Nick McPhail
Nick McPhail (b. 1982) is a Los Angeles-based painter and sculptor whose work explores the peripheral mundanity of the human experience. Born in Laingsburg, Michigan, Nick attended Michigan State University where he studied painting and ceramics, graduating with a BFA in 2006. Upon graduation he relocated to Los Angeles, and has maintained a consistent practice that has evolved to rely on personal observation and photography as the basis for his intuitive compositions. His work is in public collections including Morgan Stanley in New York, Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, Michigan State University Center for Ethics in East Lansing, as well as public installations in Los Angeles,CA and Pittsburg, PA.
Recent solo exhibitions include: Massey Klein Gallery in New York (2025, 2023), Maybaum Gallery in San Francisco (2024), Reynolds Gallery in Richmond, VA (2023), Amélie Maison d’Art in Paris (2022), Ochi Projects in Los Angeles (2020), Untitled_1983 in Geneva (2019), and Holiday in Los Angeles (2018). He has completed residencies at Maple Street Construct in Omaha, Nebraska (2025), Untitled_1983 in Geneva (2019), Ochi Gallery in Ketchum, Idaho (2019); and 100 West Corsicana in Corsicana, Texas (2018). He was a 2023 Hopper Prize Finalist and in 2017 he was awarded a grant to attend a residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. His work has been featured in numerous publications including New American Paintings, It’s Nice That, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles, Two Coats of Paint, Acumen Magazine and Wrap Magazine.
Recent solo exhibitions include: Massey Klein Gallery in New York (2025, 2023), Maybaum Gallery in San Francisco (2024), Reynolds Gallery in Richmond, VA (2023), Amélie Maison d’Art in Paris (2022), Ochi Projects in Los Angeles (2020), Untitled_1983 in Geneva (2019), and Holiday in Los Angeles (2018). He has completed residencies at Maple Street Construct in Omaha, Nebraska (2025), Untitled_1983 in Geneva (2019), Ochi Gallery in Ketchum, Idaho (2019); and 100 West Corsicana in Corsicana, Texas (2018). He was a 2023 Hopper Prize Finalist and in 2017 he was awarded a grant to attend a residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. His work has been featured in numerous publications including New American Paintings, It’s Nice That, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles, Two Coats of Paint, Acumen Magazine and Wrap Magazine.
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Nick McPhail
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