Jungle Phillips: key obituary facts
Is Jungle Phillips dead? Yes. Jungle Phillips died on November 1, 2025, at age 69.
Cause of death: Jungle Phillips's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jungle Phillips known for?
Jungle Phillips was an Australian artist.
More about Jungle Phillips
Born: 27 June 1956Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Known for: Painting.
Peter “Jungle” Phillips, an Australian artist known for painting and outsider art, died on November 1, 2025, aged 69.
Born in Hobart, Tasmania, on 27 June 1956, he became a prolific creator of outsider art after a brain injury in 1999. Phillips was born two months premature and was raised by his father and grandparents from the age of five after his parents’ divorce.
He studied art at high school but did not continue with it.
Peter “Jungle” Phillips (27 June 1956 – 1 November 2025) was an Australian artist who became a prolific creator of outsider art after a brain injury in 1999.