Julia Phillips

2025 Stepping Stone Grantee

Julia Phillips was born in Hamburg and lives and works in Chicago. She's had solo exhibitions at MoMA PS1, Kunstverein Braunschweig, and the Barbican, and was featured in several international Biennials. Her work has been shown at museums including the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Museum Brandhorst in Munich, the Museu de Arte de São Paulo, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. Her work is held in numerous public collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, and the Museum of Modern Art New York. Julia Phillips recently completed her first public art work commission titled Observer, Observed for the NY High Line and published her first monograph with Mousse Publishing.