Dan Phillips, the Huntsville-based artist, architect, and educator, died on December 21, 2021 after a long battle with cancer.
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In 2021, the art world lost formative figures like Clint Willour, Edith Baker, Geraldine Lee Epstein Hooks, Frederick Baldwin, and Ann Harithas. Added to this list are those we lost all too soon, including Jana Perez, Dr. Mark Roglán, and Adán Hernández.
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The Sam Houston State University College of Arts & Media has named Dan Phillips as the recipient of its 2021 Legacy Award, in celebration of his accomplishment and commitment to service in support of the university.
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Glasstire has followed the ever-goofy (his word is “whimsy”) artist/furniture-maker/sculptor/architect Dan Phillips for quite a while (here, here, here, and many other postings), most recently on his involvement with Houston’s…
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Smither Park opened in Houston in 2013 as part of the Orange Show complex of self-taught artist environments. At the time, visionary art collector Stephanie Smither asked Dan Phillips to…
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There’s a writeup of the great Dallas furniture maker Dan Phillips in Texas Monthly. I first saw Dan’s remarkable pieces at Webb Gallery in Waxahachie. They are the prized antiques of the…
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Houston’s Orange Show Center for Visionary Art is commissioning site-specific works of 2D & 3D mosaic art at Smither Park, its newest outdoor art project. The call is open to…
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In May, Houston’s folk art Smither Park celebrated phase two of its construction with a big artist party and, since June, Nashville-based metalsmith and woodworking artist Matt Gifford has been…
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Smither Park, the new folky-art mecca under construction next door to the Orange Show, is making progress. Visionary architectural sculptor Dan Phillips is busily grouting keys, marbles and tile fragments…