Christy Chor
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Art Reviews:
→ Art Curator (Despina Tunberg), World Wide Art Books and Artavita 2026
→ Circle Foundation 2025
→ Art Tour International Magazine 2022
Online Interviews:
→ Gardiner Museum Shop (Instagram)- Nov 2025
→ Carnegie Gallery (Instagram) Sept 2025
→ Hamilton Spectator (Regina Haggo) Newspaper- Sept 2025
→ DundasToday Sept 2025
→ Contemporary Art Curator Magazine 2025
→ Circle Foundation 2025
→ SLATE Art Guide 2025
→ Art Market Magazine 2021
→ The Spec 2025
→ DesignTO 2020
→ Fusion (Clay & Glass) 2021
→ Publications
→ Artaxis. since 2024
→ Art Market Expert Investable Artist Directory since 2025
→ Circle Foundation (Spotlight, Masterful Minds Online and printed Magazine, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
→ Art Tour International Magazine, NY 2022, 2023, 2025,
→ ATIM Earth Day Special Edition, NY 2022, 2025, 2026
→ Art Market International Art Magazine (GOLD LIST) Nov 30, 2021 #6 Magzter 2021
→ Art Folio 2021 (Print & Instagram) 2021
→ Fusion Magazine Vol . 44 No. 1 - Spring (Featured Student Clay Artist) 2020
→ Joint Exhibition at Cultural Center of Kikinda, Serbia,(ShowCatalogue) 2019 (June 17-29)
→ NCECA Juried Student Exhibition Brochure and Online Exhibition 2018
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2026
→ Gardiner Museum Shop (Featured Artist Exhibition),(July - August, 2026)
2025
→ Carnegie Gallery (Solo Exhibition),(Sept 5-28, 2025)
→ Society of Canadian Artists (57th Juried Online Exhibition), (Aug-Sept 2025)
2024
→ Gardiner Museum Shop - Featured Artist Exhibition (Jan - Feb 2024)
2023
→ The Fusion Clay & Glass Juried Show 2023 (October 20-22, 2023)
→ Art Works Exchange Exhibition “Harmontree” (Sept 23-28, 2023) at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, Dr. Hin Shiu Hung Art Gallery
2022
→ Art Tour International Magazine, Online exhibition New York (Summer & October 22, 2022)
2021
→ XIII Florence Biennale 2021 (Oct 23-31, 2021) - Florence
→ The Women’s Art Association of Canada Group Show (Sept 9-25, 2021)
2020
→ Sheridan Graduation Show - LUCID 2020 at Gardiner Museum (Nov-Dec, 2020)
→ Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 2020 Online Juried Art Exhibition (July 2-12, 2019)
→ Ontario Society of Artists, Biennial Juried Emerging Artist Show 2020 (Jan 16-31) at Queen Elizabeth Parkway Community Centre Main Gallery, Oakville
2019
→ Joint Exhibition at Cultural Center of Kikinda, Serbia “REBORN” 2019 (June 17-2019) curated by Hong Kong White Box
→ NCECA National Juried Student Exhibition (March 25-April 20, 2019)
→ Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Selected across Canada & the US)
→ The Fusion Clay & Glass Juried Show 2019 (Oct 18-20, 2019) at Artscape Wychwood Barns, Toronto
2018
→ Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 2018 (July 2-12, 2018) Online Art Exhibition
→ The Fusion Clay & Glass Juried Show 2018 (Oct 12-14, 2018) at Artscape Wychwood Barns, Toronto
→ Mississauga Potters’ Guild (Sanguine) Juried Exhibition 2018 (Sept 11-Oct 28, 2018) at Living Parts Centre, Mississauga
→ 50/50 Juried Exhibition 2018 (Aug 1-16, 2018) at Queen Gallery, Toronto
2017
→ Juried Solo Exhibition 2017 (Dec 10-March 10, 2017) at Queen Elizabeth Parkway Community Center, Oakville
→ Sheridan College 10-Student Juried Show 2017 MADE IN CANADA (March 31 - April 17, 2017) at Gardiner Museum, Toronto
2012- 2013
→ Juried Ceramic Exhibitions curated by HK White Box (July- Aug 2012 & 2013)
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2026
→ Circle Foundation for the Arts (Finalist for April Cover Contest)
2025
→ Circle Foundation for the Arts - Artist of the Year 2024
→ Art Review by CIRCLE Foundation, Masterful Mind Award (Feb 2025 issue)
→ The Effetto Arte Foundation / Palermo (Italy)- International Prize, Artist of the Year 2025 (Jan, 2025)
2024
→ Circle Foundation's 8th International Artist of the Month Contest - TOP in Category Ceramics (May)
2023
→ The Fusion Clay & Glass Juried Show 2023 (October 20-22, 2023) - BEST Sculptural Award
2022
→ Art Tour International Magazine, ARTYA Emerald Award, New York (Oct 22, 2022)
→ Art Tour International Magazine, Collector's Choice Award, New York (Summer, 2022)
2021
→ XIII Florence Biennale 2021 (Oct 23-31, 2021) - Ceramic Category Award, Florence, Italy
2020
→ Craft Ontario William and Mary Corcoran Craft Award (May 2020) Award granted via Ontario Arts Foundation, Sheridan College
→ Craft Ontario Helen Copeland Memorial Award in Ceramics, Sheridan College (Sept 21, 2020)
2019
→ GUARD.ME International Bachelor's Degree Scholarship 2019-2020 (Sheridan Student Award)
→ NCECA National Juried Student Exhibition (March 25-April 20, 2019) Sheridan Student Award
2018
→ GUARD.ME International Bachelor's Degree Scholarship 2018-2019 (Sheridan Student Award),
→ Mississauga Potters' Guild - Summer Student Residency Award (May-August, 2018)
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Website:
→www.christychor.comInstagram:
→@christychor.ceramicsGalleries:
→ Gardiner Museum Shop - Exhibition and sales since 2018
→ Circle Foundation (Featured Artist)- Since April 2025, 2026
→ Art Market Directory 2025, 2026
→ Carnegie Gallery- Exhibition since 2025, (Member Artist) since 2026
→ Mississauga Potters Guild- (Member Artist) since 2018
Christy Chor is a Canadian ceramic artist who creates a body of narrative-driven sculptural work exploring the sensory dialogue between humanity and the natural world. Her master theme, BACK TO NATURE, unfolds through successive series including Bird, Bear, and her current Mountain works, serving as tactile meditations on wonder, imbalance, and rebirth. An internationally recognized and award-winning artist, Christy's practice merges cross-cultural perspectives, uniting her ceramics education from Sheridan College in Canada with professional experience in Asia's design industry. Through this unique lens, she creates sculptures that are both communicative and masterfully composed.
Artist Statement
My journey began with a solid foundation in wheel-throwing and mastery of classical vessel-making. While this discipline remains a core part of my language, my approach has fundamentally evolved. I am not bound to any fixed techniques; instead, the story I need to tell guides me to the right ones.
I now work in series, where each series develops a concept like a chapter in a storybook, collectively building the larger narrative of my central theme: 'Back to Nature.' This is a philosophical return to essence, expressed through the primal language of clay.
My focus is on translating rich life experiences into sculptural ceramic forms and immersive installations. I see these works as "human adventures," capturing moments of ups and downs, resilience, and quiet discovery. Often, I incorporate small creatures as curious companions and silent storytellers on these adventures. My mission is to build contemplative environments that bridge the intimate world within us—our memories and emotions—with the vast, natural world beyond.
