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David Shrigley Figurative Paintings

English, b. 1968

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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Artist: David Shrigley
Untitled (You Look Great)
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
David Shrigley Untitled (You Look Great), 2022 acrylic on paper 75 x 56 cm
Category

2010s Contemporary David Shrigley Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (Hold on Tight)
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
David Shrigley Untitled (Hold on Tight), 2022 acrylic on paper 75 x 56 cm
Category

2010s Contemporary David Shrigley Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (Creepy Weirdos)
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
David Shrigley Untitled (Creepy Weirdos), 2022 acrylic on paper 75 x 56 cm
Category

2010s Contemporary David Shrigley Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (I Currently Reside in a Barrel)
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
David Shrigley Untitled (I Currently Reside in a Barrel), 2022 acrylic on paper 75 x 56 cm
Category

2010s Contemporary David Shrigley Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (I Clonked it Out of the Park)
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
David Shrigley Untitled (I Clonked it Out of the Park), 2022 acrylic on paper 75 x 56 cm
Category

2010s Contemporary David Shrigley Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (Fight Your Paranoia)
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
David Shrigley Untitled (Fight Your Paranoia), 2022 acrylic on paper 75 x 56 cm
Category

2010s Contemporary David Shrigley Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (View Things from a Distance)
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
David Shrigley Untitled (View Things from a Distance), 2022 acrylic on paper 75 x 56 cm
Category

2010s Contemporary David Shrigley Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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