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PHILLIP LAI
Born in 1969, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lives and works in London, UK

EDUCATION
1993-94
MA Fine Art / Chelsea College of Art & Design
1990-93
BA Fine Art (sculpture) / Chelsea College of Art & Design
1988-89
Foundation Course / Middlesex Polytechnic

SELECTED AWARDS, NOMINATIONS & RESIDENCY
2018
The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture
2006
Research and Development visit to Armenia (by invitation of the British Council) 1999 Award to Individual Artists – London Arts (formerly London Arts Board)
1996
One-month residency toward “Off Camp/On Base” exhibition, Tokyo / Japan

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
‘Spinning’, Hopkinson Mossman, Auckland, New Zeland
‘In the Half Life’, Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong
2016
Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
2014
‘Besides’, Camden Arts Centre, London, UK
‘Somewhat Abstract’, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham

SELECTED SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture, The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield
Fences & Windows, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
2017
‘One second ago’, Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong
2016
‘Theories of Modern Art’, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
‘Can I Step on It?’, Galeria Franco Noero, Turin, Italy
‘When Did Intimacy Begin Width’, curated by Torey Thornton, Jeffrey Stark, New York, NY, USA
2015
An Intervention, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton University, Southampton, UK
2014
‘Interior’, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
‘Somewhat Abstract, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham
2013
Sculptures by Thomas Schütte and Phillip Lai – Faggionato Fine Arts, London, UK
2010
‘No Soul For Sale – A Festival of Independents’ (Mousse contribution, curated by Jonathan Griffin), Tate Modern, Turbine Hall, London, UK
‘Keep Your Seat’, GAM Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Torino, Italy

SELECTED ARTICLES
2009
Del Vecchio, Gigiotto. ‘Aseptic Cosmic Spaces’, Mousse Magazine, February/March, 2009
Cairns, Steven. ‘The Function of Objects’, MAP Magazine, Spring 2009
2008
Cairns, Steven. ‘Turin: Phillip Lai’, MAP Magazine, Spring 2008
2007
Griffin, Jonathan. ‘Phillip Lai’, Frieze, April 2007
‘ART: Phillip Lai’, Kultureflash, January 2007

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & OTHER ACTIVITIES
2008
Lecturer in Fine Art, Goldsmiths College University of London, since 2006
Associate Lecturer in MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art & Design, since 2002
2006
Research and Development visit to Armenia (supported by British Council)
Artists Lecture Series, Arnolfini Bristol (organised by UWE)
2001
Invited Speaker at ‘Li Yuan Chia’ exhibition talk, Camden Arts Centre, London, UK
Visiting Tutor in Fine Art, Goldsmiths College University of London (to 2005)