Michael Phillips: Brief Resume

College Of Charleston, Sc. 29424 (Professor, Studio Arts, College Of Charleston, Sc. 1984 - 2011)

Education:

  • BA, 1959, Ohio Wesleyan University
  • MA, 1962, Institute Of Fine Arts, New York University, 1960-65.

Gallery:

  • Obelisk Gallery, 72 Mt. Vernon St., Boston, Ma 02108, 617-227-1014

Awards:

  • Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, 1989-90
  • Prix De Rome, Finalist 1988.
  • Visiting Artist, American Academy in Rome, 1988, 1994
  • Who's Who In American Art1985-2011
  • N.E.A. Major Grant In Painting 1980-81
  • Nomination, Tiffany Fellowship (Richard Pousette-Dart)1985
  • South Carolina Visual Arts Award1985
  • Caps Fellowship In Painting, New York 1980

Exhibitions:

  • 2006 Budapest Invitational, Central European Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2003 Charleston Art Today, Waterfront Gallery, Charlerston, Sc
  • 2000 Centennial Exhibition, South Carolina, State Museum, Columbia
  • 1998 Abstraction Per Se, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, Nyc
  • 1997 The Power Of Abstraction, Eighth Floor Gallery, Nyc
  • 1996 University Of Virginia, Fayerweather Gallery, Charlottesville, Va
  • 1995 New Large Scale Paintings, Institute Of Progressive Art, Boston, MA
  • 1994, Artist's Space, New York City
  • 1990 Michael Phillips: Recent Guggenheim Paintings, IPA, Boston, MA
  • 1989 Cardiff College Of Art, Cardiff, Wales
  • 1987 Oscarsson-Hood Gallery, New York City
  • 1982 Frank Marino Gallery, One Person, New York City
  • 1980 Caps Award Exhibition In Painting, New York

Visiting Artist:

  • 2006 "Reconsidering Modernism," International Conference On Art And Humanities, Tunis, Tunisia 2006
  • San Francisco Art Institute2004, extended faculty.
  • American Academy In Rome1995, 1988
  • Pratt Institute Of Ar t1995
  • The School Of Visual Arts1994
  • University Of Virginia1993
  • Reed College, Portland, Or1992
  • Tyler School Of Art, Philadelphia, Pa 1991
  • Cardiff College Of Art, Cardiff Wales1989
  • Hampshire College, Amherst, Ma1986
  • University Of Connecticut 1986
  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1976
  • California Institute Of The Arts1970
  • Brandeis University 1967

Collections:

  • Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Ma
  • Institute Of Contemporary Art, Boston, Ma
  • Bowdoin University Art Museum, Brunswick, Me
  • Sonesta Hotels, Boston: New Orleans, Amsterdam, Holland And Aruba
  • Private Collections: USA, Holland,  Italy, Germany, England And France

Publications:

  • 2006 "Reconsidering Modernism," International Conference On Art And Humanities, June 2006, Tunis, Tunisia
  • 1995, "Phoebe Helman, Memorial Exhibition," Catalogue Essay, Institute Of Progressive Art, Boston, Ma, Pratt Institute, Nyc.
  • 1992, "Painting Self-Evident, Evolutions In Abstraction," Catalogue Essay, Piccolo Spoleto, Charleston, Sc.

Reviews:

  • 2002, Painting In Boston: 1950-2000, Rachel Rosenfield Lafo, University Of Massachusetts Press, 2002, Pp.31Ff, De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, Ma.
  • 1990, Cate Mcquaid, "Light Shows," South End News, Boston, May 10, 1990, P. 13
  • 1990 Mary Sherman, "Three Galleries Invite Closer Look," The Boston Globe, May 3, 1990 , P. 42.
  • 1989, Laura Bradshaw, "Artist Wins Award," News And Courier, May 29, 1989, P. 1.
  • 1989, Anthony Howell, "The Paintings Of Michael Phillips," The Cardiff College Of Art, Howard Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, 1989
  • 1986, Nancy F. Smith, "Artists' Works Startllingly Different," The News And Courier, Feb. I9, 1986 P. E20.
  • 1969, John Chandler, "Collaboration: A Boston Issue," The Art Gallery Magazine, June, 1969.
  • 1969, John Koethe, "Boston Is Here Now," Art News, Sept. 1969.
  • 1970, Hilton Kramer, "Art In Boston Kindles Hope For The Cities," The New York Times," June 9, 1970.