Phillip Lai works with objects and sculpture.
Academic qualifications
1993-94 MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art & Design
1990-93 BA Fine Art (sculpture), Chelsea College of Art & Design
Teaching
Phillip has been a lecturer at Goldsmiths since 2001 and currently teaches into BA Fine Art and BA Fine Art & History of Art.
Professional projects
His solo exhibitions include The Showroom, Camden Arts Centre, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London and Transmission, Glasgow, as well as internationally at Galleria Franco Noero in Turin, Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch in Berlin and Edouard Malingue in Hong Kong. His work has also been a part of group exhibitions at ICA London, CCA Glasgow, Nottingham Contemporary amongst others.
In 2017 he was selected for the Kenneth Armitage Fellowship and in 2018 was nominated for the Hepworth Prize for Sculpture.
Publications and research outputs
Show/Exhibition For Caution (Hong Kong 2023) Lai, Phillip . 2023. For Caution (Hong Kong 2023). In: "For Caution", Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong, 9 December 2023 - 27 January 2024. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Vienna, 2022) Lai, Phillip . 2022. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Vienna, 2022). In: "Water Being Washed Away", Galerie Hubert Winter, Vienna, Austria, 10 September - 22 October 2022. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (London, 2022) Lai, Phillip . 2022. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (London, 2022). In: "Testament", Goldsmiths CCA, London, United Kingdom, 21 January - 3 April 2022.
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Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Hong Kong, 2022) Lai, Phillip . 2022. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Hong Kong, 2022). In: "SSSSSSSSSCULPTURESQUE", Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 4 June - 13 August 2022. Drunken Sailor (London 2021) Lai, Phillip . 2021. Drunken Sailor (London 2021). In: "Drunken Sailor", Modern Art, London, United Kingdom, 8 July - 21 August 2021. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Turin, 2021) Lai, Phillip . 2021. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Turin, 2021). In: "l'acqua", Galleria Franco Noero, Turin, Italy, 2 March - 9 July 2021. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (London, 2021) Lai, Phillip . 2021. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (London, 2021). In: "Group Show", Modern Art, London, United Kingdom, 25 February - 17 April 2021. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Turin, 2019) Lai, Phillip . 2019. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Turin, 2019). In: "Phillip Lai, Galleria Franco Noero", Turin, Italy, 29 October 2019 - 15 February 2020. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Sydney, 2019) Lai, Phillip . 2019. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Sydney, 2019). In: "Phillip Lai, Yona Lee, Hany Armanious", Fine Arts, Sydney, Australia, 15 May - 29 June 2019. Phillip Lai: The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture (Wakefield, 2018) Lai, Phillip . 2018. Phillip Lai: The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture (Wakefield, 2018). In: "The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture", The Hepworth Wakefield, United Kingdom, 26 October 2018 - 20 January 2019. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Nanjing, China 2018) Lai, Phillip . 2018. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Nanjing, China 2018). In: "‘… of…, at…h, at…, in…’", Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing, China, 24 July - 23 September 2018. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Hong Kong, 2018) Lai, Phillip . 2018. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Hong Kong, 2018). In: "'In the half life', Edouard Malingue Gallery", Hong Kong, 26 March - 12 May 2018. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Hong Kong, 2017) Lai, Phillip . 2017. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Hong Kong, 2017). In: ""One Second Ago" - Edouard Malingue Gallery", Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 8th July – 26th August 2017. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (London, 2016) Lai, Phillip . 2016. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (London, 2016). In: "Phillip Lai, Stuart Shave/Modern Art", London, United Kingdom, 30th June – 6th August 2016. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (London, 2016) Lai, Phillip . 2016. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (London, 2016). In: ""Theories of Modern Art" - Stuart Shave/Modern Art", London, United Kingdom, 19th May – 18th June 2016. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Turin, 2016) Lai, Phillip . 2016. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Turin, 2016). In: ""Can I Step On It" - Galleria Franco Noero", Turin, Italy, 30th March – 14th May 2016. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Southampton, 2015) Lai, Phillip . 2015. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Southampton, 2015). In: ""An Intervention" - John Hansard Gallery", Southampton, United Kingdom, 12th May – 27th June 2015. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (London, 2014) Lai, Phillip . 2014. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (London, 2014). In: "On the Devolution of Culture", Rob Tufnell, London, United Kingdom, 19 September - 25 October 2014. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (London, 2014) Lai, Phillip . 2014. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (London, 2014). In: ""Interior" - Stuart Shave/Modern Art", London, United Kingdom, 18th July – 23rd August 2014. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Nottingham, 2014) Lai, Phillip . 2014. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (Nottingham, 2014). In: ""Somewhat Abstract" - Nottingham Contemporary", Nottingham, United Kingdom, 12th April – 29th June 2014. Camden Art Centre: Besides (2014) Lai, Phillip . 2014. Camden Art Centre: Besides (2014). In: "Phillip Lai: Besides", Camden Arts Centre, London, United Kingdom, 11 April – 29 June 2014. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Turin, 2012) Lai, Phillip . 2012. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Turin, 2012). In: "Visitor", Turin, Italy, 14 May - 16 June 2012. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Glasgow, 2009) Lai, Phillip . 2009. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Glasgow, 2009). In: "Introduction and Jargon", Glasgow, United Kingdom, 5 - 30 May 2009. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (London, 2009) Lai, Phillip . 2009. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (London, 2009). In: "Phillip Lai, Stuart Shave/Modern Art", London, United Kingdom, 20 Nov - 19 Dec 2009. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Berlin, 2008) Lai, Phillip . 2008. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Berlin, 2008). In: "Open Container, Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch", Berlin, Germany, 13 Dec 2008 - 24 Jan 2009. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Turin, 2007) Lai, Phillip . 2007. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Turin, 2007). In: "'A metal bar fell on someone's head or something'", Galleria Franco Noero, Turin, Italy, 10 November 2007 - 15 January 2008. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (London, 2007) Lai, Phillip . 2007. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (London, 2007). In: "Free to meet for coffee sometime soon", Modern Art, London, United Kingdom, 12 January - 11 February 2007. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (various locations, touring 2005-2007) Lai, Phillip . 2006. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (various locations, touring 2005-2007). In: "In the Poem About Love You Don't Write the word Love", Artists Space, New York City, United States, 16 November - 22 December 2006. John Frumism Lai, Phillip . 2006. John Frumism. In: "John Frumism", Hotel, 6/4/2006 - 7/23/2006. In The Poem About Love You Don't Write The Word Love Lai, Phillip . 2005. In The Poem About Love You Don't Write The Word Love. In: "In The Poem About Love You Don't Write The Word Love", CCA, 11/12/2005 - 1/28/2006. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (various locations, touring 1998-99) Lai, Phillip . 1998. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (various locations, touring 1998-99). In: "Black Box", London, United Kingdom, 1998 - 1999. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (New York, 1997) Lai, Phillip . 1997. Phillip Lai: group exhibition (New York, 1997). In: "New Video from Great Britain", The Museum of Modern Art, New York City, United States, 16 December 1997 - 1 February 1998.
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