Phillip Allen

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Phillip Allen

Born 1967 in London
Lives and works in London

Education

1990–1992
MA Fine Art, Royal College of Art, London
1987–1990
BA Fine Art, Kingston University, London

Solo Exhibitions

2010
BERNIER/ELIADES GALLERY (forthcoming) 

2009
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland 

2008
Sloppy Cuts No Ice, The Approach W1, London

2007
Paintings & Drawings, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels

2006
Milton Keynes Gallery, Milton Keynes

2005
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
One Man Show, Xavier Hufkens, ART Brussels

2004
The Approach, London

2003
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
Phillip Allen: Recent Paintings, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, LongIsland City, New York

2002
The Approach, London

1999
The Approach, London 

Group Exhibitions

2009
Kaleidoscopic Revolver, The Total Museum, Seoul, Korea; Hanjiyun Contemporary Space,
Beijing, China
Pattern Recognition, The City Gallery, Leicester, UK 

2008
M25 Around London, curated by Barry Schwabsky, Centro Cultural Andratx, Mallorca, Spain

2007
Layer Cake, curated by Martin Holman, Fabio Tiboni Arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy
Hope and Despair, curated by Bob Matthews, Cell Project Space, London
Summer Group Show, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin

2006
Archipeinture: painters build architecture, Le Plateau/Frac Île-de France, Paris; Camden Arts Centre, London
When forms become attitude, AR/Contemporary Gallery, Milan

2005
The British Art Show 6, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary, Art Gateshead; venues in
Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol (touringexhibition organised by the Hayward Gallery
Supernova, City Art Gallery, Prague; venues in Vilnius, Lithuania; Tallinn, Estonia; Krakow, Poland (an international touring exhibition organised by the British Council)
Fantasy Island, Metropole Galleries, Folkestone, UK

2004
Stay Positive, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan
Candyland Zoo, Herbert Read Gallery, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury, UK
Reflections, Artuatuca Art Festival, Tongeren, Belgium
Painting-04, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin

2003
Cristian Ward, Phillip Allen, Varda Caivano, Millefiori Art Space, Athens
Allen, Cooper, McDevitt, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
Dirty Pictures, The approach, London
Post Flat: New Art from London, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia
The Drawing Show, Keith Talent Gallery, London

2002
Another Shitty Day in Paradise, Bart Wells Institute, London
The Galleries Show: Contemporary Art in London, The Royal Academy of Arts, London

1997
Cardboard Box and Tape, Norwich Gallery, Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich,

UK
Still Things, The approach, London
Multiple Choice, Cubitt Gallery, London

1996
Grin and Bear It, Gasworks, London

Publications

2007
Phillip Allen – Drawings, Other Criteria

2006

Archipeinture: painters build architecture, (exh. cat.), Anne-Laure Riboulet (ed.), text by Bruce Haines, Le Plateau/Frac Île-de-France, Paris and Camden Arts Centre, London
Phillip Allen, (exh. cat.), Emma Dean and Michael Stanley (eds.), foreword by Michael Stanley, essay by Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith, Milton Keynes Gallery, Milton Keynes

2005

British Art Show 6, (exh. cat.), introduction by Alex Farquharson and Andrea Schlieker, Hayward Gallery Publishing, London, 2005, pp. 50-53
Supernova, (exh. cat.), essay by Caroline Douglas, British Council, 2005, p. 7–9

2000
Annual 03-04, Martin Clark (ed.), essay by Martin Clark, Herbert Read Gallery, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury, UK, 2004, p. 37, p. 39, p. 43, p. 46, illus.
Reflections, (exh. cat.), texts by Jan Boelen and Hilde Vanleuven, Artuatuca Art Festival, Tongeren, Belgium, 2004
Stay Positive, (exh. cat.), preface by Giovanni Marella, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, 2004, pp. 6–9

Articles

2009
Herbert, Martin, Mind’s Eye, Frieze, May p. 82–85
Wilson, Michael, Reviews: Phillip Allen, Artforum, March
Holman, Martin, New Work: Phillip Allen, Art World, February, p. 72-75 

2008
Martin, Courtney J., ‘Critics’ Picks: Phillip Allen’, Artforum.com
Holmgren, Katherine, ‘Current Shows: Phillip Allen’ Frieze.com, December

2006
Hunt, Andrew, ‘British Art (does it) Show?’, Frieze, issue 96, January/February 2006, pp. 135–137, illus.

2005

Dunne, Aiden, ‘Keeping Pace in a Shared Space’, The Irish Times, 5 October 2005, p. 14
Leahy, Billy, ‘Space to Explore’, The Village, 16–22 September 2005
McKeith, Eimear, The Event Guide, Dublin, 7–20 September 2005
Ireland’s Homes Interiors & Living Magazine, September 2005, p. 161

2004
Verhagen, Marcus, ‘Phillip Allen’, Frieze, issue no. 83, May 2004, p. 94
Güner, Fisun, ‘An Explosion of Colour’, Metro, 3 March 2004, p. 22
Hubbard, Sue, ‘Phillip Allen: The Approach’, The Independent Review, March 2004, 30 March, p. 13

2003
Williams, Gilda, ‘Dirty Pictures’, Art Monthly, no. 264, March 2003, p. 32
Hill, Lori, ‘Post Flat: Locks Gallery’, Philadelphia City Paper, 2–8 January 2003

2002
Archer, Michael, ‘Phillip Allen: The Approach’, Artforum, vol. XL, no. 9, May 2002, pp. 193–194, illus.
Geldard, Rebecca, ‘Phillip Allen’, Time Out London, 3–10 April 2002, p. 45
Lack, Jessica, ‘Pick of the Week’, The Guide (The Guardian), 8–15 April 2002, p. 14

2000
Smyth, Cherry, ‘Nervous Kingdom’, Art Monthly, no. 238, July/August 2000, p. 41

1999
Herbert, Martin, ‘Phillip Allen’, Time Out London, 7–14 April 1999, p. 43