About the artist
After completing his MFA studies in printmaking & painting, Phil Foster found himself in the NYC area, and serendipitously began working as a freelance editorial illustrator in 1985. Represented by Gerald & Cullen Rapp in NYC, Phil worked for myriad national magazines & newspapers for 38 years, electing to retire from editorial work in 2024 to dedicate his time to his personal art.
His personal woodworks bear the influence of those "editorial years"
as his work often emerges from social/cultural observations, resulting in work which pivots from somber reflections to the deliberately whimsical.
Wood is the core medium throughout Phil's work, with minor migrations that incorporate other useful mixed materials.
Phil received his B.F.A. in painting from Utah State University in 1982
and his M.F.A. degree in printmaking from Wichita State University in 1985.
Phil has lived in Utah, Kansas, New Jersey/Manhattan, and for the last 39 years in Tennessee.
His personal woodworks bear the influence of those "editorial years"
as his work often emerges from social/cultural observations, resulting in work which pivots from somber reflections to the deliberately whimsical.
Wood is the core medium throughout Phil's work, with minor migrations that incorporate other useful mixed materials.
Phil received his B.F.A. in painting from Utah State University in 1982
and his M.F.A. degree in printmaking from Wichita State University in 1985.
Phil has lived in Utah, Kansas, New Jersey/Manhattan, and for the last 39 years in Tennessee.