Phillip Lai
Phillip works with objects and sculpture, exhibiting in London, Glasgow, Turin, Berlin and Hong Kong.
Staff details
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
- Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Bristol, UK 2026) Lai, Phillip. 2026. Phillip Lai: solo exhibition (Bristol, UK 2026). In: "RAIN / RUIN", Spike Island, Bristol, United Kingdom, 31 January - 10 May 2026.
- 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.
- John Frumism Lai, Phillip. 2006. John Frumism. In: "John Frumism", Hotel, 6/4/2006 - 7/23/2006.
Artist's Book
- Phillip Lai monograph (2022) Lai, Phillip. 2022. Phillip Lai monograph (2022).