Debra Phillips (AU)

Born 1958, Melbourne, Australia
Lives and works Sydney, Australia

Debra Phillips (born Naarm/Melbourne) lives and works on Gadigal land. Working with photography, sculptural objects and printed matter, her practice explores systems of knowledge and their intersection with daily life to generate questions around history-making, economics, geography and politics. Her work is held in significant public collections including MCA Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, the National Gallery of Australia, and the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris. Phillips is the recipient of the Murray Art Museum Albury National Photography Prize (2020). She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at University of New South Wales, Art & Design.