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Micah Lewis-Văn Sweezie
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Micah Lewis-Văn Sweezie

Micah Lewis-Văn Sweezie is a ceramic artist from Kalamazoo, Michigan. They are shaped and influenced by dichotomous elements of culture and craft from their upbringing in both Vietnam and America. They earned their BFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago in 2022, focused in ceramics and sculpture. Micah self-conducted a study abroad to Vietnam in 2023 to research ancient and contemporary forms of Vietnamese ceramic production – this research trip was supported in part by the NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowship. Micah’s work has been exhibited in group and solo shows nationally including Eutectic Gallery, Baltimore Clayworks, and the NCECA Annual Exhibition. They’ve also received various grants and fellowships including the NCECA Multicultural fellowship and the Artaxis x Haystack fellowship. Micah is also recognized as a 2025 NCECA Emerging Artist Fellow and dually, a 2025 Northern Indiana Clay Alliance Emerging Artist. Currently Micah is an artist-in-residence and educator at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Articles

White Gold, porcelain. The Latent Space, Chicago, IL April 2022
White Gold
By Micah Lewis-Văn Sweezie
What was most hurtful about this experience wasn't the flurry of remarks disregarding my craft but more so the fact that I recognized that my art and concepts were not accessible to the people they were widely intended for. I believe artwork should have the capacity to be appreciated from many perspectives. Whether it's the craftsmanship, aesthetic beauty, or concept driving the work, there should be many avenues to invite a viewer to engage with the artwork and artist. This month's FREE article.
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Micah Lewis-Văn Sweezie
Editor-at-Large
By Micah Lewis-Văn Sweezie
The underrepresented perspective I speak to here extends beyond culture – toward the inclusion of non-clay craft traditions. Crafts of all mediums have interplayed and mutually influenced one another throughout history – exchanging colors, motifs, processes, and more. It would be naive to believe that ceramics as a craft has operated this long without absorbing qualities from other non-clay craft traditions. Nonetheless, conversations within ceramic arts culture often fail to consider the full breadth of craft influences within our medium.
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