Phil Ferguson

Instafluencer, artist and emerging TV personality Phil Ferguson, aka @chilyphilly, joins Mia to talk about growing up in a small-country town and the artistic influence of both their family and rural life; studying Fine Arts and coming to terms with a formal art practice while engaging with a diverse audience; creating @chilyphilly, going viral and rising to Instagram fame as well as evolving their art both on and off screen; moving to Melbourne, their 'gay awakening' and identifying as non-binary; what it means to be a non-binary person in a growing career on television; and the impact of covid-19 lockdowns on digital and physical art. This episode was produced by Emma HigginsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.