Biography
Phil Ashcroft is an artist based in London. Solo exhibitions include 'Toxicity', Margaret Harvey Gallery, UH Galleries, St Albans (2006); 'Yeti In Hong Kong', EXIT, Hong Kong (2005) and 'Nitro Deluxe', Deptford X, London (2001). Ashcroft was a finalist in the Celeste Art Prize 2007 and selected for Contemporary Art Society’s ARTfutures 2007 and 2005, Bloomberg SPACE, London.
Recent group exhibitions include 'Heart of Glass', Concrete and Glass, London (2008); 'Wonder Island', Schwartz Gallery, London (2008); 'Special Relationship', Scion Space, Los Angeles (2008); 'The Golden Record', The Collective Gallery, Edinburgh touring to The Lincoln Collection and g39, Cardiff (2008-09); 'Out of the Box', Garman Ryan Permanent Collection, New Art Gallery, Walsall (2007-08).
Ashcroft also exhibits as ‘PhlAsh’ collaborating on live-painting projects in galleries and alternative spaces from street locations to shops. These have included 'Special Relationship', Scion Space, Los Angeles (2008), 'Elephant Technique', Village Underground (2006), 'All The People We Like Are Dead', London (2004), and 'Graffiti Meets Windows 1', Hank-Yu Department Store, Osaka (2002).
