
Jon Phillips earned his BFA at College for Creative Studies with an emphasis in Studio Arts. Carpentry, painting, sculpture, and graphic design largely influence his works as he brings his own and other’s ideas to life. Phillips currently resides in Las Vegas with his cat, Kementari.
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Education
2019 BFA, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2011 TEFL Technical Certificate, TEFL Worldwide, Prague, CZ
2009 Unrestricted Surface Supplied Diver Certificate, Divers Institute of Technology, Seattle, WA
2004 US Army Infantry Certification, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA
US Army Infantry Airborne Diploma, Airborne School, Fort Benning, GA
Exhibitions
2018 In Plein Air Exhibition; Scarab Club – Detroit, MI
High Octane; 5101 Trumbull Ave – Detroit, MI
CCS Student Exhibition; CCS Taubman Center – Detroit, MI
Voices: Survivor Art Show; Holding House – Detroit, MI
The Gilda Snowden Exhibition; Scarab Club – Detroit, MI
2017 CCS Student Exhibition; CCS Taubman Center – Detroit, MI
2015 Art Up & Chow Down; Makeda & Mingus Coffee – Seattle, WA
Commissions
2018 Furniture Design; Bloomfield Hills, MI, Private Collector
2017 Drifting Light; Detroit, MI, Woodbridge Co.
Movement of Champions; Detroit, MI, Ilitch Holdings
Garfield; Detroit, MI, Woodbridge Co.
Sedona; Bloomfield Township, MI, Private Collector
2016 Avery St Mural; Woodbridge-Detroit, MI
Spartan Police Shield; Hamtramck, MI, Private Collector
2015 Sequoia sempervirens; Puyallup, WA, Private Collector
Blitz Fishing; Puyallup, WA, Private Collector
Dots Against a Mocha Background; Kirkland, WA, Davis Property Management Group
Online Periodicals
2017 Art in Woodbridge, “Jon Phillips,” February 9, 2017.
http://artinwoodbridge.com/artists-woodbridge-jon-phillips/
Stephanie Steinberg, “CCS students create public art for Little Caesars Arena,” The Detroit News, May 20, 2017. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/05/20/ccs-students- create-public-art-little-caesars-arena/101946834/
Blogs
2017 Sarah Rose Sharp, “Nobody is Normal With Jon Phillips,” Breakfast with the Artist, April 15,
2017. http://sarahrosesharp.com/2018/04/15/422018-nobody-is-normal-with-jon-phillips/
Awards
2017 Fall 2017 College for Creative Studies Dean’s List
Winter 2017 College for Creative Studies Dean’s List
James W. Banton Memorial Scholarship
2016 Winter 2016 College for Creative Studies President’s List
2015 College for Creative Studies Tuition Grant
2008 Excellence in Education Scholarship
2006 Army Achievement Medal
2003 Eagle Scout Award
Memberships
2018 Detroit Artist Market
2016 Freelancers Guild of Detroit