London 2023 Charity Art Exhibition

Philip Rubinov Jacobson
Professor Phil holds an MFA in Painting & Printmaking, an MA in Painting and Sculpture and a Bachelor
degree in Studio Arts and Cultural Anthropology. In 1973 he left the USA to study painting under his
mentor, Ernst Fuchs (1930 – 2015), co-founder of the School of Fantastic Realism in Vienna, Austria. Their
ever-evolving friendship would span 42 years. In 1997 Ernst requested that Prof. Phil formally carry on his
teachings in the Mischtechnik (German: Mixed-Technique) of painting in egg tempera and oil and he has been
holding his renowned Old Masters – New Visions international painting seminars ever since. In 2012, his wife,
Mantra Cora, joined him in organizing and teaching in the seminars.
Rubinov’s travels have been extensive, including India, (1975 – 1980) where he studied meditation and
Eastern philosophy with Muktananda Paramahamsa. After his studies he wandered naked with a group of
sadhus in the landscape of India. In 1995, the professor founded and directed the New School of Extended
Studies at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado where he served as the Dean from 1991-1997. The artist
has participated in more than 100 exhibitions and his writings have been read worldwide.
Prof. Phil is currently teaching at Barton Community College. His wife, Mantra Cora has also joined the
faculty at BCC. Together, with their daughter Liya, they are living in the Midwest and continue to paint, sculpt,
write and teach.
“Portrait of a
Visionary”
2019
Mischtechnik on
panel
41 x 51 cm