About Peter 'Jungle' Phillips
Lived 1956 – 2025 (aged 68–69). Peter 'Jungle' Phillips was a painter.
Peter "Jungle" Phillips (27 June 1956 – 1 November 2025) was an Australian artist who became a prolific creator of outsider art after a brain injury in 1999.
Early life and education Peter "Jungle" Phillips was born in Hobart, Tasmania on 27 June 1956. He was born two months premature, and was raised by his father and grandparents from the age of five after his parents' divorce. His father was physically and verbally abusive, which led to a difficult childhood for Phillips and his five siblings.
Phillips again found art in his 20s, after witnessing the suicide of his brother in 1978. He entered a psychiatric facility, where he was advised to draw. However, he succumbed to drug and alcohol abuse in the 1980s.
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Who was Peter 'Jungle' Phillips?
Australian artist (1956–2025)
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Peter 'Jungle' Phillips was born in 1956.
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Peter 'Jungle' Phillips was a painter.
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