Phil Richards
Phil Richards is a Canadian artist, born in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario. He studied at the Ontario College of Art, graduating with his AOCA in 1973.
Richards began exhibiting commercially in 1969 and has participated in numerous solo and group shows in Canada, the United States and Europe. His practice spans a wide range of genres, including large-scale murals, figure paintings, landscapes, still life, and portraiture, and he works in diverse media such as acrylic, casein, watercolour, coloured pencil, graphite, and sculpted relief.
Richards’ commissions include the official Diamond Jubilee Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for the Government of Canada, as well as official portraits of numerous government leaders such as provincial Premiers, Speakers, and Lieutenant Governors. He has also painted portraits of Presidents, Chancellors, Chairpersons and Principals at universities such as Toronto, Western, Saskatchewan, Dalhousie, Acadia and Mount Allison, along with prominent figures in business, including CEOs of Scotiabank and London Life.