Ara Koh

Through the medium of clay, I explore memory, honesty, and reflection, a balance between polarities: light and heavy, dense and loose, ephemeral and concrete. From this delicate dance, I create forms ranging from sculptural depth to planar compositions.

Recent News and Press

April 11 – May 28, 2026

THROUGHLINES

PFA Gallery

PFA is pleased to announce Throughlines, pairing the work of Jason Karolak and Ara Koh. This exhibition presents the intersection of two distinct material languages: the chromatic optical precision of Jason Karolak’s paintings alongside Ara Koh’s corporeal, calcified ceramics.

September 15, 2025

RECENT ACQUISTION

GLB Art Collection

We are pleased to announce that Ara Koh’s Neighborhood Pool, 2024, was recently acquired by GLB Art Collection. The GLB Art Collection comprises contemporary works by women artists who reside in Washington, D.C., Maryland, or Virginia, combined with furniture, decorative objects and art collected by Grace Linton Battle during her life.

May 19, 2026

WELL BUILT

Substack

There’s and architectural quality to the drawings and paintings of Jason Karolak, one of the two artists showing in PFA Gallery’s “Throughlines.” The broken lines of some of the Brooklyn artist’s minimalist drawings, made with pencil that’s partially overlaid with ink, suggest floor plans for imaginary buildings.

May 15, 2026

ONGOING: THROUGHLINES AT PFA GALLERY

Washington City Paper

Painter Jason Karolak and ceramicist Ara Koh use disparate materials and approaches to their work, but they make a pleasing pairing in the cozy gallery at Pazo Fine Art. Both artists use the most basic element in art—the line—and tweak it in intriguing ways that has endless permutations.