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Ciara Phillips is a Canadian Artist of Irish Ancestry based primarily in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Phillips was born in Ottawa, Canada. Her higher education was completed, first, at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Bachelor of Fine Art — 1996/2000). Subsequently, she studied at the Glasgow School of Art in Glasgow, United Kingdom, obtaining a Master in Fine Art (2002/2004). Her work exploits the traditional use of Printmaking practices, taking much influence from collaboration and, more personally, the philosophies of artist and teacher Corita Kent [external link]. On 7 May 2014, she was nominated for the Turner Prize [external link] for her work at The Showroom Gallery [external link] in London, England.

hhhLife & Career
Ciara Phillips is a Canadian/Irish artist born in 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Currently, she is primarily based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Her education includes a Bachelor of Fine Art from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario (1996/2000) as well as a Masters in Fine Art from the Glasgow School of Art in Glasgow, United Kingdom (2002/2004).

Phillips practice formally categorizes as Printmaking, however her use of material ranges from screen printing to textiles to photography to wall painting. She often works collaboratively, re-conceptualizing the norms of gallery spaces and involving other artists, designers and local community groups in her practice. Phillips draws much of her inspiration from Corita Kent (1918/1986), a pioneering artist, educator and activist famous for her reinterpretation of advertising slogans and imagery relevant to 1960s consumer culture. She is the founder of the artist collective Poster Club and her ongoing project titled ‘Workshop 2010—)’ has been subject to various reiterations after it initial exhibit at the Showroom Gallery in London won her nomination for the Turner Prize in 2014.

Artist Style
A key aspect of Ciara Phillips’ art practice is the compositional technique that is devoid of traditional representational systems, making clear that no one narrative can possibly account for all aspects of human experience. In a review done by the Generation Guide, Askew explains the necessity of this medium for the message Phillips approaches in her work. In other words, the experimental nature of printmaking — the time, space, and collaborative aspect which distinguish it from directly drawing onto the page — all key aspects of Phillips’ vision. In a manner contingent with these aforementioned notions, comes the historical associations of printing with political and social activism. Specific to phillips’ work, comes an exploitation of these ___ coupled with an effort to re-appropriate the idea of art as an instrument for change.

Much of these ideas stem from the educator and activist Sister Corita Kent, an  American Artist and teacher. At the core of much of Phillips’ practice comes a collaborative aspect equally functioning as a teaching aspect in the same right.

To turn women into artists; are images created by women different from those created by men?

Selected Works
COMRADE OBJECTS 

THE SHOWROOM PROJECT (TURNER NOMINEE) 

What we recognize in others

Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions Group Exhibitions

Awards and Recognition

 * 2017 - Print commission for Whitechapel Gallery in association with Eduardo Paolozzi Exhibition
 * 2017 - Print commission for Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art 2018
 * 2016 - Artist-in-Residence, Depts of Cultural Studies and Fine Art at Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Canada
 * 2016 - Artist-in-Residence at Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, USA
 * 2016 - Dazzle Ship Scotland, Edinburgh Arts Festival and 14-18 Now Commission, Leith
 * 2016 - Koerner Artist-in-Residence, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
 * 2015 - Residency with Poster Club, Zendai Art Museum, Zhujiajiao, China
 * 2014 - Creative Scotland Artist Bursary
 * 2014 - Artist-in-Residence, St John's College, Oxford
 * 2013 - Drawing Room Bursary Award, London
 * 2012 - 21 Revolutions print commission commemorating 20 years of the Glasgow Women's Library
 * 2012 - Month-long residency at Spike Island, Bristol as part of the exhibition Pull Everything Out
 * 2012 - Two month residency at Gregor Staiger, Zürich
 * 2011 - Month-long residency at Alte Feuerwache & BBK Mannehim
 * 2011 - Visual Artist Grant, Creative Scotland
 * 2010 - Two month residency at Hamburg Kunstverein
 * 2010 - Anna Löbner Glasgow/Düsseldorf Exchange, two month residency in Düsseldorf
 * 2009 - Artists-in-Schools Residency, Cove Park, Cove
 * 2009 - Creative and Professional Development Award, Scottish Arts Council
 * 2009 - Visual Arts Creative Development Residency, Two month residency at Cove Park, Cove
 * 2007 - Grant for Visual Artists, Glasgow City Council
 * 2005 - Print publication with Transmission Gallery and Glasgow Print Studio
 * 2005 - Creative Development Award, Scottish Arts Council
 * 2004 - Professional Development Award, Glasgow Sculpture Studios
 * 2003 - Pilot Summer School at Cove Park, Cove, Scotland