2023
David Shrigley was born on September 17th, 1968, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and grew up in Oadby, Leicestershire. He took the Art and Design Foundation course at Leicester Polytechnic in 1987, moving on to study environmental art at Glasgow School of Art in 1988, where he remained until 1991. During his studies, Shrigley worked as a gallery guide at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow.
Shrigley has had several notable solo exhibitions for his iconic visual art, including "David Shrigley" at Dundee Contemporary Arts (2006), "Everything Must Have a Name" at the Malmo Konsthall in Sweden (2007), an exhibition at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead (2008), the Museum Ludwig in Cologne (2008), "New Powers" at the Kunsthalle Mainz in Germany (2009), the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow (2010) and "Animate" at the Turku Art Museum in Finland (2011).
In 2016, Shrigley’s work was part of a British Council touring exhibition. In the same month, he was showcased in the Liverpool Provocations event. Shrigley was nominated for the 2013 Turner Prize and awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Years Honours List 2020. Shrigley is collected by the Stephen Friedman Gallery (London), Anton Kern Gallery (New York), the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Tate (London) and the Royal Academy of Arts (London) among other institutions.
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The Elephant (Untitled)
By David Shrigley
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, The Elephant, 2023 Screenprint in colours on wove paper 56 x 76 cm (22 x 29 9/10 in) Edition 108 of 125 Hand-signed and numbered on the reverse David Shrigley B...
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I am Elegant
By David Shrigley
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, I am Elegant, 2021 Screenprint in colours on wove paper 76 x 56 cm (30 x 22 in) Edition of 95 of 125 Hand-signed and numbered on the reverse David Shrigley Bri...
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Balance The Ball On Your Nose
By David Shrigley
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, Balance The Ball On Your Nose, 2022 Screen print on paper 56 x 75 cm (22.04 x 29.52 in) Edition of 123 of 125 Hand-signed and numbered by the artist David Shrigley ...
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Live Each Day As If It Were Your First
By David Shrigley
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, I Can Sing For You, 2022 Hand-signed and dated on the reverse Edition 76 of 125 75 x 56 cm Screenprint in colours Private Collection UK
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I Will Not Allow The Dark Skies To Affect Me
By David Shrigley
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, I Will Not Allow The Dark Skies To Affect Me, 2025 22 colour screenprint with varnish overlay on Somerset Tub Sized 410 gsm paper 56 x 76 cm (22.04 x 29.92 in) Edi...
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Into the Void
By David Shrigley
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, Into the Void, 2023 12 Colour Screenprint with Varnish Overlay on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper 55 x 55 cm (21.65 x 21.65 in) Edition of 133 of 125 Hand-signed and...
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Swan Thing
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
David Swan Thing, 2023 Glazed ceramic sculpture with hand-drawn face 38 × 36 × 23 cm ( 15 × 14 1/5 × 9 1/10 in ) Edition of 40 Signed, numbered and dated on the base. Sold in the or...
Ceramic
I Must Rest Now, My Rampage Is Over (Sculpture) By David Shrigley
By David Shrigley
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Must Rest My Rampage Is Over (Sculpture) By David Shrigley David Shrigley is a British artist known for his darkly humorous and satirical drawings, animations, and sculptures, ofte...
Ceramic
Never Forget How Beautiful You Are
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
2025 Unique work on paper Acrylic paint on paper 76 x 56 cm Mint condition, housing in the original packaging David Shrigley (born 1968) is a celebrated British visual artist. His w...
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The Chaos
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
2022 Offset lithograph, printed on 200g Munken Lynx paper 60 x 80 cm Mint condition as issued Accompanied by a gallery Certificate of Authenticity David Shrigley (born 1968) is a c...
Lithograph
I Hate Human Beings
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
Artist David Shrigley (British, b. 1968) Title: I Hate Human Beings Year: 2022 Medium: 10 colour screenprint Sheet: Size 76 cm (H) × 56 cm (W) Edition of 125 Signature: Hand-signed, ...
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Fucking Ace
By David Shrigley
Located in Bristol, GB
8 colour screenprint on Somerset Tub sized 410 gsm paper Edition 5 of 125 Signed, dated and numbered on the back Mint. Minor imperfections may appear due to the production process Pu...
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