Photo and styling by Willy Somma
I’m Em Dubovoy, an independent creative based between New York’s Hudson Valley and NYC. My multidisciplinary practice bridges digital design and sculpture, grounded in a deep commitment to craft and material exploration. This dual approach allows me to move fluidly between screen-based experiences and tangible forms, with each informing and expanding the other.
As a first-generation American, my artistic work explores themes of identity, home, and duality. I work primarily with clay and natural materials, drawn to their grounding, tactile qualities and symbolic resonance. Guided by an intuitive process, my practice serves as a tool for connection between my inner and outer worlds.
GROUP SHOWS
2025 • ‘Soft Resistance’ • ESPASSO • New York, NY, USA
2020 • P.A.D Gallery Group Show • Permanent Maintenance Studio • Queens, NY, USA
RESIDENCIES
2024 · VAWAA Workshop with Junpei Omori · Kyoto, Japan
2024 · Terra Ancestral · R&D Residency Wild Clay Harvesting · Chiapas, Mexico
At the core of both my design and craft practices are three guiding concepts
Form
Influences of elements such as contour, color, space, texture, and light.
Feeling
The emotion and nuance behind any kind of sensory experience
Function
How to comfortably fit into the natural rhythm and pace of daily life
Making a Chawan using Akahada-yaki in Nara, Japan with Masashi Oshio-sensei. October 2024
Our group’s pieces in the traditional wood firing of the Tsoontajal collective in Chiapas, Mexico. February 2024
The Terra Ancestral group with Lopez family of the Tsoontajal Collective in Chiapas, Mexico. February 2024
Sketches from a workshop in Ohara, Kyoto, October 2024
Domoy Studio operates on traditional, unceded territory and ancestral homelands of the Lenape, Munsee, and Mohican peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.