
Philip Smallwood blends imagination, reality, and social consciousness. Known primarily for his enduring series called “Lifescapes,” Smallwood is a visual storyteller whose narratives embrace “real people living real, honest, imperfect, and totally unrehearsed lives." Previous group exhibitions include the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Springfield Museum in Missouri, Parrish Museum in Southampton, the Monmouth Museum in N.J., and the Lowe Art Museum in Coral Cables, FL. He is the recipient of multiple national awards.
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Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBTIONS
2016
Personages
Museum of Art, DeLand, FloridaGROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016
Untitled, Accessible Art Fair
National Arts Club, New York, New York2013
The Art of Giving Back, UNCF Fundraiser
School of Visual Arts, New York, New York2012
Untitled
Leroy Neiman Arts Center, New York, New YorkUntitled, CHOP Fundraiser
Martha’s Vineyard, Duke County, Massachusetts2002
The Figurative Impulse in Contemporary African-American Art
Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, New YorkUntitled
Springfield Museum, Springfield, MissouriUntitled
Parrish Museum, Southampton, New YorkUntitled
Monmouth Museum, Monmouth, New JerseyUntitled
RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New YorkUntitled
Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida -
Education
University of Miami, Miami, Florida
Bachelor’s: Biology & Art -
Awards
2019
Artist of the Day, 14C Art Fair, Jersey City, New Jersey2016
First Place, NJ Watercolor Society, Morristown, New Jersey2012
Featured Award Winner, The Watercolor Honors Society, New York, New York2011
Selected Artist, UNCF/School of Visual Arts, New York, New YorkWinner, Robert Vickery Memorial Award, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
2002
Featured Artist, The Black Romantic, Studio Museum, New York, New York2000
Roxbury Artists, Art of the Millennium, Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MassachusettsWinner, The Bud & Gretchen Marble Medal, The American Watercolor Society, New York, New York
1999
Winner, The Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Award, The New Jersey Watercolor Society, East Hanover, New Jersey