Phyllis Mantik lives in Stillwater, OK. A native of Canada and a 1978 graduate of the Alberta College of Art in Calgary, Phyllis moved to Oklahoma in 1981 to further her career as a Designer.

She believes that her own introduction to sculpture was by design. From her earliest experiences of completing a sculpture, seeing a form emerge from a lump of clay, she has delighted in creating. Out of this personal joy she also senses responsibility, as a sculptor, to create work that adds value to our existence, to evoke a smile, to touch someone’s heart and for a moment to capture his or her emotions. When someone relates to her sculpture from their experience, it gives the work meaning and keeps it alive. Her desire as a sculptor is to be someone who represents goodness in life by creating, teaching, learning, discovering, sharing, and serving.

Phyllis teaches and studies sculpture at every opportunity. She has been exhibiting and selling her work since 1991. Her sculptures are held in corporate and private collections in the United States and Canada.