PHILL BLAKE

 Phill Blake is an Artist, Designer and an illustrator from middle England who refuses to be tied down to one specific genre preferring to spread his talents over multiple art forms and retain an ever evolving style that is all terrain and knows no boundaries.His influences lie in street art, comics, hip hop or urban culture and the different sub cultures that emerge around the world. Although his degree is in Graphic Design and Illustration he is just as capable as a fine artist, or at voicing personal subjects in digital media as he is working to a brief. He also runs workshops and produces live art as part of LML paint team, Monorex and Subism.

TEL: 07908532410

EMAIL: phill_blake@mac.com

WEB SITE: www.phillblakeillustration.co.uk

WORK EXPERIENCE

Residency
Ash Green School - 2 day workshop working with under achieving male students to raise GCSE standards of work.

North Warkwickshire and Hinkley College - 3 day workshop in urban arts.

Saffron lane Legal Graffiti Wall 10 week graffiti workshop.

Commissions
Various art work created for private purchases.

Freelance Work 2005-2007
The Nuneaton Society
Lottery funded project, commissioned to design 7 historical maps of local areas, which were then to be used on ‘heritage
boards’ around Nuneaton for the next 50 Years.
NB Leisure Trust
Commissioned to produce all the illustrations for the SHOUT 06 magazine aimed at children informing them of the summer holiday programme.
Bedworth Leisure Centre
‘Skate Jam 06’ Graffiti art work production at Bedworth Skate Park.
Mural for entrance to the Aqua Dragon flume ride.
Spinner Magazine
Illustration to accompany article for online magazine www.spinnermagazine.co.uk about a summer festival.
Angling Publications
A4 colour diagram/illustration for Crafty Carper magazine.
Poets Music Group (US)
Album Art work for J, Ceaser.
Intermet Recordings
Album art work for recording artist Intermet.
Warwickshire ‘Arts week’ Brochure 06
Collaboration with another artist. Production of generic page design requiring the themes of Recycling and Shakespeare to be
combined and used throughout the brochure.
‘Vivaldi’ Racing
Collaboration with another artist to paint the hospitality trailer for the Vivaldi superbikes race team.

EDUCATION

2006 - 2007 BA in Illustration at Coventry University
2004 – 2006 HND in Visual Communication, North Warwickshire College/UCE Birmingham - DISTINCTION
1998 – 2000 ND in Graphic Design, North Warwickshire College – PASS
1997 – 1998 GNVQ in General Art & Design, North Warwickshire College - MERIT GCSE IN Graphic Design – Grade C
1994 -1997 8 GCSE’S, including an A in art and design Nicholas Chamberlain School. Warwickshire

APPLICATIONS

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In-Design, Coral Painter, Dreamweaver, Adobe Premier, Adobe Image ready.

INTERESTS

Researching into areas related to my professional practice, visiting exhibitions, music & reading.