Philip Rogers (28 May 1951 - 22 December 2020) was a Welsh studio potter who has been featured in a number of books on studio pottery and worked at Lower Cefnfaes Farm's Marston Pottery from 1984 until his death in December 2020 and previously in
Rhayader
Rhayader (; cy, Rhaeadr Gwy; ) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Radnorshire. The town is from the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon, the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains, and is locate ...
, Powys, Wales, from 1978 to 1984.
Phil Rogers was born in
Newport in south Wales, and taught for 5 years in secondary schools before becoming a full-time, professional potter in 1978.
He was chairman of the
Craft Potters Association
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It owns a shop and gallery, the Con ...
of Great Britain for four years from 1994 to 1998 and has exhibited widely in the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea and the USA. He was also a member of the International Academy of Ceramics.
In 2014, he was the subject of the short documentary film, ''Drawing in the Air'', filmed by Goldmark Gallery.
Rogers’ work is represented in more than 40 museums including the permanent collections of the
Victoria and Albert Museum
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, the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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, the
Cleveland Museum of Art
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and the Museum of Contemporary Ceramics in
Mashiko.
Rogers died on 22 December 2020 after a short illness.
Publications
*''Throwing Pots'' Gentle Breeze Pub Co (Sept. 1995)
*''Ash Glazes'' Chilton Book Company (15 Jan. 1996) ASIN: B00NBHTW8K
*''Salt Glazing'' University of Pennsylvania Press (6 Aug. 2002)
*''Phil Rogers Potter'' Pucker Gallery (15 Jan. 2007)
References
External links
* http://www.studiopottery.com/cgi-bin/mp.cgi?item=292
*http://www.philrogerspottery.com
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1951 births
2020 deaths
British potters