Phil’s creative talents were recognised very early when he graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts and awarded the University of South Australia Medal, an award presented to graduates with outstanding performance (Top 0.5%). He subsequently completed a BA (Hons) Visual Art with First Class Honors.    Phil’s career has been multi-dimensional, creating and collaborating in several artistic fields, working with students in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors as well as delivering education for those with special needs or in home schooling. In the last 15 years he has dedicated his career to supporting young people who are disengaged or struggle in the traditional school environments. Having completed a Certificate IV in Youth work, he has worked extensively on researching, developing and delivering practical programs suited to engaging the disengaged in society.