Pocket Utopia closed in the summer of 2009 with Sharon Butler as the last artist in resident. Hrag Vartanian, critic, curator, Editor-in-chief and co-founder, of Hyperallergic, wrote about the space's closing in a post titled, "A Little Pocket Utopia Closes in Bushwick Today," where he expressed this sentiment..."It was a space that, regardless of the artist showing, always had something to contribute to New York’s art conversation. Its success is a credit to both Austin and all those affiliated with it."