Phil Garrett
131 Woodland Dr. Greenville, SC 29617
(864) 242-0855
phil@philgarrett.com
History
Phil Garrett was born in South Carolina in 1948. He studied at the University of South Carolina and the Greenville County Museum School in the late 1960s. During the 70s he studied printmaking at the Honolulu Academy with Gabor Peterdi, and continued his studies at the San Francisco Art Institute where he received a BFA and did postgraduate studies in printmaking until 1977. Since returning to South Carolina in the early 80s, he has continued to paint and pursue his interest in printmaking. In the mid 80s through early 90s he worked with Cappy Kuhn (Tamarind Master Printer) at her collaborative Print Studio, Winstone Press. This collaboration produced several large lithographs and numerous series of monotypes. During the mid 90s Garrett worked with Art Thomas in Charleston SC again producing monotypes. In 1998 he acquired a large Intaglio press and founded King Snake Press for the production of monotypes in his studio in Greenville, SC. Beginning in April 2001 and continuing through Oct. 2001 Garrett collaborated with 25 artists to produce monotypes for the exhibit “SEE HOW WE ARE” at the Greenville Co. Museum of Art. Garrett continues to produce monotypes and to collaborate with an ever expanding group of artists from the Southeast and elsewhere. His prints and paintings are in public and Private collections in the USA, Europe and Japan. In October 2005 and 2006 he lectured and taught workshops on Acrylic Painting Methods in Art Schools in the cities of Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Fukuoka Japan sponsored by Golden Acrylic and Turner company of Osaka.
Statement
My work is informed by nature, a kind of mythical nature. The power of storms, the spiritual quality of the elements, the beauty, grace and ferocity of animals -- something greater than myself, something I can't comprehend. Painting and making monotypes is my search for the mystery within the subject, within myself.
---Phillip M. Garrett, 2008
