Artist CV

Artist CV

A chronology of Exhibitions, Public Art, Commissions, Art Fairs, Residencies, Special Projects, Scholarships, Grants and Press & Publications by British Contemporary Artist LUAP (Paul Robinson).

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2025

Flourish and Flow
Unlimited Earth Care, Bridgehampton, NY, USA

Big Trips, Little Moments
Lilford Gallery, Canterbury, UK

2024

Life Lines
The Bottle Factory, London, UK

Introspection
The Pink Bear Pavilion, Hamburg, Germany

2023

Trees Are For Life, Not Just For Christmas
Wapping, London, UK

2021

The Unconscious Therapy
New Bond Street, London, UK

2020

Rise Above Yourself
Lilford Gallery, Canterbury, UK

2018

The Pink Bear
Graffik Gallery, London, UK

2017

The Pink Bear Room
Home House, London, UK

A Pink Spectrum
OXO Tower, London, UK

2016

The Hero's Journey
Andipa Gallery, London, UK

2014

The Pop Up
Oxford Street, London, UK

2013

The VIP
Piccadilly, London, UK

Descending The Staircase
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, UK

2012

Red Mansion
The House of St Barnabas, Soho, London, UK

Out Of The Ordinary
Jalouse, Mayfair, London, UK

Blue Mansion
Loft Studios, London, UK

2011

Paul Robinson
The Skylounge, Spitalfields, London, UK

2010

Vulnerable
HOK International, Fitzrovia, London, UK

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026

Love Bites
StolenSpace Gallery, London, UK

Face 2 Face
Creative Debuts, London, UK

2025

Revival
Well Hung Gallery, London, UK

Love Is In The Air
StolenSpace Gallery, London, UK

Winter Sculpture Park 2025
Gallery No.32, Thamesmead, London, UK

Winter
Holland Park Cafe, London, UK

2024

Empty Consumption
D'Stassi Art, London, UK

Salon Des Etrangers, 60th Biennale di Venezia
Venice Art Factory, Venice, Italy

Love Endures
StolenSpace Gallery, London, UK

Branded
Wapp Art, London, UK

2023

Bow Open Show, selected by Chila Burman
Bow Arts, London, UK

Winter Sculpture Park
Gallery No.32, London, UK

2022

Arms Around the Child
Christie's, London, UK

The Modest Magnificent
Hoxton Arches, London, UK

Rebirth
99 Projects, London, UK

2021

Art in the Age of Now
Art Below, Fulham Town Hall, London, UK

High Street Windows
KCAW, Notting Hill, London, UK

Small Wonders
Well Hung, Hoxton, London, UK

The Factory Project
Gallery No.32 / Thorp Stavri, Thamesmead, London, UK

2020

KCAW Winter Exhibition
The Exhibitionist Hotel, London, UK

Idle Thoughts
Soho Revue Gallery, London, UK

Ad Lib Gallery Autumn Exhibition
Ad Lib Gallery, London, UK

Let's Live With Less Plastic
UK-wide digital exhibition

2019

Gone Coastal
Stella Dore Store, St Leonards, UK

40th
Pictorem Gallery, London, UK

Group Show
The Tommy Flowers, London, UK

The Politics Of Moisture
Church Street, London, UK

2017

Stick Em Up
Well Hung Gallery, London, UK

Holiday House
St John's Wood, London, UK

2016

The Garden of Forking Paths
Lewisham Art House, London, UK

2015

A Space For Art at Ramusake
Ramusake, London, UK

A Space For Art at Belgraves
Belgraves, London, UK

A Space For Art at Beyond
Kensington High Street, London, UK

2013

Uncluttered
Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, UK

Candid Arts Exhibition
Angel, London, UK

2012

Brick Lane Gallery
London, UK

Barcelona Showcase
Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain

2011

Brick Lane Gallery
London, UK

Once Upon A Time
Radcliffe & Newlands, London, UK

Showcase
Rich Mix, London, UK

Fitzrovia Intervention Art Trail
London, UK

Page Three
Brompton Road, London, UK

2010

Page 2
Brompton Road, London, UK

For The Love Of
Orbital Comics, London, UK

Spring Exhibition
Mint Shop, Knightsbridge, London, UK

Page 1
Knightsbridge, London, UK

2009

Cluster
Mas Civiles Galleries, London, UK

Art in the Garden
Seven Dials, London, UK

Westminster Open Exhibition 2009
SW1 Gallery, London, UK

E17 Art Trail
The Ancient House, Walthamstow, London, UK

Presenting The Top 100
Jealous Gallery, Crouch End, London, UK

Exquisite Decay 2
Chateau d'Alba, France

Out On The Inside
Dubai, UAE

Drawing with Dolphins
Stoke Newington, London, UK

2008

Presenting The Top 100
MCPS-PRS, London, UK

Autumn Exhibition
Penny Fielding's Beautiful Interiors, Walthamstow, London, UK

E17 Art Trail
Billet Road Studio, Walthamstow, London, UK

Beautiful Interiors Art Trail
Penny Fielding's Beautiful Interiors, Walthamstow, London, UK

Exquisite Decay
White Cross Gallery, Whitecross Street, London, UK

2007

Over Subscribed
Lorum Ipsum Gallery, Vyner Street, London, UK

Nude
Neal's Yard, Covent Garden, London, UK

2005

KIAD Degree Show
KIAD, Canterbury, UK

2004

Eye Opener
IOTA Gallery, Ramsgate, UK

Flash Machine
IOTA Gallery, Ramsgate, UK

2002

The Interconnectedness of Everything
Grimsby College, Grimsby, UK

2001

End of Year Show
Matthew Humberstone Exhibition Suite, Grimsby, UK

2000

Metamorphism
Grimsby Town Central Library, Grimsby, UK

Museum Exhibitions

2023

Connecting Through Art: The Power of Stories
The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge Museum, Canterbury, UK

Art Fairs

2026

London Art Fair
North London Framing, Business Design Centre, London, UK

2022

Affordable Art Fair London
CAKE Gallery, London, UK

Affordable Art Fair Stockholm
Mankovsky Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

2019

The Other Art Fair
London, UK

2013

HKC Budget Art Fair 13
Hong Kong, SAR China

HK Contemporary Art Fair 13
Hong Kong, SAR China

Residencies

2022

LUAP KCAW Residency
The Exhibitionist Hotel, London, UK

Open Cells
The Koppel Project, London, UK

Public Art

2025

Seeds of Change
Winter Sculpture Park, Thamesmead, London, UK

2024

Dig My Sandy Grave Whilst I Eat This Melting Ice Cream
Cleethorpes, UK

The Pink Bear Pavilion
Hamburg, Germany

Hope
Bateman's Row, Shoreditch, London, UK

2022

C'est Ne Pas Banana
Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London, UK

2021

High Street Windows / Good Vibrations
KCAW, Notting Hill, London, UK

2020

Love Life
Bateman's Row, Shoreditch, London, UK

2019

Plastic Reality
Shepherd Market, London, UK

Selected Commissions

2026

Princess Road
St George / Berkeley Group, London, UK

2024

Finding Light in Darkness
Fortnum & Mason, London, UK

White Unicorn
Nikon, Europe

2023

Melting Cocktails And Dreams
Daisy Green Collection, London, UK

2022

Invite Lost In The Post - Neon
Kensington + Chelsea Art Week, London, UK

2021

Nature and Nurture
Great Portland Estates, London, UK

2020

Portrait Of An Artist (One Figure And Three Bears) After Hockney
Daisy Green Collection, London, UK

2019

Plastic Reality
ITS Italy, London, UK

2018

Mobile Lobster Telephone
Daisy Green Collection, London, UK

2017

The Pink Bear Room
Home House, London, UK

Spectrum
Harvey Nichols, London, UK

2016

Unrealistic Expectations
Marriott International, Berlin, Germany

Garden of Earthly Delights
Sketch, London, UK

Special Projects

2025

War Child Presents Sound & Vision: Running Up That Hill
Iconic Images Gallery, London, UK

The Big Egg Hunt / Wonders of the Wild
Elephant Family, Battersea Power Station and Kew Gardens, London, UK

Terrence Higgins Trust Auction
Christie's, London, UK

2024

Unleash The Love
Fortnum & Mason, London, UK

2022

Me, My Brain and I
Christie's, London, UK

Me, My Brain and I
Piccadilly Lights, London, UK

2019

Terrence Higgins Trust Auction
Christie's, London, UK

2018

Terrence Higgins Trust Auction
Christie's, London, UK

2017

Terrence Higgins Trust Auction
Christie's, London, UK

Scholarship Established

2024

€250,000 LUAP Pink Bear Scholarship
University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Germany

Grants

2025

Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant
Seeds of Change

Education

2005

BA (Hons) Fine Art
University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, UK

2001

BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Grimsby College of Art and Design, Grimsby, UK

Press & Publications

2026

Trebuchet
LUAP at the London Art Fair

FLO London
London Art Fair 2026: 10 Artists to Watch

2025

The Guardian
Kate Bush and artists harness power of Running Up That Hill for War Child appeal

Daler-Rowney
Exploring Symbols and Storytelling in Community Workshops with LUAP

Mind in Bexley
Renowned Artist to Attend More of Our Art Club Groups

2024

Forbes
8 Exhibitions To See In London This Winter

The Wick
Life Lines at the Bottle Factory

Trebuchet Magazine
Can a Pink Bear Change Its Hue? LUAP Paints Portraits of the Psyche

Digital Camera World
Nikon Supports New Mental Health Exhibition

Inspiring City
Life Lines from LUAP: Incredible Portraits Exploring Mental Health

Culturalee
LUAP Explores Our Fractured Human Psyche With Life Lines

The Artiscape
Life Lines: A New Exhibition by LUAP

BBC
Giant Pink Teddy Mural Sparks Happy Memories

Grimsby Telegraph
Giant Mural Featuring Pink Bear

'Cene Magazine
Laid Bear: An Interview With LUAP & The Pink Bear

Embassy of Mongolia
Finding Balance: A Pink Bear Journey Through Mongolia's Light and Landscape

DUZ (Print)
Pink Bear Pavilion

FAD Magazine
The Pink Bear Pavilion | €250,000 In Scholarships Announced By LUAP & UE

Hamburger Abendblatt
Altonale: Pink Giant Bear Is The Eye-Catcher Of The Weekend

Inspiring City
The Pink Bear Pavilion Launches in Hamburg

Style Magazine / Corriere della Sera (Print)
In The Bear's Head

The Artiscape
The Pink Bear Pavilion

Trebuchet
The Unbearable Reward of Art

Trebuchet
A Legacy of Smiles

House Collective
Inner Landscape: The Artist LUAP On The Genesis Of Pink Bear Pavilion And The Healing Power Of Art

FLO London
In Conversation with LUAP

Global University Systems / University of Europe for Applied Sciences
The Pink Bear Scholarships

2023

Happiful
Artist's Childhood Toy Rides Again

Town & Country - Cover Story
Follow The Bear

Aspire Magazine - Cover / Feature
LUAP and The Pink Bear

Diplomat Magazine
Finding Balance: A Pink Bear Journey Through Mongolia's Light and Landscape

PetaPixel
How Artist LUAP Healed Through His The Pink Bear Photos

2022

The Art Gorgeous
Artists Who Work Under Extreme Conditions

Blow Out - Cover
LUAP and The Bear

Art Plugged
Artist LUAP Gives A Rare Insight Into The Meaning Of His Pink Bear In An Intimate Q&A

Creative Boom
Paul Robinson Tackles Mental Health And Existential Anxieties In His Striking Pink Bear Artworks

DPReview
A Pink Bear In Mongolia: How Paul Robinson Hit The Steppes With A Colorful Character

Art Daily
LUAP Joins Anonymous Art Auction For Charity

Camden New Journal
Banged-Up Pink Bear Heads Up Police Station Exhibition

Art Dog - Cover Story
Pink Teddy Bear

Hunger
Hunger's MVP Of The Week

University for the Creative Arts
Adventure, Art and Harmony - In a Pink Bear Suit

Absolutely London
KCAW 2022

Metro
Get the Look of Artist Paul Robinson's Factory Conversion London Home

London Daily News
London Based Artist Paul Robinson Has Travelled the World Taking Pictures of Himself in a Pink Bear Suit to Promote Positivity

MyLondon
Feature on LUAP

Yahoo! Style
Photographing Himself in a Pink Bear Suit

Ham & High
Koppel Project Art Exhibition in Old Hampstead Police Station Cells

2021

Luxury London
Art In The Age Of Now

Art Plugged
Nature & Nurture - The Pink Bear

Art Daily
Paul Robinson Aka LUAP Launches New Installation On New Bond Street

The Mayfair Musings
New Art Exhibition At 95 New Bond Street

Art Collector
The Unconscious Therapy: An Exhibition By LUAP

FAD Magazine
The Top 6 Exhibitions To See In London During Frieze Week

Style Magazine / Corriere della Sera - Cover Story
The Pink Bear

Time Out
Fulham's Getting A Great New 130-Year-Old Art Space. For A Bit

FAD Magazine
FAD Catches Up With LUAP And MC Llamas As They Prepare To Unveil The Unconscious Therapy During Frieze Week

Rise Art
Interview with Conceptual Artist LUAP

Retail Gazette
The Unconscious Therapy

Property Funds World
The Unconscious Therapy

Runway Gallery
The Unconscious Therapy

FAD Magazine
The Unconscious Therapy

Art Plugged
The Unconscious Therapy

Artlyst
The Unconscious Therapy: A Solo Exhibition by LUAP Curated by MC Llamas

Creative Boom
Art In The Age Of Now

Made In Shoreditch
Artist Brings Good Vibrations To London Shop Front

FAD Magazine
The Top 5 Outdoor Artworks To See In London

London Post
KCAW High Street Windows

Inspiring City
Good Vibrations Window Display from LUAP in Notting Hill

2020

EcoHustler
Artist Tackling Issues Related To The Ever-Growing Sense Of Eco-Anxiety

Artists & Climate Change
The Apple Tree

GQ
10 Coolest Things To Do In London

Evening Standard
Art Show To Raise Money For Mental Health Charity

Made In Shoreditch
Contemporary Artist LUAP Unveils Series of Unseen Paintings I'm Glad I Found You

Inspiring City
LUAP the Artist Behind The Pink Bear

Inspiring City
I'm Glad I Found You: 10 Years of The Pink Bear

Inspiring City
LUAP Paints a Giant Pink Bear in Shoreditch

Made In Shoreditch
LUAP Creates a Giant Pink Bear Mural, His First Painted Street Art Piece in Shoreditch

2016

VALEUR Magazine
The Moxy Hotel Berlin - Wild, Dark, Sexy

Marriott International
Moxy Berlin Ostbahnhof

Talenthouse
Get To Know Paul Robinson & His New Gallery Showing

AFTERNYNE
Follow the Bear: Paul Robinson's Brainchild Hits Andipa

ArtJobs
The Pink Bear: The Extraordinary Journey of an Alter Ego

2015

Art Week
The Pink Bear. The Extraordinary Journey Of An Alter Ego: An Interview With Paul Robinson

The PhotoPhore
Pink Bear by Paul Robinson

AnOther
Works By Three Emerging Artists

2014

Top Magazin
Art Meets Fashion

Regio Inka
Art Meets Fashion