Introduction: Philip Read is a Professor of Art and professional artist based in Jingdezhen(China) and New York City.  Phil was born in London, England and grew up in Canada. He has extensive experience as an artist in the fields of painting and performance action painting.  He has extensive teaching experience from Public Schools, International Artist in Residence Programs to Professor and Lecturer at University Art programs.  Phil is a founding member of the Ink Path Group in Toronto, Canada that was formed to be active in community to promote contemporary Chinese Ink Painting with exhibitions, lectures, and performances.  His earliest degree was in Industrial Chemical Engineering with a Major in Microbiology. Phil has bee in coming to Jingdezhen since 1989.

Phil was awarded the certificate as “Ambassador of Jingdezhen’ and is an ‘Honorary Captain of the Foreign Jingpiao’ 

organization in Jingdezhen.  He has been recognized as a Master of Ceramic Art in China.

He has travelled extensively to Europe, North Africa, and Asia, which has influenced his artwork and cultural experiences.  Phil taught English in Jingdezhen, China for 3 years where he has established a studio and studied the arts and philosophy of Chinese culture.  His artwork has been sold at Shanghai Auctions and his work is collected privately and in museums in Canada, USA, England, Italy, Turkey, China, Taiwan, and Japan.

 

Education:

Master of Fine Art (Studio Art) 2003

Bachelor of Education 2004

BFA (Interdisciplinary Art) 2000

Chemical Engineering, major in Microbiology 1992

45yrs Master of Chinese Ink Painting

                       

Teaching Experience (Professor)       

Jingdezhen University of Applied Arts             ‘Public Speaking’, English   Jingdezhen, China

Queens College CUNY    (2008-2012) Department of Art

Flushing, New York                           Digital art studio:  Power Mac G5 Quad

Adobe Photoshop CS3; split studio curriculum of digital computer studio and visual arts component. 

Jingdezhen Ceramic University Oral English

(Jingdezhen, China)       (2016-2019)

Southeastern University     (2002-2006)   Visual Art Department (Professor of Art)

(Hammond, Louisiana)     Digital Art Department

Professor: 

Color Theory; Art Fundamentals: Principles and Concepts

-digital art studio; Macintosh computer Power Mac G4: Adobe Photoshop CS; Adobe Illustrator; Macromedia Freehand 10 (split studio curriculum of digital computer studio and visual arts studio) 

-visual art studio; Drawing

Louisiana State University   (2002-2005) Visual Art Department (Adjunct)

Adjunct Professor

Drawing; Art Fundamentals: Principles and Concepts

Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 

Baton Rouge   (2002-2005)   Artist in Residence. Grade 9-11

L.E.A.N.          (2002-2006) (Louisiana Environment Action Network) Artist in Residence

Designed, implemented, and taught 6 week visual art programs on environmental issues such as Pesticides and Environmental issues such as Water, Air and Soil pollution from chemical plants and processing facilities. 

Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  USA

 

Teaching Subjects

a. Drawing: Experimental Drawing, Landscape drawing.

b. Fundamentals of Art and Design  (Studio and/or Digital )

c. Color Theory (Western Art)

d. Asian Art; Ink and Brush Painting; Techniques, Theory and Concepts

e. Fusion Art: Western Art with Asian Art; Techniques, Theory and Concepts.

f.  English as a Second Language (ESL);  university, public school, private teaching

g. The Art of Public Speaking (English); Jingdehen University of Applied Arts

9. Ceramic Art;  4D painting, high temperature Qinghua, underglaze colour, Glaze  

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Artist Residence:

JinXi  Museum of Ceramic Art Jingdezhen, China 2025

*International Artist Residency. Taoxichuan Jingdezhen, China 2023

*Wassard Elea; Art and Philosophy Residency Ascea (SA), Italy 2021       Philip Read “The False Realities of Creative AI”

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*c.r.e.t.a. (International Ceramic studio) Rome, Italy 2019

*Avanos International Ceramic Conference Cappudocia, Turkey         2019

*Wugu Culture Village and Contemporary Ceramics Maoli, Taiwan                   2018

 Festival

*International Ceramic Artist Invitation and Residence Liling, China 2017

Jingdezhen Ceramic University Jingdezhen, China 1995

Selected Exhibitions, juried 

2025 Artist Couples;  JinXi Museum.  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China

2024 Symbolic Quest: The Ceramic Art of Phil Read.  Jingdezhen, Taoxichuan Artist Residence.3

2023 ‘NEW CHINA’;   Contemporary Chinese Ceramics.    Paris, France.

2022 ArtExpoNYC 2022 NYC, USA

2021 ArtExpNYC (RAVE):  NYC, USA 

2020 Shanghai International Art Fair;  Shanghai, China 

2019 Louvre, Carrousel du ; International Art Fair;  Paris, France  

2019 Outdoor installation;  Avanos, Turkey

2018 Wugu Museum of Ceramics:  Maoli, Taiwan

2017  International Contemporary Ceramic; Jingdezhen ceramic University, Jingdezhen, China.