Born 1967, London, UK
Lives and works in London, UK
Education
1990–1992
MA Fine Art, Royal College of Art, London
1987–1990
BA Fine Art, Kingston University, London
Solo Exhibitions
2019
Deepdrippings, The Approach, London, UK
2017
Deepdrippings, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2016
Phillip Allen, Dolph Projects, London, UK
2014
Tonic for Choice, The Approach, London, UK
2013
Oxblood, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
39 Mitchell Street, London, UK
2011
Capital P, The Approach, London, UK
2010
…the urgent hang around, Bernier/Eliades Gallery, Athens, Greece
2009
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2008
Sloppy Cuts No Ice, The Approach W1, London, UK
2007
Paintings & Drawings, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
2006
Milton Keynes Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK
2005
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
One Man Show, Xavier Hufkens, ART Brussels, Belgium
2004
The Approach, London, UK
2003
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
Phillip Allen: Recent Paintings, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, USA
2002
The Approach, London, UK
1999
The Approach, London, UK
Group Exhibitions
2017
20 Years, The Approach, London
Fully Awake, Blip Blip Blip Gallery, Leeds, UK
2014
Nanjing International Art Exhibition, International Expo Centre, Nanjing, China
Head to Head, Standpoint Gallery, London, UK
2012
Courtship of the Peoples, Simon Oldfield, London, UK
2010
Fabio Tiboni arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy
2009
Classified, Tate Britain, London, UK
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, UK
Summer Group Show, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2006
Archipeinture: painters build architecture, Le Plateau/Frac Île-de France, Paris, France; Camden Arts Centre, London, UK
When forms become attitude, AR/Contemporary Gallery, Milan, Italy
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, Italy
Candyland Zoo, Herbert Read Gallery, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury, UK
Reflections, Artuatuca Art Festival, Tongeren, Belgium
Painting-04, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2003
Cristian Ward, Phillip Allen, Varda Caivano, Millefiori Art Space, Athens, Greece
Allen, Cooper, McDevitt, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Dirty Pictures, The Approach, London, UK
Post Flat: New Art from London, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
The Drawing Show, Keith Talent Gallery, London, UK
2002
Another Shitty Day in Paradise, Bart Wells Institute, London, UK
The Galleries Show: Contemporary Art in London, The Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
1997
Cardboard Box and Tape, Norwich Gallery, Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich, UK
Still Things, The Approach, London, UK
Multiple Choice, Cubitt Gallery, London, UK
1996
Grin and Bear It, Gasworks, London, UK
Publications
2007
Echo Chamber, British Council Art from Britain, Madrid (exh. cat.), curated by Victoria
Colombalia, Bruce Haines, Caroline Douglas. Text by Victoria Colombalia, JJ
Charlesworth p.94-103
Phillip Allen – Drawings, Other Criteria, London
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
2017
Long, Declan, Phillip Allen: Kerlin Gallery, Artforum, May
Dunne, Aidan, ‘Deepdrippings’: Painterly explorations that are both object and surface, The Irish Times, 21 February
MacMonagle, Niall, What Lies Beneath: Deepdrippings (International Version) by Phillip Allen, Independent Ireland, 6 March
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
Public Collections
Arts Council England, UK
British Council, UK
Tate, London, UK
