"His compelling visions stimulate the world to think!"

— F. Lanier Graham, former curator, Museum of Modern Art, New York

“Philip Ringler’s art often uses a deceptive combination of intelligent mischief blended with curiosity to comment on the Art/cultural issues of our times.”

—Greg Macgregor, Professor emeritus, California State University, East Bay

Philip Ringler has been making photographs professionally since he was 19. His career spans nearly 30 years working for newspapers, magazines, businesses, and independently as an artist. He worked as a live music photographer, photographing punk and experimental bands. He also worked as a commercial photographer, doing book, advertising, and catalog work. He’s been published in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Art in America, Sculpture Magazine, Wired, Black and White, et cetera. 

He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at California State University, East Bay and earned a Master of Fine Arts from John F. Kennedy University’s Arts and Consciousness Program. 

He’s taught university classes and led workshops and lectures around the world. He worked as a curator for 15 years and has owned two photography businesses. His primary love is Fine Art Photography, especially the Philosophy of Photography and exploring work about the medium itself. His studies in Art Theory, East Asian Philosophy and Art, along with living and traveling in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, have informed much of his work in the past 10 years. 

Philip’s artwork is in private collections, galleries, and museums all over the world. He mainly exhibits internationally, especially in Europe and Asia. He currently lives in Orlando, Florida with his partner Anna, and cats, Penny (calico) and Carl (cow).