liberates herself from past constraints. This destruction is a transformative turning point, not an end. Within the fragments, she meticulously crafts blooming irises, symbolizing hope and resilience. Her practice transcends mere reconstruction; it is a testament to healing and self-discovery. Through the interplay of void and form, Seo visualises the internal conflict between societal pressure and individual identity, celebrating the inherent strength found in becoming whole again.
Yunji Shin
Yunji Shin is a South Korea-based ceramic designer-maker, working primarily with slip casting techniques, using modular moulds like building blocks to create playful yet structured forms. Recently, Yunji’s practice has focused on evoking a sense of childhood nostalgia inspired by the animations many of us grew up watching, resulting in works that explore whimsical boundaries through quirky forms in which diverse cultural identities interweave.
In Ho Song
Song’s work expresses imaginary animals.
First, he moulds rough shapes of various animals using handbuilding techniques.
And then, he draws imaginary animals on them, just like drawing on a canvas.
This work’s motif is a Korean traditional funerary figure, Kkokdu.
Kkokdu is a witty human-shaped wooden figure, which is known as to take a role in sharing the happiness with the passed ones and relieving their sorrows, coming and going between this world and the next world.
Song reconstituted the Kkokdu with imaginary animals instead of human characters.
Shinhye You
Shinhye You is a ceramic artist born in South Korea and based in London. Shinhye crafts written fiction rooted in magical realism, translating it into visual forms with clay as her primary medium. Her ceramic pieces serve as tangible remnants of her imagined worlds, evidence of human lives and magical creatures that once existed. Emerging after the death of their fictional inhabitants, these works stand as empty vessels, echoes of a bygone existence. Through these pieces, Shinhye explores the afterlife of once-living beings, capturing the residue of human presence and perished beliefs in a delicate interplay between reality and imagination.