Phillip Saunders is a multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto. His practice includes oil painting, charcoal and graphite drawings, and street art murals. Phillip’s work uses the human face as a means to communicate, relate, and connect to his audience. He uses colour and abstract patterns to further connect with the viewer’s emotions; the goal of his work is to instill a positive mood, reminding the viewer of the beauty of their own humanness. Phillip’s larger than life portrait murals take on a life of their own as they are painted intricately using aerosol paint and possess a mosaic-like aesthetic appeal. In his XOXO Painted Path work, Phillip reflects on the diversity of Downsview with a set of ASL hand signs signifying “love.”