Studio News
Studio updates from LUAP, documenting projects, exhibitions, and work in progress.
Between Frames at The Factory Project, Frieze Week 2021
LUAP debuts Time Can Escape You in Between Frames, a group exhibition by Gallery No 32 at The Factory Project during Frieze Week 2021. Set in the vast Thameside Industrial Estate, the work continues LUAP’s exploration of liminal space through his enduring Pink Bear motif.
Nature and Nurture at 95 New Bond Street
LUAP presents Nature and Nurture, a window installation at 95 New Bond Street commissioned by Great Portland Estates. Featuring the Pink Bear in a wildflower setting, the work reflects on fragility, growth and personal memory through a series of sculptural and painted pieces.
Art in the Age of Now at Fulham Town Hall
Just weeks after England lifts its final lockdown restrictions, LUAP transforms a former jail cell at Fulham Town Hall into a vivid pink installation for Art in the Age of Now. Featuring the Pink Bear on a bicycle, the work reflects on freedom, renewal, and post-COVID reflection.
Good Vibrations in Notting Hill
Installed at 284 Westbourne Grove, Good Vibrations is a window vinyl I created as part of Kensington and Chelsea’s High Street Windows project. Featuring the Pink Bear in a forest of colour, the work explores isolation, reconnection and emotional recovery after lockdown.
Let’s Live With Less Plastic: The Pink Bear Highlights Plastic Pollution Across UK Billboards
In July 2020, LUAP's Pink Bear features in the Let’s Live With Less Plastic exhibition, displayed on digital billboards across major UK cities to raise awareness about the growing issue of plastic pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Love Life in Shoreditch
My largest mural to date, Love Life, is now painted on Batemans Row in Shoreditch. Featuring the Pink Bear with love heart eyes, the work explores how we hold our life in our own hands and reminds us to live fully and with intention.
Love Our NHS
In April 2020, LUAP shares a personal story of recovery and gratitude after a serious infection leads to emergency NHS care. Moved by the dedication of frontline staff, he begins gifting artwork to NHS workers as a gesture of thanks and support during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plastic Reality
In Plastic Reality, LUAP's Pink Bear stands in Mayfair's Shepherd Market, urging viewers to reflect on the environmental consequences of our plastic-dependent society. This 2019 installation challenges the balance between artificiality and nature.
Pink Bear At Christie's
In 2019, LUAP donates his photograph Purple Starlight to the Terrence Higgins Trust charity auction at Christie’s. The Pink Bear makes a surprise appearance in the auction room, lifting the energy and helping the artwork sell for double its listed price in support of the charity’s vital work.
A Southward Loop Through New Zealand, With The Pink Bear in the Passenger Seat
A dreamlike road trip through New Zealand’s South Island — from swimming with wild dolphins to stargazing in a field of lupins, glaciers, stormy beaches and alpine lakes, all witnessed by a quietly surreal companion: the Pink Bear.
72 Hours in Australia
In early 2018, I fly to Sydney for just 72 hours to shoot a new series with the Pink Bear for Daisy Green’s flagship Soho restaurant. No jet lag, no downtime — just sunrise to sunset shoots across Bondi and the city. The result is a bold, fast-paced commission I’m proud to now see hanging at Scarlett Green.
Pink Bear Joins Elizabeth Hurley at Holiday House London Launch
Last night, the Pink Bear made a splash at the inaugural Holiday House London event, photographed alongside Elizabeth Hurley at the VIP launch. I donated a print to Christie’s charity auction supporting breast cancer research, making for a memorable evening of art, celebrity, and giving back.
Holiday House - Pre Launch
LUAP has proudly joined the inaugural Holiday House London, contributing artwork in memory of his grandmother, who passed from breast cancer. All proceeds support vital breast cancer research.
Stick Um Up
Well Hung Gallery has just launched Stick 'Em Up, a dynamic group paste-up exhibition featuring artists A.CE, Ben Rider, Donk, Hin, LUAP, My Dog Sighs, Pablo Delgado, and Shuby. Bold, colourful, and thought-provoking—this vibrant showcase runs until 25th November in Hoxton, London.
'Recollection Of Innocence' Scarf Supports Street Children in Nepal
LUAP collaborates with fashion boutique Skog42 and creative duo Mala & Mad to transform his Pink Bear mural into a limited-edition luxury art scarf titled Recollection Of Innocence. Launched at Karlsruhe's “Festival of the Southern Forest Road,” the project raises funds for street children in Nepal, providing essential support and education opportunities.
Home Is A Feeling
LUAP's Home Is A Feeling project combines street art and charity to raise awareness for animal welfare in the UK. Featuring his Pink Bear and his cat Nipper, the artwork highlights the plight of animals in need of homes. Collaborating with artist DDRegalo, LUAP created a mural and limited-edition prints to support New Hope Animal Rescue and Furry Friends Animal Rescue, with all proceeds aiding their missions.
Home House - The Pink Bear Room
LUAP’s Pink Bear has taken over Home House in Portman Square with his largest mural to date. Originally planned as a short-term display, the artwork’s popularity has turned the Gloucester Lounge into what’s now affectionately known as The Pink Bear Room.
Pink Bear at Home House
First imagined during a 2014 visit, LUAP’s Pink Bear series now hangs in London’s Home House Gloucester Room — a journey of patience, persistence, and perfect timing.
A Pink Spectrum at OXO Tower in Partnership with Harvey Nichols
LUAP brings his Pink Bear to the OXO Tower Brasserie for a bold new installation inspired by Warhol and commissioned in partnership with Harvey Nichols. The Pink Spectrum embraces repetition, colour, and individuality in a vibrant, gallery-wide takeover.
LUAP’s Pink Bear Print Achieves Triple Estimate at Christie’s Charity Auction
LUAP's Williams-Bear-G print, featured in the Terrence Higgins Trust's 2017 charity auction at Christie's, sold for three times its listed price, exemplifying the artist's commitment to supporting vital causes through his work.