Phil Hale is a renowned painter whose figurative work demonstrates the darkness and complexity of the human experience. Hale grew up in the US and Kenya, and had an outstanding career working with portraiture, illustration, and filmmaking.

In his work, the artist reflects on anxiety and existential concerns that are shaping the cultural narrative in recent years. His paintings indirectly allude to extreme polarities and antagonism in contemporary societies. Hale won joint second prize in the BP Portrait Award. His work is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London, UK, among other places.