Philip Colbert
Born in Scotland and living and working in London, Colbert is often referred to as the “godson of Andy Warhol”. He has created a global following for his cartoon lobster persona and his masterful hyper-pop history paintings. His work powerfully explores the patterns of contemporary digital culture and its relationship to a deeper art historical dialogue.
After graduating with an MA in Philosophy from St. Andrews University, Colbert’s work has received international acclaim in museums and galleries worldwide for his energetic new approach to painting and pop theory. Following on from early Pop painters such as Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist, Colbert’s paintings cross high art themes from old master paintings and contemporary art theory with everyday symbols of mass contemporary culture, all narrated through the eyes of Colbert’s cartoon Lobster alter ego. He has been championed as a contemporary pop master by art world figures such as Charles Saatchi & Simon de Pury.
Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Lobster Sunflower, Coex Magok, Seoul,
2025 Lobster Sunflower, Coex Art Project, Frieze Seoul
2025 Lobster Yards, Borough Yards, London
2025 Eternal Sunshine, K11 East Coast, Shenzhen
2025 The Hyperpop Journey to the Lobster Planet, Butong Circle, Beidaihe
2025 Lobsteropolis in Erice, Erice and Segesta Archaeological Park, Sicily
2025 Surrealism in Bloom, Waddesdon Manor, UK
2025 Journey to the Lobster Planet, Hosu Gallery, Seoul
2025 The Painter, K11 MUSEA, Hong Kong
2025 Prints and Editions, Art Chosun, Seoul
2025 Outdoor Sculptures, Duke of York Square, London
2025 Coastal Fantasia: The Lobster King’s Vacation in Macao
2025 The Myth of the Lobster Planet, K11, Wuhan
2024 Philip Colbert, Prints and Editions, Helm Gallery, Brighton
2024 The Battle for Lobsteropolis, Saatchi Gallery, London
2024 Wonderful Wonderland, Lotte World Mall and Seokchan Lake, Seoul
2024 The Lobster Empire, Station F, Paris
2024 The Myth of the Lobster Planet, K11, Shenyang
2024 House of the Lobster, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples
2024 The Myth of the Lobster Planet, K11, Tianjin
2024 Journey to the Lobster Planet Singapore, Whitestone Gallery, Singapore
2023 Journey to the Lobster Planet Taipei, Whitestone Gallery, Taipei
2023 The Lobster Empire Treviso, Gallery 21, Treviso
2023 The Myth of the Lobster Planet, Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Shenzhen
2023 House of the Lobster-from Pompeii to Venice, Patricia Low Venezia, Venice
2023 The Lobster Empire, Mucciaccia Gallery, Naples
2023 Lobsteropolis, Pearl Lam Galleries at M5 Gallery, Tokyo
2023 Philip Colbert Singapore Art Week, Saatchi Gallery, Singapore
2022 Journey to the Lobster Planet, Karuizawa New Art Museum, Karuizawa
2022 Dreams of Lobsteropolis, Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai
2022 The Lobster Empire in Rome, Museo di San Salvatore in Lauro, Rome
2022 The Lobster Empire in Rome, Via Veneto, Rome
2022 Lobstars in Saint Paul de Vence, De Buck Gallery, Saint Paul de Vence
2022 Lobster Wonderland, IFS, Changsha
2022 Lobstars in Venice, Venice Venice Hotel, Venice
2022 Dream of the Lobster Planet, The Page Gallery, Seoul
2021 Lobsteropolis in Taipei, Whitestone Gallery, Taipei
2021 Lobsteropolis in Sejong City, Mark One Art Museum, Sejong City
2021 Lobsteropolis in Chongqing, Chongqing Times Art Museum, Chongqing
2021 Lobsteropolis in Seoul, Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul
2021 The Death of Marat & the Birth of The Lobster, Wardlaw Museum, St Andrews
2020 Lobsteropolis, Saatchi Gallery, London
2020 Lobster Land in Shanghai, Modern Art Museum, Shanghai
2020 Lobster Land in Taipei, Whitestone Gallery, Taipei
2020 Lobster Land in Gstaad, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad
2020 Lobster Land in Sofia, Structura Gallery, Sofia
2019 Lobster Land in Moscow, Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow
2019 Lobster Land in Seoul, Gallery Simon, Seoul
2019 Lobster Land in Hong Kong, Whitestone Gallery, Hong Kong
2019 Hunt Paintings, Saatchi Gallery, Los Angeles
2019 Hunt Paintings, Saatchi Gallery, London
2017 New Paintings, Saatchi Gallery, London
2016 Guess Who?, Space Gallery, St. Barths
2016 Guess Who?, Gazelli Art House, London
2014 Sequin Pop, Gazelli Art House, London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Andy Warhol: My True Story, Newlands House Gallery, Petworth
2025 Flowers: Flora in Contemporary Art, Saatchi Gallery, London
2024 Euphoria -Art in the Air Balloon Museum, Rome
2024 Tete-a-Tete, Mucciaccia Gallery, Rome
2024 Homewards, Saatchi Gallery, London
2023 Rarity Gallery, Mykonos
2023 Decorative Art = Design? Design = Art?,
2023 Pearl Lam Galleries, Shanghai, China
2023 De Buck Gallery x Miami Arts Week, De Buck Gallery, Miami, USA
2023 Gallery Collection, Mucciaccia Gallery, Rome, Italy
2023 Ten: A decade of Unit London, Unit London, London, UK
2022 WILD SPRING, Corridor Contemporary, Tel Aviv, Israel
2021 In Bloom, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2021 NFTism: No Fear in Trying, Unit London, London, UK
2021 Looney Tunes, Corridor Contemporary, Tel Aviv, Israel
2020 It’s Not Possible—FAS Art & Fashion Show, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2020 Bold & Vivid, Whitestone Gallery, Hong Kong
2019 Beg Steal and Borrow, Bermondsey Project Space London, London, UK
2019 Wavelength: Made in Illusion, Times Art Museum, Beijing, China
2018 Terra, Gazelli Art House, Baku, Azerbaijan
2018 Wavelength: Reset, Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art, Chengdu, China
2018 New Paintings 2018, Galerie Nichido, Tokyo, Japan
2018 Looking for U, Unit London, London, UK
2018 Wavelength: Reset, Powerlong Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2017 The Approach, Gazelli Art House, Baku, Azerbaijan
2015 The World Goes Pop, Tate Modern, London, UK
2015 POP Punk, The Design Exchange, Toronto, Canada
2015 Inspired, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Holland
2015 Het Noordbrabants Museum, s-Hertogenbosch