Po Wen Liu

Po Wen Liu is the Ceramics Studio Head at Peters Valley. He received his BFA degree in ceramics and ceramics sculpture from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and MFA degree in ceramics from Northern Illinois University. Po Wen is the manuscript consultant for 2002 Newbery Medal awarded book, A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park, regarding making celadon. A Place of Reflection, by Dr. Elizabeth Perril, an article about Po Wen and his works was featured in Ceramics Monthly. Po Wen served as the director of The Pottery Workshop Jingdezhen, and executive director of Jingdezhen International Studio from 2015 to 2018 where he facilitated international ceramics events and activities serving the international ceramics community in China and abroad. Po Wen has also taught ceramic courses and workshops nationally and internationally including University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a recent glaze developing workshop at Leksands folkhögskola, Leksand, Sweden and a raku and raku kiln building workshop at the School of Design and Arts, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.