In a neighborhood full of accomplished artists, Tribecan Leyla Khosrowshahi is an upstart — inspired by ceramics at age 12, takes her first class in college, and now, at the age of 22, is selling out of an established gallery on the Upper East Side. So for that reason, she’s getting the “kid” descriptor.

But her work really belies both her age and experience: it’s beautiful, clever and accessible — all from a recent grad of USC in economics. And maybe it’s because she decided to almost bypass the craft as she learned and progressed.

“When I went to my first pottery class, I was stuggling, I sucked at it — and I had this early realization that while I was not going to become a good potter in 12 weeks, I could still make beautiful pottery,” she said. “From the start, my pursuit became much more stylistic. And the feedback I get now is all of my work looks like mine. I want my pieces to be light, for the forms to be clean, to feel good in your hands, to have clean glazing. But I want it to look like my work.”

She had her first show in her mother’s living room, where it was spotted by the gallerist Leila Heller. She offered to put her work in a recent group holiday show. It is mostly sold after a couple weeks. Her run of 30 plates is sold out. She’s now working on two collections, all out of Bklyn Clay on the highway and Canal. She’s got commissions coming in all the time.

She’s keeping her day job — in a music investment company — but throwing (literally) all the time.

“The way I got into this put me on a path to finding some style,” she said. “And I think that’s been very well received.”