Shiri Phillips

I create vibrant, textured works that explore color, material, and emotion through painting, weaving, collage, and sculpture. Rooted in intuition and play, my practice embraces the transformative potential of everyday materials and the unexpected beauty of imperfection. Working across an eclectic mix of materials—including recycled paper, paint, resin, textiles, and everyday objects—I construct layered compositions that pulse with color and energy, building meditative spaces where structure and spontaneity intertwine.

Guided by an instinctive relationship to color, I approach each piece stroke by stroke, weaving bold hues into a sensory language that connects memory, emotion, and presence. My palettes are shaped not by formula but by feeling—sometimes tied to seasons, moments of joy, or visceral memories of growing up between the Mediterranean and Southern California. In my hands, color becomes both a map and a mood, carrying the emotional charge of lived experience.

Initially working in hyperrealism and graphic design, I later broke open my practice, embracing abstraction as a form of liberation during a period of profound personal change. Painting became a way to lean into uncertainty—an improvisational dance between intention ...

Bachelors Degree in Art History, College of Communication Fine Arts and Media

2026
“Full Spectrum,
” Pierce Street Art, Omaha, NE
“Fragmented,
” Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
2025
Bemis Benefit Art Auction, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
Nebraska Biennial, Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
“Horror Vacui,
” LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
“Let Me Eat Cake, Please,
” Shoebox Arts, Los Angeles, CA
“Vivid,
” Clover 24, Omaha, NE
Life is Better, NoName Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Bemis Benefit Art Auction, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
Group Show, “Believing In Tomorrow”, Pxp Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
Group Show, “Radial Art Center's 2024 Art Expo & Benefit”, Omaha, NE
Group Show, “BOLD”, Bancroft Street Market, Omaha, NE
Solo Show, Woven Colorscapes “Exploring the Relationship Between Color and Light in Weaving and Painting.” Eisenberg Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
2023 “A Touch of Color,” JCC Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
“BOLD”, Split Gallery, Omaha, NE
Mural Cube Project, Omaha Summer Arts Festival, Omaha, NE
Curator and host Contemporary: Pierce Street Fine Art Pop Up, Omaha, NE
16th Anniversary SF Art Pop-Up, Secession Art & Design, San Francisco, CA
Art Show, Gallery92 West, Fremont, NE
“Texture and Topography”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Ang...