Phillip Allen
London, 1967
Vive e lavora a Londra / Lives and works in London.



Gallery Exhibitions



2023Recent Works, Luca Tommasi Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
2019Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY
2019“Deepdrippings,” Approach Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2019Deepdrippings, Luca Tommasi Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
2017Deepdrippings, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2016Phillip Allen, Dolph Projects, London
2014Tonic for Choice, The Approach, London, UK
2013Oxblood, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
201339 Mitchell Street, London, UK
2011Capital P, The Approach, London, UK
2010…the urgent hang around, Bernier/Eliades Gallery, Athens, Greece
2009Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2008Sloppy Cuts No Ice, The Approach W1, London, UK
2007Paintings & Drawings, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
2006Milton Keynes Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK
2005Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
2005One Man Show, Xavier Hufkens, ART Brussels, Belgium
2004The Approach, London, UK
2003Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
2003Phillip Allen: Recent Paintings, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, USA
2002The Approach, London, UK
1999The Approach, London, UK


2019“The Aerodrome,” Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, United Kingdom
2017“20 Years,” The Approach, London, United Kingdom
2017Fully Awake, Blip Blip Blip Gallery, Leeds, UK
201720 Years, The Approach, London
2014Nanjing International Art Exhibition, International Expo Centre, Nanjing, China
2014Head to Head, Standpoint Gallery, London, UK
2012Courtship of the Peoples, Simon Oldfield, London, UK
2010Fabio Tiboni arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy
2009Kaleidoscopic Revolver, The Total Museum, Seoul, Korea; Hanjiyun Contemporary Space, Beijing, China
2009Pattern Recognition, The City Gallery, Leicester, UK
2009Classified, Tate Britain, London, UK
2008M25 Around London, curated by Barry Schwabsky, Centro Cultural Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
2007Layer Cake, curated by Martin Holman, Fabio Tiboni Arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy
2007Hope and Despair, curated by Bob Matthews, Cell Project Space, London, UK
2007Summer Group Show, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2006Archipeinture: painters build architecture, Le Plateau/Frac Île-de France, Paris, France; Camden Arts Centre, London, UK
2006When forms become attitude, AR/Contemporary Gallery, Milan, Italy
2005Supernova, City Art Gallery, Prague; venues in Vilnius, Lithuania; Tallinn, Estonia; Krakow, Poland (an international touring exhibition organised by the British Council)
2005Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol (touringexhibition organised by the Hayward Gallery
2005Fantasy Island, Metropole Galleries, Folkestone, UK
2005The British Art Show 6, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary, Art Gateshead; venues in
2004Stay Positive, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
2004Candyland Zoo, Herbert Read Gallery, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury, UK
2004Reflections, Artuatuca Art Festival, Tongeren, Belgium
2004Painting-04, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2003Allen, Cooper, McDevitt, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2003The Drawing Show, Keith Talent Gallery, London, UK
2003Dirty Pictures, The Approach, London, UK
2003Cristian Ward, Phillip Allen, Varda Caivano, Millefiori Art Space, Athens, Greece
2003Post Flat: New Art from London, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
2002Another Shitty Day in Paradise, Bart Wells Institute, London, UK
2002The Galleries Show: Contemporary Art in London, The Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
1997Cardboard Box and Tape, Norwich Gallery, Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich, UK
1997Still Things, The Approach, London, UK
1997Multiple Choice, Cubitt Gallery, London, UK
1996Grin and Bear It, Gasworks, London, UK