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.
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Maybelle
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
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
Viale Dell’Uccelliera.
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, Thread, Acrylic
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
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
Golden Hour Pom-Pom
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Wool
Fats Got Out
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 3 of 5, with 2 APs. 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 ...
Paper, Inkjet
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
Twisted Pine
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...
Paper, Oil
Cloud Plaque
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Wood
Yakamein Fats
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 5, with 2 APs. 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 ...
Inkjet, Paper
First Sunset
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...
Paper, Oil
Memphis Minnie
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 5, with 2 APs. 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 ...
Paper, Inkjet
Dance Hall Fats
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 5, with 2 APs. 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 ...
Paper, Inkjet
Purple Fletcher
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Wood, Paint
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
Walking Past the Battle of New Orleans
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 5, with 2 APs. 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 ...
Paper, Inkjet
Son House
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 5, with 2 APs. 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 ...
Paper, Inkjet
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
Charred Sentry 3
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Concrete, Metal
Silver Creek Road, October 18, 2017
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
CROW VALLEY JFG EXHIBITION STATEMENT: Last summer, I was awarded a residency based in Briant, a small village located in the Brionnais region of France. I spent a week in Paris befo...
Oil
Memory Painting of Pawpaw
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...
Oil, Paper
Charred Sentry 2
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Concrete, Metal
Cherry Pom-Pom
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Wool
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
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
Frost Pom-Pom
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Wool
Header
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Metal
Crane (Decoy)
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Wood, Paint, Wax
Night Pom-Pom
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Wool
Salt Lick 2
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Organic Material
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
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
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
Spine/Bit
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...
Wool, Thread, Acrylic
Anzy-le-Duc, July 14, 2017
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
CROW VALLEY JFG EXHIBITION STATEMENT: Last summer, I was awarded a residency based in Briant, a small village located in the Brionnais region of France. I spent a week in Paris befo...
Oil
Thibodaux Sugarcane Field, October 29, 2017
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
CROW VALLEY JFG EXHIBITION STATEMENT: Last summer, I was awarded a residency based in Briant, a small village located in the Brionnais region of France. I spent a week in Paris befo...
Oil Pastel, Oil
Bogie Mill Road - October 21, 2017
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
CROW VALLEY JFG EXHIBITION STATEMENT: Last summer, I was awarded a residency based in Briant, a small village located in the Brionnais region of France. I spent a week in Paris befo...
Oil
Holy Cross Batture
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
CROW VALLEY JFG EXHIBITION STATEMENT: Last summer, I was awarded a residency based in Briant, a small village located in the Brionnais region of France. I spent a week in Paris before the residency began. I filled my days visiting museums, paying close attention to Impressionist, Post-Impressionist/Synthetist masterpieces; especially certain works by Paul Gauguin and Paul Serusier. I rented a car and drove out of Paris, headed to Briant. My goal was to spend my time in Brionnais painting landscapes, en plein air. I had never driven in a foreign country before, so I was a bit nervous at first. But after a couple of hours, I veered off onto the back roads and was awestruck by the seemingly never-ending, breathtaking vistas. There were amazing compositions to be had just about any direction I looked. Before long, I was feeling one with the tiny Citroen I was driving, and I was thoroughly enjoying zipping around the hilly landscapes dotted with fluffy white Charolais cattle, stone fences and villages anchored by Romanesque churches. I quickly settled into a routine; waking early, drinking tea with Julie (founder of the residency, Incident res), and then heading out to drive around the nearby countryside to find a spot to paint. It had been a few years since I painted landscapes from observation, and I was worried I might be a little rusty. But as soon as I started painting, I felt a meditative attunement in the process of capturing the scenes before me. I was surprised to find striking similarities between the farmland of Brionnais and the farmland surrounding my Central Kentucky home; the rolling hills, pastures divided by stone fencing and gravel lanes lined with gnarly trees growing into barbed wire fencerows. Last fall, I went home to Madison County, Kentucky and continued the series. This was a bittersweet time for me, because my grandfather, Sterling Moberly, was in failing health. Pawpaw and I were motorcycle riding buddies when I was in my early twenties. He would chart our course, traversing miles of backroads. The landscape was characterized by big black tobacco barns...
Oil
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
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
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
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: 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
Sentimental Tooth: Cornstalk
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
Stella
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
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
Stars Fell on Little Yellow Miss
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, Oil, Wood
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
Second Sunset
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...
Paper, Oil
Fats Went Fishing With the Natives
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 5, with 2 APs. 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 ...
Paper, Inkjet
Salt Lick 3
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Organic Material
Double Header
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Metal
Salt Lick 1
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Organic Material
315 Tricou Street
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Display Dimensions Variable Medium: termite nest, wood sealer JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks b...
Wood
Charred Sentry 1
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Concrete, Metal
Decked
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
Display Dimensions Variable JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Ph...
Wood, Paint
Solar Midnight Pom-Pom
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Wool
Civil Dusk Pom-Pom
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Wool
Spy vs. Spy
By Gina Phillips
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Marble, Metal