Phil Proctor is an artist who has been living and working in southeast Atlanta for the past eight years. Originally from south Mississippi, he holds a BFA from the University of Southern Mississippi and an MFA from East Carolina University. Phil Proctor enjoys working with “solid” materials like metal and stone and uses them in a manner that accommodates the natural tendencies of those materials. He utilizes the colors and textures that occur as a result of natural oxidation and patination.
One Woman Rising
Phil Proctor | 2013
Commissioned By: The Chelko Foundation Sculptor: Phil Proctor and Geo4Design Painters: Scott Fray, Madelyn Greco, Stephanie Anderson One Woman Rising project was influenced by the “One Billion Rising” global day of action and is intended to serve as a lasting monument to women and girls affected by violence. The statue depicts the grace of the feminine form rising in dance and is surrounded with a metal railing where viewers may use ribbons and markers (provided) to share their reasons for rising and other stories of empowerment and survival.
One Woman Rising was featured in the Art on the Atlanta Beltline 2013 exhibition. From 2015-2019 it was on display in Freedom Park by the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs. The work was deaccessioned in early 2020.