Matt Phillips
b.1976
Recent work portrays buildings woven with human narrative. There are hints of people behind walls, outside the frame of the painting, or an emotional echo from an abandoned building. Often the people are physically absent, but there’s a tangible sense of life and time to my paintings. Ultimately, my work explores the human condition and moments within lives.
I have UK/US dual nationality, born in the UK to American parents. Many childhood summers were spent in New Mexico visiting grandparents, where I fell in love with the barren deserts and small-town architecture. My identity is reflected in my work, I love to paint on crowded British streets as well as creating work in remote desert towns. I have a studio in North London.
Painting mostly in oils, I also weld metal, and sculpt with wood, plaster and clay. Alongside my paintings of buildings are a series of 3D landscapes, blending aspects of abstraction with realism. I also enjoy portrait painting.
My work has been shown in the UK, US, Middle East and is held in private and public collections.
RESIDENCIES
2019 The Art Hub, King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival, Saudi Arabia
2016 Starry Night, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA
2015 The Art Hub, Abu Dhabi, UAE
PUBLICATION
2013 Phillips, Matt, Public Catalogue Foundation, Camden Vol. 1, pages 85, 86
ONLINE
Arki Magazine London Art + Architecture
London Walks podcast Matt Phillips interviewed by London tour guide David Tucker. Listen here.
Art UK the online home for publicly owned art in the United Kingdom
EDUCATION
Slade School of Fine Art, Summer Foundation Course
1998 University College London, London, UK
University of Colorado Boulder
1994-98 Colorado, USA - BA English Literature - Minor in Ethnic Studies
University College School
1989-94 London, UK - A-levels and GCSEs
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
2022 Tighnabruaich Gallery, Argyll, Scotland, UK
2020 Aeon Gallery, Hampstead, London, UK
GROUP
2023
Featured artist, Hampstead Summer Festival Art Fair, London, UK
2022
Summer & Celebration, Koppel Project Station, London, UK
2022
Featured artist, Hampstead Summer Festival Art Fair, London, UK
2021
Mixed Show, Aeon Gallery, London, UK
2020
Duets, Lovetts Gallery, Oklahoma, USA
Mixed Show, Lovetts Gallery, Oklahoma, USA
Landscapes, Aeon Gallery, London, UK
2019
Mixed Show, Lovetts Gallery, Oklahoma, USA
King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival, The Art Hub, Saudi Arabia
Hampstead Pub Paintings, Aeon Gallery, London, UK
Americana and London Paintings, Aeon Gallery, London, UK
2018
Hampstead Paintings, Aeon Gallery, London, UK
Winter Exhibition, Aeon Gallery, London, UK
2017
Material Matters, Turner House (Turner Media), Go Figurative, London, UK
Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, Mall Galleries, London, & Guildford House Gallery, Surrey
2016
Hampstead Summer Festival Art Fair, London, UK
2015
International Artist Month, The Art Hub, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Go Figurative Gallery, London, UK
Wells Art Contemporary, Wells and Mendip Museum, Somerset, UK
2014
Fox Williams LLP, Curated by Go Figurative, London, UK
Face 2014, The Society of Portrait Sculptors, Sladmore Contemporary, London, UK
End of Year Spectacular, Thomas & Paul Gallery, London, UK
Paper Exhibition, Thomas & Paul Gallery, London, UK
All Paintings Great and Small, Cooley Gallery, Connecticut, USA
2013
The Tobacco Factory Art Exhibition, The Art Collective, The Tobacco Factory, Bristol, UK
2012
The Big One, The Art Collective, Lauderdale House, London, UK
The Affordable Art Fair, Zebra Gallery, London, UK
2009
All Paintings Great and Small, Cooley Gallery, Connecticut, USA
2008
Face 2008, The Society of Portrait Sculptors, The Gallery in Cork Street, London, UK
All Paintings Great and Small, Cooley Gallery, Connecticut, USA
2007
All Paintings Great and Small, Cooley Gallery, Connecticut, USA
2006
Art In Perpetuity, Studio 18 Gallery, New York City, USA
2005
Holiday Salon of Art, Studio 18 Gallery, New York City, USA
2004
Celebrating Creativity, University College School, London, UK
2002
The Affordable Art Fair, Print Europe, London, UK
RESIDENCIES
2019 The Art Hub, King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival, Saudi Arabia
2016 Starry Night, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA
2015 The Art Hub, Abu Dhabi, UAE
PUBLICATION
2013 Phillips, Matt, Public Catalogue Foundation, Camden Vol. 1, pages 85, 86
ONLINE
Arki Magazine London Art + Architecture
London Walks podcast Matt Phillips interviewed by London tour guide David Tucker. Listen here.
Art UK the online home for publicly owned art in the United Kingdom