Biography
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Jason H. Phillips is a painter, mixed media artist, muralist and tattoo artist. Phillips creates art work that reflects the African American cultural experience. His art work chronicles the intersection of beauty and struggle.
He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Wayne State University. Phillips is owner of the Detroit Ink Spot Tattoo Studio and Co-founder of the Black Tattoo Art & Music Expo. Phillips’ work has been shown nationally in galleries and museums. The most recent addition to his public art collection is the 840 square foot oil painting located on Plymouth/Meyers in Detroit, MI. Jason’s illustrations have been published in University of Michigan’s “Michigan Project on Oral Language, Writing, and Reading” project, which resulted in a series of books created to assist with language development for school age children.
Artist Statement
" Current events and cultural movements inspire me to create most of my work. It is important that art documents modern culture, especially, from the perspective of ethnic minorities which sometimes is over looked by the mainstream. The awareness that comes from art can lead to a better society."
EXHIBITION RECORD
2023 Liberal Arts Gallery, Detroit, MI
2021 Solo Exhibit, Multifaceted, Carr Center, Detroit, MI
2018-19 Majesty Solo Exhibition, Norwest Gallery of Art, Detroit, MI
2018 BLACKiD Group Exhibition, Carr Center for the Arts, Detroit, MI
Detroit Noir Group Exhibition, Norwest Art Gallery, Detroit MI
2017 Group Exhibition, Say It Loud: Art, History, Rebellion:
Charles H. Wright Museum Detroit, MI
Group Exhibition, Collector's Choice , National Conference of Artists Detroit, MI
2016 Solo Exhibition, Detroit Ink Spot, Detroit, Michigan
Group exhibition, Detroit Love- Black Tattoo Art & Music Expo, Detroit, MI
Group Exhibition, The Dirty Show, Russell Bazaar, Detroit, Michigan
2013 Group Exhibition, Five Below - Art Rages Gallery, Detroit, MI
2011 Group Exhibition, Arts Beats & Lyrics - The Metropolitan, New Orleans, LA
2010 Group Exhibition, Stuart McClean Gallery, Atlanta GA
Solo Exhibition, Illumination - Java Cafe, Detroit MI
2008 Solo Exhibition, Ruth Hodges Art Gallery, Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA
Group Exhibition, American Cities Series Detroit:
Contemporary Works on Paper
Printed Image Gallery/Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
Group Exhibition, Art Detroit: Now/National Conference of Artists Gallery
2005 Group Exhibition, NCA Gala - G.R. N’Namdi Gallery
Group Exhibition, ALM, Southfield Public Library Southfield, MI
Group Exhibition, ALM, Charles Wright Museum Detroit, MI
2004 Solo Exhibition, Del Gallery Lathrup Village, MI
Group Exhibition, Rock My Soul, Charles Wright Museum Detroit, MI
2003 Group Exhibition, Winter National Black Art Expo Atlanta, GA
Group Exhibition, Rock N Roll Hall of Fame & Museum Cleveland, OH
Group Exhibition, The Scarab Club Detroit, MI
Group Exhibition, National Conference of Artists Gallery Detroit, MI
2002 Group Exhibition, Bagley Housing Art Gallery Detroit, MI
2001 Group Exhibition“Artists Among Us Tour” 2001
Maniscalco Gallery Detroit, MI
The Scarab Club Detroit, MI
National Conference of Artists Gallery Detroit, MI
Madonna University Gallery Livonia, MI
Oakland County Community College Waterford, MI
1999 Solo Exhibition, JoHanson Charles Gallery Detroit, MI
COMMISSIONS
2023 Dilla Forever, City of Detroit City Walls commission
Puritan/Meyers, Detroit MI
2023 Elements oil on canvas, Elements Lounge, Detroit MI
2016 Private Commission, Spencer Haywood Hall of Fame, embellished print on canvas
Museum of African American History, Detroit, MI
2015 Public Art Commission, (8x30 ft.) oil painting on wood panels, Arts League of Michigan
funded by Kresge Foundation, located at Advantage Health Family Center in Warren, MI.
2012 Illustrations for five educational books, Michigan Project on Oral Language, Writing,
and Reading (M-POWR) , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2003 Public Art Commission , “Making a Joyful Noise”, Detroit, MI. 4x5 ft. oil painting
Arts League of Michigan, Detroit, MI
2000 Private Commission, Emancipation, 5x8 ft. oil painting on canvas
Charles Royal, Atlanta, GA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Evelyn Redcross and Mercer Redcross III , Connecting People With Art, Contemporary African-American Art,
October Gallery, 68 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, 2006. ( p406-407 )
Hal Elliott Wert , Hope, A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints
by Zenith Press, an imprint of MBI Publishing Company, 400 1st Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA
2009: ( p136 )
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008 Intro to Adobe Photoshop, Fulton County Southwest Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Intro to Web Design, Fulton County Southwest Art Center, Atlanta, GA
LECTURES/WORKSHOPS
2016 Artist Talk: The Figurative Elements in Samella Lewis’ Work
Museum of African American History, Detroit, MI , Sept 16
ONLINE:
New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/arts/design/detroit-museums-examine-1967-riots.html
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