Stephen John Phillips
Professional Experience
COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE
Clients include:
Crown Random House, The Discovery Channel, Intelsat, Marvel Comics, Simpson Racing (NASCAR), STX Lacrosse, Time-Warner (D.C. Comics), Marvel Comics, World Wildlife Fund…
PUBLICATIONS
Include:
Popular Photography, American Photographer, Zoom, French Photo, High Fashion Tokyo, Print Magazine Design Annual, Spectrum 7: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, D K Publishing, Watson Guptill, DC Comics / Vertigo, Design Graphics (Australia), Computer Graphics World, Entertainment Weekly, Taschen Books…
My photographs are exhibited nationally and internationally and are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris and the National Museum of American Art ( Smithsonian ) in Washington, DC. Along with fine art, I make a living as a commercial photographer and photo-illustrator and have co- created numerous published graphic novels. One of my books was nominated for Horror Book of the Year by the American Library Association and I received the Grand Award for Public Service ( Print ) and the Gold Award for Public Service ( Print for Civic and Social Education ) at the 69th Annual & Fourth International Exhibition at the International Advertising Festival of New York.
Academic Credentials and Experience
EDUCATION
MFA in Photography, The University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 1983
BFA in Photography, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, 1980
Studies in Liberal Arts, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, 1978
Diploma, York Academy of Arts, York, Pennsylvania, 1978
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Full-Time Faculty Photography, Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Div., Pittsburgh, PA, 2011 – 2019
Professor of Photography, Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005 – 2010
Instructor of Photography, Catonsville High School, Baltimore, Maryland, 2003 – 2005
Instructor of Photography, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985 – 2003
Instructor, Pennsylvania School of the Arts, Marietta, Pennsylvania, 1983 – 1985
Instructor of Photography, The University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 1983
Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Corcoran School, Washington, DC; Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, West Virginia; Various Dates