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Sam Phillips

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I’m Sam Phillips, a London-based arts journalist and editorial consultant.

Art makes life worth living.

I create accessible, intelligent editorial that opens up ideas about creativity.

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I work as a publisher, editorial director, project-editor, writer, critic, creator, teacher and speaker on the arts.

My editorial engages with readers, viewers, visitor, collectors and other audiences – by revealing creativity in its diversity and depth.

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I create outstanding books, magazines, content and events, for artists, galleries, publishers, broadcasters and brands.


For over a decade, I was Editor & Publisher of RA Magazine at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

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Magazine direction
At the Royal Academy of Arts, as Editor & Publisher of RA Magazine, I led one of Britain’s best art and design publications in print and online, plus launched contract titles. Nominated as BSME Editor of the Year (Culture)

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Books projects
I manage and edit illustrated books for arts organisations and publishers ranging from Frieze Art Fairs to Thames & Hudson and the National Gallery of Ireland.

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Author
In addition to catalogues essays, I have written accessible books: Isms: Understanding Modern Art (Bloomsbury) and The Art Guide: London (Thames & Hudson), which was a Sunday Times Book of the Year

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Digital content
For organisations such the Serpentine Gallery and the RA, my editorial – blogs, video, social posts and newsletters – has boosted reach, engagement and conversion.

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Journalism and criticism
I write features, news, opinion pieces and reviews for publications, from national newspapers to The World of Interiors, National Geographic Traveller, Prospect and many more

Events, teaching and speaking
I chair discussions, deliver lectures, sit on judging panels, give gallery tours, talk on TV and radio, and teach courses on subjects related to cultural history and writing .