ROCK HILL, SC.- The Winthrop University Galleries present the exhibit Phil Moody: Carolina Madonnas through January 25. Moody combines his ongoing work addressing imagery from the textile industry with his interest in 15th century Italian painting and personal motives relating to hope for the future in a newly born child.

Phil Moody was born in Berwick-on-Tweed on the border of Scotland and England, and currently resides in Rock Hill, South Carolina. In describing his work the artists says, "My work has evolved from a documentary stance, yet is still motivated by the histories of ordinary working people, with a long-held interest in the textile industry in this region of South Carolina. More recent work is made using 'photograms' mixed with 'straight' photography." The artist is represented in both public and private collections including Kodak Pharmaceuticals, Bank of America, Alabama Light & Power Co., and B.F. Goodrich. He was the recipient of a 2004 South Carolina Arts Commission Visual Arts Fellowship, a 2001 Charlotte-Mecklenberg Arts & Science Council Project Award, and a 1997 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching – South Carolina Professor of the Year Award.