Rik Phillips was born in Boston, Massachusettes. At fourteen, he won his first art award. This launched his thirty-year art career. At seventeen, he won a scholarship to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and later went on to the University of MA to receive his Bachelors Degree in Education.

In 1973, Mr. Phillips taught "Three Dimensional Design" at the Montserrat School of Visual Arts in Beverly, MA. He also taught classes in design and conceptual art at this college.

In 1975, Rik started to exhibit his sculptures all over the New England area. The highlight of this period was a summer spent with the famous sculptor, Alexander Calder. Rik Phillips was soon exhibiting his works with the likes of Miro and Chagall and his work began appearing in galleries across the country.

In 1978, Rik left the city of Boston and moved to North Conway, New Hampshire. He taught art in S.A.U. #9, introducing new art classes in the school system. Always working and exhibiting, his work found its way into many private collections. Some of the more famous collectors are Barbara Streisand, Armand Hammer, and the Boston Children's Museum. In 1993, the large metal sculpture "IO" was chosen as a "State Treasure" by the state of New Hampshire. Other credentials include magazine articles and appearances on television: articles in Better Homes and Garden, Yankee, and Snow Country magazines, appearances on Evening Magazine (Boston), Good morning, and People, Places, and Things (Portland, ME).

In 1994, Mr. Phillips moved to the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Residing on the island for close to 11 years, Rik was very active in art associations, art councils, and created numerous whimsical sculptures as well as commissions and ornamental gates and railings for the residents of Kauai and Maui. Rik and his wife, Jean Bradley, had the first "husband-wife" show at the Kauai Museum. He also has work at the Contemporary Museum of Art in Honolulu.

In 2007 Rick moved to Palm Springs, Ca. Rick can be reached at 760-320-7720