Cortney Philip
(312) 659-9952 | cortney.philip@gmail.com | www.cortneyphilip.com
Education:
School of the Art Institute of Chicago. MFA, Writing, 2008.
Eastern Michigan University. BA, English and Political Science, 2006
Henry Ford Community College, Concentration in Ceramics, 2000
Art Exhibitions:
2019 - Corvinus Prophecy, 4Art Space, Chicago, IL
2019 — Spring Thing, Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago, IL
2019 — Be Mine, Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago, IL
2018 — Fall Review, Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago, IL
2018 -- Landscape of the Half-Forgotten. The Glenwood, Chicago, IL
2018 -- Spring Thing. Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago, IL
2018 -- Is There a Mother in the House? Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 -- Be Mine. Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago, IL
2017 -- Artist of the Month, December. Nodd Pottery, Chicago, IL
2017 -- Fear No Art. Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago, IL
2017 – Spring Thing. Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago, IL
2008 – A Collaboration with Yeoh Kean Thai. The Red Mill, Johnson, VT
Performances:
2010 – “The mating habits of the superb lyre bird, or I threw this brick at your window.”
Division Collective Salon, Chicago, IL
2009 – “The mating habits of the superb lyre bird, or I threw this brick at your window.” V-Day
Heart Attack Salon, Chicago, IL
2008 – “The mating habits of the superb lyre bird, or I threw this brick at your window.”
Vermont Studio Center. Johnson, VT
2008 – Excerpts from Food Family History: Bag Lunch. Quimby’s Bookstore, Chicago, IL
Theater:
2012 – Director of World on Fire by Megan Lang. Prop Thtr, Chicago, IL
Literary Publications:
2013 -- "Diary of a Door Mouse." Gothic Blue Book Anthology, Burial Day Books
2012 – “When the sun stays down.” Gothic Blue Book Anthology, Burial Day Books
2012 – “He once met a girl who believed in god.” Burial Day Online
2009 – “Maud Martha and the dandelions.” The First Line, Summer
2009 – “The extra.” At-Large Magazine, Spring
2008 – “The weight of gravity.” At-Large Magazine, Winter
2008 – “Surgical Trilogy” and “When Alastair lost his sixth tow, he lost everything.” At-Large
Magazine, Winter
2008 – “After she fell.” elimae
2008 - “Things happen to those who remain watchful” and “When she was of the water.”
At-Large Magazine, Summer
2008 - “A Bitter Shelter Attendant’s Checklist for Potential Adoptive Couples,” Feathertale
Review Online
2008 - Food Family History: Bag Lunch. Artist’s book, five editions
2007 – Third Shift, zine
Selected Readings:
2012 – Halloween Tales presented by Burial Day at Uncharted Books. Chicago, IL
2012 – Campfire Tales presented by Burial Day at Uncharted Books. Chicago, IL
2010 – Division Collective Salon. Chicago, IL
2008 – Gingko Gardens Benefit, Gingko Community Garden. Chicago, IL
2008 – MFA Graduate Reading, SAIC Ballroom. Chicago, IL
2008 – Emerging Writers Series, Powell’s Books. Chicago, IL
Residency:
2008 – Vermont Studio Center. Johnson, VT
Selected Work History:
2010-2017 – Associate Professor of English, Ashford University
2005-2015 – Freelance Writer and Editor
Professional Associations:
2018-present - Founder and President of Third Estate Art
2017 - Protect RP Creative Advocacy Co-Chair
2017 - Rogers Park Art Alliance Member