fiona.b.phillips@gmail.com
https://instagram.com/fionaphillipsartstudio
https://www.facebook.com/fionaphillipsfineart/
www.saatchiart.com/fionaphillipsartstudio
Artfinder.com
sparksgallery.com
Art Access Gallery
230 South 500 West #125
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Sears Art Museum Gallery
Dixie State University
St. George, UT
https://instagram.com/fionaphillipsartstudio
https://www.facebook.com/fionaphillipsfineart/
www.saatchiart.com/fionaphillipsartstudio
Artfinder.com
sparksgallery.com
Art Access Gallery
230 South 500 West #125
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Sears Art Museum Gallery
Dixie State University
St. George, UT
Artist Statement
My artistic process consists of the pictorial expression of concept through painting. It is through paint and the pictorial that I find the most interesting solutions and expressions of concept. And through the process of applying paint to a surface I am involved in history merging with tactile media and figurative imagery to construct something that can be both personal and universal. Despite modern concerns that the practice of painting in comparison to new media is irrelevant, I believe painting is a viable vessel for the exploration of ideas that are only enriched by its historicity and context.
My exploration into contemporary painting practices is personal and I believe contributes to current methods in a relevant way. I champion the painterly mark, the authentic personal statement. I embrace the yoking of concept with the covering and uncovering of surfaces, individual mark making and sentiment. My paintings address concerns of individuals within contemporary society such as identity, loss, being female in a competitive world, the influence of the past on the present, and the connection between self image and social expectation.
My artistic process consists of the pictorial expression of concept through painting. It is through paint and the pictorial that I find the most interesting solutions and expressions of concept. And through the process of applying paint to a surface I am involved in history merging with tactile media and figurative imagery to construct something that can be both personal and universal. Despite modern concerns that the practice of painting in comparison to new media is irrelevant, I believe painting is a viable vessel for the exploration of ideas that are only enriched by its historicity and context.
My exploration into contemporary painting practices is personal and I believe contributes to current methods in a relevant way. I champion the painterly mark, the authentic personal statement. I embrace the yoking of concept with the covering and uncovering of surfaces, individual mark making and sentiment. My paintings address concerns of individuals within contemporary society such as identity, loss, being female in a competitive world, the influence of the past on the present, and the connection between self image and social expectation.
Contact Info and Selected Exhibition History
Fiona Phillips
3792 Emma Road, Vista CA 92084
(435) 590-8861
fiona.b.phillips@gmail.com
www.fionabphillips.com
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier VT, 2008.
Master of Humanities, Cal State Dominguez Hills, CA, 2001.
Graduate studies, Drawing and Painting: University of Texas El Paso.
BA Art and Design, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
Workshop, Michael Steirnagle, Scottsdale Artist School, AZ, 2014.
Portrait and Figure Painting Workshops. Gage Academy of Art, WA, 1998-2001.
Solo Exhibitions:
Sears Art Museum Gallery, Fifty Faces: Defacing Stigma, DSU University, St. George UT 2018
Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City UT, Stigma, April 2018
Mckinley Arts and Culture Center, “Domestic Goddess”, Reno NV December- January 2012.
Jewel Gallery, Glamorous Work, Coconino Center for the Arts Flagstaff AZ, October 2011.
A Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT June 2011.
Glamorous Work, St. George Art Academy UT, October 2010.
Recollections and Connections, Sears Art Gallery, Dixie State University 2009.
Passage, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, SUU, November 2008.
Pacific Sands, Schomburg Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. 2006.
Sandstone Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA Nov. 2004.
Awards
First Place, Oil. Sears Dixie Invitational Art Exhibit. St George Utah 2017
Best of Show, Utah Women’s Artist Exhibit, Celebrating the Vitality of Women, Utah Cultural Celebration Center, SLC September 2015
Best of Show: The Regional, St. George Art Museum, 2003.
Honorable Mention: Fifth Annual Exhibition of the American Impressionists National Show, Vero Beach, Florida, 2003.
Juror’s Special Selection Award 2002, and Honorable Mention: 2002, 2000 and 1999: The Regional, St George Art Museum.
Award of Merit: Celebrating Diversity, The Utah Women Artist’s Exhibition 1993.
Award of Merit: Transcending Confines, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento CA1989
Best of Show: Student Art Exhibit, Brigham Young University Provo, UT.
Selected Exhibitions:
Art After Dark ˆWearable Art Exhibit, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA 2020
Creative License, Sparks Gallery, San Diego CA 2019
First Peek, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City UT 2016.
Go Out and Play, Sears Museum Gallery, St George UT, 2016.
Celebrating the Vitality of Women, Utah Women’s Artist Exhibit, Utah Cultural Celebration Center, Salt Lake City UT 2015.
Sears Dixie Invitational, Sears Museum Gallery, St. George UT, 2005-2018.
Sky: Feet on The Ground, Museum Gallery, DSU, St. George UT 2013.
American Association of University Women Exhibit, Utah Cultural Celebration Center, Salt Lake City UT 2013.
7th and 8th International Art Exhibitio, LDS Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, UT.
Master of Fine Arts Graduate Show, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT, 2008.
Water’s Edge. Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, Solana Beach, CA. 2005.
Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT 2005.
CCAC National Juried Art Exhibit, 2005, Cedar City UT.
Religious and Spiritual Art 2005 – 2002. Springville Art Museum, Springville UT.
The Regional 5th Annual Tri-State Exhibit 2003. Saint George Art Museum, St. George UT.
Utah Painting and Sculpture 2002. Utah Arts Council, Kimball Art Center, Park City UT.
2001-2010 Invitational Exhibit, Braithwaite Gallery, Southern Utah University, Cedar City UT.
56! National Juried Show, SUU, Cedar City, UT,1997.
Celebrate the Arts, AVA Gallery, Logan UT, 1994.
Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT, 1999.
Bibliography
All Access: Stigma, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvCQlmbhe88, 2018.
HERE 2, “To The Point of Believing,” Vermont College of Fine Arts Alumni Magazine, 2017.
Artist Shares Humor, Messages in Work, Brian Passey, St. George Magazine, June 2013.
Fiona Phillips' Glamorous Work Exhibit, Rachelle Hughes, Editor-in-chief, AliveUtah.com, October 2010.
Best of America Oil Arts, Vol. II, Kennedy Publishing, 2009.
Memory and Experience: New Works by Fiona Phillips at the Braithwaite, Professor Andrew Marvick.
15 Bytes, www.artistsofutah.com, November, 2008.
Gallery Affiliations
DAC Concepts, Miami FL
Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City UT
Saatchi Art, saatchiart.com
Artfinder.com
Professional Experience
Keynote Speaker “Art as a Catalyst for Change” The Business of Art Seminar DSU 11/2018
Studio Artist 2001 - present
Arts To Zion Studio Tour 2014, 2015
Guest Lecturer, The Business of Art Workshop, Utah Arts Council and DSU, Kanab Utah
2001-2009 Adjunct Professor of Art, Southern Utah University
1989-1993 Secondary School Art Teacher, Clovis Unified School District, CA
Collections
Dixie State University, Utah
Southern Utah University, Utah
BYU Idaho
Private collections throughout US and Europe
Fiona Phillips
3792 Emma Road, Vista CA 92084
(435) 590-8861
fiona.b.phillips@gmail.com
www.fionabphillips.com
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier VT, 2008.
Master of Humanities, Cal State Dominguez Hills, CA, 2001.
Graduate studies, Drawing and Painting: University of Texas El Paso.
BA Art and Design, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
Workshop, Michael Steirnagle, Scottsdale Artist School, AZ, 2014.
Portrait and Figure Painting Workshops. Gage Academy of Art, WA, 1998-2001.
Solo Exhibitions:
Sears Art Museum Gallery, Fifty Faces: Defacing Stigma, DSU University, St. George UT 2018
Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City UT, Stigma, April 2018
Mckinley Arts and Culture Center, “Domestic Goddess”, Reno NV December- January 2012.
Jewel Gallery, Glamorous Work, Coconino Center for the Arts Flagstaff AZ, October 2011.
A Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT June 2011.
Glamorous Work, St. George Art Academy UT, October 2010.
Recollections and Connections, Sears Art Gallery, Dixie State University 2009.
Passage, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, SUU, November 2008.
Pacific Sands, Schomburg Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. 2006.
Sandstone Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA Nov. 2004.
Awards
First Place, Oil. Sears Dixie Invitational Art Exhibit. St George Utah 2017
Best of Show, Utah Women’s Artist Exhibit, Celebrating the Vitality of Women, Utah Cultural Celebration Center, SLC September 2015
Best of Show: The Regional, St. George Art Museum, 2003.
Honorable Mention: Fifth Annual Exhibition of the American Impressionists National Show, Vero Beach, Florida, 2003.
Juror’s Special Selection Award 2002, and Honorable Mention: 2002, 2000 and 1999: The Regional, St George Art Museum.
Award of Merit: Celebrating Diversity, The Utah Women Artist’s Exhibition 1993.
Award of Merit: Transcending Confines, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento CA1989
Best of Show: Student Art Exhibit, Brigham Young University Provo, UT.
Selected Exhibitions:
Art After Dark ˆWearable Art Exhibit, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA 2020
Creative License, Sparks Gallery, San Diego CA 2019
First Peek, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City UT 2016.
Go Out and Play, Sears Museum Gallery, St George UT, 2016.
Celebrating the Vitality of Women, Utah Women’s Artist Exhibit, Utah Cultural Celebration Center, Salt Lake City UT 2015.
Sears Dixie Invitational, Sears Museum Gallery, St. George UT, 2005-2018.
Sky: Feet on The Ground, Museum Gallery, DSU, St. George UT 2013.
American Association of University Women Exhibit, Utah Cultural Celebration Center, Salt Lake City UT 2013.
7th and 8th International Art Exhibitio, LDS Museum of History and Art, Salt Lake City, UT.
Master of Fine Arts Graduate Show, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT, 2008.
Water’s Edge. Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, Solana Beach, CA. 2005.
Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT 2005.
CCAC National Juried Art Exhibit, 2005, Cedar City UT.
Religious and Spiritual Art 2005 – 2002. Springville Art Museum, Springville UT.
The Regional 5th Annual Tri-State Exhibit 2003. Saint George Art Museum, St. George UT.
Utah Painting and Sculpture 2002. Utah Arts Council, Kimball Art Center, Park City UT.
2001-2010 Invitational Exhibit, Braithwaite Gallery, Southern Utah University, Cedar City UT.
56! National Juried Show, SUU, Cedar City, UT,1997.
Celebrate the Arts, AVA Gallery, Logan UT, 1994.
Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT, 1999.
Bibliography
All Access: Stigma, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvCQlmbhe88, 2018.
HERE 2, “To The Point of Believing,” Vermont College of Fine Arts Alumni Magazine, 2017.
Artist Shares Humor, Messages in Work, Brian Passey, St. George Magazine, June 2013.
Fiona Phillips' Glamorous Work Exhibit, Rachelle Hughes, Editor-in-chief, AliveUtah.com, October 2010.
Best of America Oil Arts, Vol. II, Kennedy Publishing, 2009.
Memory and Experience: New Works by Fiona Phillips at the Braithwaite, Professor Andrew Marvick.
15 Bytes, www.artistsofutah.com, November, 2008.
Gallery Affiliations
DAC Concepts, Miami FL
Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City UT
Saatchi Art, saatchiart.com
Artfinder.com
Professional Experience
Keynote Speaker “Art as a Catalyst for Change” The Business of Art Seminar DSU 11/2018
Studio Artist 2001 - present
Arts To Zion Studio Tour 2014, 2015
Guest Lecturer, The Business of Art Workshop, Utah Arts Council and DSU, Kanab Utah
2001-2009 Adjunct Professor of Art, Southern Utah University
1989-1993 Secondary School Art Teacher, Clovis Unified School District, CA
Collections
Dixie State University, Utah
Southern Utah University, Utah
BYU Idaho
Private collections throughout US and Europe