David Shrigley UK, b. 1968
Biography
David Shrigley is a celebrated contemporary artist working in a distinctive style of drawing that blends iconoclastic images of people, animals and still-life compositions with witty observations about the world. Alongside his illustrative works, Shrigley creates large-scale installations and sculptures, publishes books, and works in other multi-disciplinary media. His work has been exhibited worldwide, including solo exhibitions at Stephen Friedman Gallery in London, Anton Kern Gallery in New York, the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, Yvon Lambert in Paris, and the UCLA Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, among many others.
Born in Macclesfield in the United Kingdom, Shrigley graduated with a BFA from the Glasgow School of Art in 1991. The artist is the recipient of several honors, and was notably nominated for the Turner Prize in 2013. He was commissionsed to create a new public sculpture for the “Fourth Plinth” in Trafalgar Square in London for 2016. His work can be found in the public collections of major institutions around the world, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Ludwig in Cologne, and the Tate in London.
Born in Macclesfield in the United Kingdom, Shrigley graduated with a BFA from the Glasgow School of Art in 1991. The artist is the recipient of several honors, and was notably nominated for the Turner Prize in 2013. He was commissionsed to create a new public sculpture for the “Fourth Plinth” in Trafalgar Square in London for 2016. His work can be found in the public collections of major institutions around the world, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Ludwig in Cologne, and the Tate in London.
Works
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David ShrigleyI am the Moth, You are the Flame, 2022linocut65 x 50 cmEdition of 100
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David ShrigleyNo One is Happier than Me, 202211 Colour Screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper
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David ShrigleyBefore you can Entertain, 202114 colour screenprint with a varnish overlay75 x 56 cmEdition of 125 + 12 AP
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David ShrigleyFuck, 2021Screenprint in colours76 x 56 cmEdition of 125
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David ShrigleyGet Your Shit Together, 2021Linocut on 300gsm Somerset paper.paper size: 44 x 57 cmEdition of 100
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David ShrigleyI am so Elegant, 2021Screenprint in colours76 x 56 cmEdition of 125
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David ShrigleyI Hate Human Beings, 2021Screenprint in colours76 x 56 cmEdition of 125
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David Shrigleyi'm sorry i can't promise it won't happen again, 20218 colour screenprint with a varnish overlay on Somerset Satin Tub sized 410 gsm75 x 56 cmEdition of 125 + 4 APs
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David ShrigleyI've got your lipstick, 2021Screenprint in colours76 x 56 cmEdition of 125
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David ShrigleyWhite Elephant, 2021Linocut on 300gsm Somerset paper.paper size: 44 x 57 cmEdition of 100
Exhibitions