{"title":"Nick McPhail","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width: 320px; padding: 20px;\" id=\"image\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2567\/6326\/files\/NickMcPhail-website_430x.jpg?v=1776272651%20width=\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 50%; min-width: 480px; padding: 20px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 30px; text-align: left;\" id=\"text\"\u003eNick 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecent 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nick-mcphail-hill-2026-hand-embellished-signed-and-numbered-limited-edition-print","title":"Nick McPhail, Hill, 2026; Hand-Embellished, Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**This print will launch Tuesday, June 9th. Please sign up for our newsletter for early access or email \u003ca href=\"mailto:hello@artforchange.com\"\u003ehello@artforchange.com\u003c\/a\u003e to inquire.**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick McPhail \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Los Angeles-based painter and sculptor whose work examines the peripheral mundanity of the human experience. Since relocating from Michigan to California in 2006, he has maintained a consistent practice that relies on personal observation and photography as the basis for his intuitive compositions. The artist has presented solo exhibitions at Massey Klein Gallery, New York, NY; Maybaum Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA; Amélie Maison d’Art, Paris, France; Ochi Projects, Los Angeles, CA; Untitled_1983, Geneva, Switzerland; and Holiday, Los Angeles, CA. McPhail’s work is in several public collections, including those of Morgan Stanley in New York City, Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, and Michigan State University Center for Ethics in East Lansing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-36e16da0-7fff-599b-a685-96fc4aa180af\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eInspired by McPhail’s graphic collage practice, \u003cem\u003eHill \u003c\/em\u003edepicts a car driving away on a downward sloping road. The grey asphalt appears distinct from the rest of the composition, bisecting the image so that viewers are only clued in on what resides in the near distance. Meanwhile, the gradient sky nods towards the metaphysical paintings of Giorgio de Chirico, while also capturing the hazy glow that often washes over Los Angeles. McPhail notes, “I am interested in how color can simultaneously describe reality and destabilize it, creating a sense of familiarity that feels slightly suspended or emotionally charged. Much of my work explores the tension between realism and abstraction, presence and absence, as well as the way that contemporary life is filtered through images and remembered fragments.” For this limited edition series, the artist will breathe new life into ten unique prints by repainting various details with acrylic paint. In addition, he will cut sections from other paintings on paper and attach them to the prints, introducing a new collage element.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNick McPhail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e 2026\u003cbr\u003e24 x 18 inches\u003cbr\u003eArchival pigment print\u003cbr\u003eLimited edition of 10\u003cbr\u003eHand-embellished, signed and numbered by the artist\u003cbr\u003e$850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimited edition of 15 with 5 AP + 2 PP\u003cbr\u003eSigned and numbered by the artist\u003cbr\u003e$400\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOf ART FOR CHANGE’s initiative to support the Ali Forney Center, McPhail adds, “The story of Ali Forney is tragic, and it’s incredible that something so good has come out of it. It is important that unhoused LGBTQ+ teens have a place they can go to for resources, help, guidance, and a community that looks out for them. These kinds of programs obviously need a ton of support, and I hope that this partnership with ART FOR CHANGE will not only bring them extra financial support, but also more exposure to others. What the Ali Forney Center is doing is amazing, and I am so happy that I am able to use my artwork to help its program.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*International customers are responsible for applicable duties and taxes including new VAT fees.\u003cbr\u003e*Unframed prints ship within 1-3 weeks.\u003cbr\u003e*Framed prints ship within 3-6 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick McPhail","offers":[{"title":"Signed and numbered \/ Unframed","offer_id":53951848710357,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signed and Numbered \/ Framed","offer_id":53951848743125,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/10 - Hand-Embellished \/ Unframed","offer_id":53951848775893,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\/10 - Hand-Embellished \/ Unframed","offer_id":53951848808661,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\/10 - Hand-Embellished \/ Framed","offer_id":53951848841429,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\/10 - Hand-Embellished \/ Unframed","offer_id":53951848874197,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5\/10 - Hand-Embellished \/ Unframed","offer_id":53951848906965,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\/10 - Hand-Embellished \/ Unframed","offer_id":53951848939733,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8\/10 - Hand-Embellished \/ Unframed","offer_id":53951848972501,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10\/10 - Hand-Embellished \/ Unframed","offer_id":53951849005269,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2567\/6326\/files\/Nick_McPhail_SN1-Unframed.jpg?v=1780448941"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2567\/6326\/collections\/Summer_Wheat_Portrait_9ec4bd39-8711-4e70-91c7-24ed0c6a07a7.jpg?v=1776272680","url":"https:\/\/artforchange.com\/collections\/nick-mcphail.oembed","provider":"ART FOR CHANGE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}