Phoenix Malanga (b. Staten Island, New York) is an artist and performer based in Vermont. Raised in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, Malanga studied sculpture and music at Bennington College. His work investigates labor, masculinity, war, and the romance of purpose. Drawing from personal history alongside broader social narrative, Malanga creates works that expose the tension between vulnerability and strength, tenderness and violence, devotion and contradiction. He has exhibited nationally, including at an.a.log Gallery, The 5th street gallery, The Left Bank Gallery, West Valley College Gallery, and the Usdan Gallery at Bennington College.