Phyllis Ma (b. Guangzhou, China) is a Chinese-American artist based in Switzerland, specializing in still life photography. She graduated from Columbia University in New York City.
Her ongoing series, Mushrooms & Friends, features both foraged and cultivated fungi, often in arrangements with flowers and food. Beyond photography, Phyllis often collaborates with mycologists, cultivators and foragers to identify and better understand the fungi she encounters.
In the fall of 2024, select photos from the Mushrooms & Friends series will be exhibited at Images Vevey (Switzerland) and Museum Sinclair-Haus (Germany).
Phyllis’s work has appeared in National Geographic, The New Yorker, The Guardian and other publications. Commercial clients include The New Yorker, Netflix, SSENSE, Cartoon Network and A24.
Open to commissions, licensing and interviews.
Please get in touch:
phyllis [at] phyllisma.com