Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her work. She started her career as a painter, but over the years, has increasingly incorporated fabric and thread into her work. She begins a piece with a simple under-painting in acrylic paint on canvas or muslin, then finishes the piece by appliquéing fabric and thread on top. Phillips uses a communal gathering process to source her fabrics, as neighbors, friends, the family often donate to her artistic process. Phillip’s work is characterized by a raw, narrative quality. The people and animals telling the story often embody a magical realism. Gina Phillips has a BFA from the University of Kentucky and an MFA from Newcomb–Tulane College – Tulane University. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country including Pepperdine University, Ballroom Marfa, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville – MGallery, KY, the 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville, AR and Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art at Piedmont College in Demorest, GA. Also, her work has been presented at numerous art fairs including PULSE LA, PULSE Miami, Texas Contemporary, VOLTA Basel, Miami Project for Art Basel Miami Beach, Seattle Art Fair and Art Market San Francisco. Phillips’ work has been featured in Art in America, Oxford American, The Times-Picayune/ The New Orleans Advocate and ARTNews, among others. She was selected as one of 27 international artists featured in the Prospect.2 Biennial of Contemporary Art curated by Dan Cameron and her collection of fabric portraits was exhibited as a solo project at VOLTA8 as part of Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland. In 2014, Phillips' work was featured in a mid-career retrospective at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, LA and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR in a group exhibition of 102 artists from across the country, entitled, “State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now”. She recently completed a five-month residency at the Joan Mitchell Center, sponsored by the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Her work is in numerous collections including Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville New Orleans Museum of Art; Ogden Museum of Southern Art; 21c Museum, KY; the Drake Hotel, Toronto; Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation; Tulane University and House of Blues (various locations across US.); Fidelity Investments Corporate Collection; Josh Rechnitz, Thomas Coleman, Ellen and Cooper Manning, Lyn and John Fischbach and the collection of Marilyn Oshman.
Fort Dirt Hole
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
"It seemed like my cousins and I spent our whole summer out in the yard, building clubhouses and digging a huge hole we christened “Fort Dirt Hole”. We tackled the bulk of the work using grubbing hoes and then switched to kitchen spoons...
Acrylic, Fabric, Ink, Thread
Borrow Pit
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
GINA PHILLIPS is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Muslin, Thread, Acrylic
Rope a Dope
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
Holt Cemetery Tooth Comforter
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
GINA PHILLIPS is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Paint, Thread
Clutches
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
Son House (Ain't Gonna Work on Carrie's Farm No More)
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
GINA PHILLIPS is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Muslin, Thread, Acrylic
The Arrow of Time is a Lie
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
Sweaty Feet (Leakers)
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
$11,500
Treed
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: fabric, thread, ink, paint, synthetic hair Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, s...
Fabric, Thread, Paint, Ink
Adam and Eve Tree I
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: fabric, thread, ink, and paint Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and c...
Fabric, Thread, Paint, Ink
Red Rocks
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
two-sided Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions inf...
Acrylic, Fabric, Resin, Thread
Sentimental Tooth: Blue Ribbon Girl from Fayette County
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
GINA PHILLIPS is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Oil Pastel, Paint, Thread
Sentimental Teeth: '73 AMX
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Oil Pastel, Paint, Thread
Give a Dog a Bone (Yellow Catahoula Hound)
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
Big Stick Diplomacy
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: fabric, thread, ink, paint, synthetic hair Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, s...
Fabric, Thread, Paint, Ink
Baby Blanket
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
GINA PHILLIPS is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Paint, Thread
Kiyoko and Koji
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
GINA PHILLIPS is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Acrylic, Fabric, Thread
Lantern
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
GINA PHILLIPS is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Acrylic, Wood
Conversion Van
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Acrylic, Fabric, Thread
Cat Island Encounter... Macaroni Meets Jean-Baptiste
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: fabric, thread, ink, glass beads, feathers Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, s...
Joy and Ferdinand
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Paint, Thread
The Call of the Alluvial Empire
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
Sentimental Tooth: Cornfield
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Oil Pastel, Paint, Thread
Johnny Kashner
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Acrylic, Fabric, Thread
Who's Gonna Glove Your Hand?
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
Disarming
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
Chief Jumper and His Horse
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
Let's Split!
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
20th Century America Baby
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
Fast Girl, 7th Ward Creole Girl
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
installation dimensions variable Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and charact...
Fabric, Ink, Paint, Thread
Heroes and Villains
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: fabric, thread, ink, paint, feathers, and synthetic hair Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. ...
Fabric, Thread, Paint, Ink
Flying Trapeze #1
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: fabric, thread, ink, and paint Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and c...
Thread, Paint, Ink
Yesterme, Yesteryou, Yesterday
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: fabric, thread, ink, and paint Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and c...
Fabric, Thread, Paint, Ink
Adam and Eve
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: fabric, thread, ink, paint, synthetic hair Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, s...
Fabric, Thread, Paint, Ink
Dancing Pete
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: fabric, thread, ink, paint Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and chara...
Fabric, Thread, Paint, Ink
Italian Travis
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: fabric, thread, synthetic hair, paint Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, storie...
Fabric, Thread, Paint, Ink
Ross Karsen
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: fabric, thread, paint Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters...
Fabric, Thread, Paint, Ink
Tiny Circus
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Fabric, Paint, Thread