Jolie Ngo
Jolie Ngo’s work explores the intersection of craft, technology and community. From her studio in Santa Barbara, Ngo expands the boundaries of ceramic and plastic art through her multifaceted and playfully subversive approach, stripping away seriousness to forge a new conceptual and experimental path. Ngo, who was born and raised in and outside of Philadelphia, holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFS from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Her faceted forms evoke the shape of traditional silk lanterns, while layered textures recall topographic views of rice paddles; with these works, she continues to shape a new narrative for contemporary plastic and ceramic works and design at large.
Jolie Ngo’s work explores the intersection of craft, technology and community. From her studio in Santa Barbara, Ngo expands the boundaries of ceramic and plastic art through her multifaceted and playfully subversive approach, stripping away seriousness to forge a new conceptual and experimental path. Ngo, who was born and raised in and outside of Philadelphia, holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFS from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Her faceted forms evoke the shape of traditional silk lanterns, while layered textures recall topographic views of rice paddles; with these works, she continues to shape a new narrative for contemporary plastic and ceramic works and design at large.
Meet the Maker:
Jolie Ngo
Jolie Ngo is known for blending 3D printing technology with hand-painted kaleidoscopic imagery. Her objects become a composite of patterns that, from one angle, appear disparate, but from another, form familiar landscapes. Ngo’s hazy gradients reference her interest in digital spaces as places of connection, as well as her Vietnamese American heritage.
