PHIL TOY ARTIST & WRITER
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Education 7 Qualifications:
2006 - MA, University of West of England, Bristol;
1982 - BA Fine Art, Bristol Polytechnic (UWE), Bristol;

Group Exhibitions & Events:
​Interview for Biennale Edition publication, Peripheral ARTeries, Autumn 2017Artist’s talk, Anthropomorphism, Nov 2017, Bristol;
Centrespace Gallery, Bristol, group show, 01 Feb - 16 Feb 2017; Scratching the Veneer, Edwardian Cloakrooms, Bristol, 16-22 Nov. 2016; Fringe Art Bath, 2 group exhibitions, Austerity & Out of the Archive, 27 May to 12 June; 2016; Slider - Group exhibition of slides celebrating Artspace 40 - 29 April to 29 June 2016; Pop up Cinema, (showing 2 short films) Spike Island, 29 April to 03 May 2016.

Solo exhibitions:  2017 - Open Studio:  2015 - Open Studio, Spike Island, Bristol: Solo Open Studio, Spacex Studios, Exeter, 2013; Live/Performance 2011 - On Silence: Homage to John Cage, Concorde Institute, London 2011; ABLE, Sangdee Gallery, Cheung Mai Thailand 2011; SideBySide, Bath Arts Studio Gallery, Bath, 2009; 3 Interventions, Spike Island Open Studios: 2008 - Roubles and Camels, Galerie Weisser Elefan, 21 Augustrasse, Mitte, Berlin 2007; ArtAffair, Sept 2005 - Things Beginning with 'B'; Hotbath gallery, Bath, 2006; Faust Kunsthalle, Hanover, Germany 2005 - Roadside Picnic, August 2005, Ihme Centrum, public art event, Hanover; 2004 - Jan-Apr, Bad Quality, Travelling exhibition, Millais Gallery, Southampton, UK 2004; Oct- Nov, Love, Warmth & Waterlillies, Mile End Arts Pavilion, London UK 2003; Dec. Awning, multiples show, Awning, Bristol 2003; Nov-Dec. Pulped, Thelma Hubert Gallery, Honiton UK 2004; 2002 - Cathedrals & Chemicals, Falmouth Art College, Falmouth, UK 2002 - Falmouth College of Arts 2002; False impressions?, University of Colchester, Colchester 2002; Stepping Stones, Mafuji Gallery, London 2001 ; Block 16, Hanover, Germany 2001 - Evolution; Standpoint Gallery, London 2001; Gene Pool, Block 16 Gallery, Hanover Germany 2001; Standpoint Gallery, London 2000; Axiom Gallery, Cheltenham 2000 - State of the Art, Axion Centre for the Arts, Cheltenham, UK 1999; Aswas, Sherborne School, Sherborne, UK 2002 - Holt Gallery, Sherborne School, Dorset 1999 - Love, Religion & Explosives' Church Gallery, Norwich UK 1999 - Bag, Bristol 1997 - Rathaushalle, Hannover, Germany 1996 - Spitalfields Festival, London 1995 - Rising Tides, Bristol 1994 - De Villa Gallery, Netherlands 1994 - Ernst and Young;1997 - Residency, Offices of BH, Tuzla, Bosnia 1994 - Residency exchange, De Villa Gallery, Enchede, Netherlands Projects 2011 - Evolve, Thane Works, London 2006 - Virtual Spaces of Migration, Sept 2007, Bristol Hannover Posnan 2005 - Picnic am Wegesrand, Kunstsymposium, Ihme Zentrum, Hannover.
Worked with Axis as MA Stars Selector: 2007-2010.
Competitions, prizes and awards: 2016 - Grant award Spike Island, Slider exhibition; 2006 - Research & professional development award, Arts Council of England, UK & Berlin; 2001 - International Film and Video festival award, Canada, Campbell River 2001 - Travel/Research award, South West Arts, England, Bristol 1997 - Bristol City & Kulturampt, Hanover exhibition award, City councils, Bristol/Hanover 1997 - Travel and exhibition award, British Council & London office of Bosnia-Herzogovina, London/Tuzla.
Organisational roles in art: Member of several committees, including Builiding Development, International Exchanges, Studio Selection. I Chaired Top Floor Studios Bristol and was Chair of Spike Island Studios during its transition year from Artspace to Spike Island.
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