Bio
Born 1972 in Dallas, Texas, Philley has lived and worked in Austin for more than a decade. She completed the BFA program in painting at Hunter College, NYC, in 2005 and also earned a BA in journalism, 1995, from Southern Methodist University. She is a founding member of the artist group IngrainedATX, is a member of New York Artists Equity Association and works out of Mothership Studios in San Marcos. She was recently awarded Best in Show at 620 Arts for her painting "Drought Tolerant II," and has been featured on many arts media programs, including KUT’s Arts Eclectic, Glasstire and Voyage Austin. Her paintings and collages are part of corporate collections in New York, Texas, North Carolina and Germany, as well as private collections in Texas, New York, California, New Jersey, Kansas, Minnesota, Canada and Spain.
CV
2023
• The 14th Corner Contemporary Eco Museum, a sculptural installation about my ongoing research into Texas Prairie Grassland Restoration; August.
• Dougherty Arts Center Gallery, solo exhibition of paintings, sculptural works, collage and digital mixed media; late May through late July.
• LBJ Ranch National Parkland Foundation, "Cabinet Oak Project," selected from national juried call to create an art piece out of historic, live oak log. Exhibiting March at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. April through May at the LBJ Ranch National Historic Park.
• “The Seeds We Plant,” Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Site-specific series of seventy sculptural paintings hanging from trees and sprouting from the ground along the Woodland Trail; October 2022 through April 2023.
2022
• Women & Their Work, "Red Dot Art Spree," Austin, group. Oct. 2022
• LockhArt House Gallery, "All in the Family," Lockhart, TX, group. Sept. 2022
• Dorf Gallery, “Volya,” curated group show benefitting several Ukrainian charities, May 2022
2021
• Icosa and Concept Animals, "Howdy, Stranger," curated group popup show for the annual East Austin Studio Tours. Nov. 2021
• Big Medium, "East Austin Studio Tours," in person and online exhibit,
• Woart (Women Artists) online gallery, "Patterns in Nature," juried national exhibition. www.woartblog.com. Oct. 2021
• Women & Their Work Gallery, "Red Dot Art Spree," curated group exhibit. Oct. 2021
• West Wing Project Space, “Equivalents,” digital art exhibit, co-curated and showed with four other painters. www.nyartistsequity.org. July-Aug. 2021
• Vault Stone Shop Gallery, “Out the Window and Through the Trees,” Solo, Austin. April 2021.
2020
• Equity Gallery, "With the Grain," curated group, NYC. Nov. 4-28.
• Kansas City Stockyards Gallery, “Small Works Show,” juried, Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 27-Jan 20.
• Jones Gallery, “Fall Show,” juried, Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 5-28.
• All Austin Studio Tours, online, Austin, Nov. 7-22.
• 620 Art Gallery, "Expression Through Abstraction," curated, Round Rock, TX. Sept. 14-Oct. 9.
• Georgetown Art Center, “Ingrained” Four-Person curated show. Austin, TX. July 26-August 24.
• Artspace111, “Texas Now” Juried Group. Ft. Worth, TX. June-July.
• Vault Stone Shop Gallery, “Mask Collection” curated Group. Austin, TX. May.
• Pleiades Gallery, “Altered States” National Juried Group. NYC. January 23-Feburary 15.
• “The People’s Gallery,” Group. Austin City Hall. March 6, 2020- January 6.
2019
• East Austin Studio Tours, in studio at Third Space Arts, Bolm Rd. complex, Austin, TX. Nov. 16-24.
• Link & Pin Gallery, “Sketchings” Two-Person show. Austin, TX. Sept. 27-Oct. 13.
• “Flash Sale” at Vault Stone Shop Gallery, Group. Austin, TX. Sept. 27-Oct. 6.
• Texas State University Round Rock group show. July 14-September 13.
• Bass Concert Hall, Group, Austin, TX. March 15-June 31.
• West Austin Studio Tours, Showing in Home Studio, Austin, TX. May 11-12 and 17-18.
• “Women of West Go East”, Group at CloudTree Studios & Gallery, Austin, May 5-7.
• Howson Public Library, Solo, Austin, TX. March - May.
• Art for the People Gallery, Group, Austin, TX. Feb. 2-April 27.
• 6th Street Gallery by CAMIBAart, Group, Austin, TX. January 19-Feb. 24.
• Brick Oven on 35th, Austin, TX. Oct. 28-Feb. 2.
2018
• Art84 Gallery, East Austin Studio Tour, Group exhibition, TX. Nov.
• Round Rock ArtSpace Gallery, Group. Round Rock, TX. Oct. - Nov.
• Link & Pin Gallery, Group. Austin, TX. Oct. 6- Oct. 28.
• Art for the People Gallery, Group. Austin, TX. June 27 - October 20.
• Round Rock ArtSpace Gallery, Group. Round Rock, TX. June 9 - July 27.
• Bruegger's Bagels, Solo. Westlake, TX. July 16-August 3.
• ABP, "Summer Creeks and Skies," solo, Austin, TX. June.
• West Austin Studio Tours. Guest of EyePlay Studio, Group. Austin, TX. May.
• Cypress Grill, Group. Austin, TX March.
• Orange CoWorking, Group. Austin, TX. January - March.
2017
• Workwell Austin, Solo. Austin, TX. August - Nov.
• East Austin Studio Tours, Group. Austin, TX. With ARTiculation ATX, Nov.
2010-1998
• Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Solo. Austin, TX. 2010
• People’s Gallery, City Hall, Group. Austin, TX. Feb. 2009
• EXPO 2008, 500X, Group. Dallas, TX. 2008
• BFA Degree Show, Hunter College Leubsdorf Gallery, Group. NY, NY. 2006
• Student Show at Hunter College, Group. New York, NY. Fall 2004 - 2005
• Monroe Arts Center Group Exhibition, Group. Hoboken, NJ. 2003
• Red restaurant, Elizabeth St., Solo. New York, NY. 2001
• Liquids, East 10th St., Group. New York, NY. 2000
• James Fuentes Gallery, Broome St., Solo. New York, NY. 1998
• Cafe Loon Loon, 25th St., Solo. New York, NY. 1998
Education
• Making Public Art, 2018. 8-week workshop created by the Dougherty Arts Center and the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places.
• Artist, Inc., Austin, 2017. 8-week seminar managed by the Mid-America Arts Alliance.
• The Laguna Gloria Art School, two, 10-week sessions of Outdoor Sculpture Design and Fabrication courses. Austin. 2015
• Hunter College, BFA equivalent in Painting. New York, NY. 2005
• Southern Methodist University, BA Communications. Dallas. Graduated 1995