Isla graduated with a first class BA in Classics from the University of Cambridge in 2018 and is currently studying for a History of Art MA at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Art for Babies – Artworks Your Infant Will Enjoy
Art is for everyone, even newborns! Parents who love art can still enjoy museums and galleries with their little ones and the little pre-crawlers are...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 19 January 2023
A Female Artist from Japan: Nōguchi Shōhin
Nōguchi Shōhin (野口 小蘋) (1847–1917) was a leading Japanese painter from the Edo (1603–1867) and Meiji eras (1868–1912). She was born...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 4 January 2023
A Perfect Present: Great Women Painters
Whether for a birthday, Christmas, or Hanukkah, Phaidon’s Great Women Painters is an ideal present for any art lover. Stunningly presented in a...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 8 December 2022
Artsy Advent Calendar: 24 Women Artists to Know
With the festive season approaching, we want to present an advent calendar with 24 women artists to know before Christmas! Explore an array of...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 1 December 2022
Masterpiece Story: Fons Americanus by Kara Walker
Kara Elizabeth Walker, born in 1969, is an American contemporary artist. She is known as a painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist,...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 26 November 2022
Hoping Against Hope: Interview with Nafiseh and Bahareh, Iranian Multidisciplinary Artists
Nafiseh and Bahareh are two female multidisciplinary artists. This story began with the discovery that, as artists in Iran, they were unable to sell...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 24 November 2022
Decorate Your Coffee Table with Prime, Art’s Next Generation
A corporate catalog of contemporary artists and art-world snobs or a colorful compendium of compelling creators? In this review of Prime. Art’s...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 7 November 2022
Demystifying Cycladic Figurines
Cycladic figurines have a mythical aura. Their gleaming abstract forms speak of timeless beauty. But what actually are they? Why do they look like a...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 14 October 2022
The Louvre Pyramid and 5 Other Museums Designed by I. M. Pei
Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘), known as I. M. Pei (1917-2019) was a Chinese American modernist architect with international acclaim. Exciting for art...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 3 October 2022
Hello Autumn! Best Autumnal Paintings
As Autumn slowly begins, delve with us into paintings that center the season. Along the way discover other DailyArt Magazine articles to get you...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 23 September 2022
