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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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
Serpent Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, 21st Century, Edition 46/250
By David Shrigley
Located in Bristol, GB
Ceramic Edition 46 of 250 Numbered on the base New, as issued Packaged in wooden box with COA Our mission is to connect art collectors to opportunity. Whether it be figurative, abs...
Ceramic
$1,960Sale Price|50% Off
David Shrigley - Stink - Ceramic, Limited Edition, Sculpture
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
Ceramic Numbered 42 from the edition of 75 16.5 × 12 × 12 cm released in collaboration with DDT comes with original shipping box from DDT David Shrigley is a British artist celebrat...
Ceramic
$4,000
H 24 in W 24 in
Crépuscule de Janvier: Mosaic Sculpture, Contemporary, Glass & Ceramic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary mosaic composition by Laurence Petit is made from colourful glass and ceramic pieces. As a little girl, Laurence Petit was fascinated by the colourful scraps of fa...
Glass, Mosaic, Ceramic, Wood Panel
$1,500
H 9.85 in W 13.78 in
Granit Grace, Clay-infused fabric sculpture, for wall installation
By Natalie Krainin
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...
Ceramic, Clay, Fabric, Cotton, Paint, Glaze
Moon Bowl No. 2
By Erica Iman
Located in Columbia, MO
Erica Iman received her BFA in Ceramics and BSE in Art from the University of Missouri Columbia in 2005 and obtained her MFA in Ceramics from Southern Illinois University Edwardsvill...
Clay
$2,500
H 11 in W 5 in D 0.5 in
American Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture - Linda Stein, Knight Rising 619
By Linda Stein
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. Stein's works are in more ...
Ceramic
$1,500
H 9.85 in W 13.78 in
Granit Grace, Clay-infused fabric sculpture, for wall installation
By Natalie Krainin
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...
Ceramic, Clay, Fabric, Cotton, Paint, Glaze
$5,000
H 48 in W 12 in D 7 in
"Love Never Dies" by Paul Medina; Clay, Steel, Copper Sculpture, 48" x 12", 2026
By Paul Medina
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 48" x 12" x 7" mixed media sculpture by Oklahoma-based artist Paul Medina consists of clay, steel, and copper, threaded together with nylon cord. The work utilizes elements of b...
Copper, Steel
$2,500
H 10.5 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
American Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture - Linda Stein, Three Graces 676
By Linda Stein
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. Stein's works are in mor...
Ceramic
$2,100
H 13.78 in W 17.72 in
Steel Harmony, Clay-infused fabric sculpture, for wall installation
By Natalie Krainin
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...
Ceramic, Clay, Fabric, Cotton, Paint, Glaze
$2,300
H 13.78 in W 17.72 in
Azure Rhapsody, Clay-infused fabric sculpture, for wall installation
By Natalie Krainin
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...
Ceramic, Clay, Fabric, Cotton, Paint, Glaze
$2,400
H 5.11 in Dm 15.74 in
"Ceramic #43" 2018 original handmade signed unique Talavera plate bowl 16x16x5in
By Luis Miguel Valdes
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) "Ceramic #43", 2018 Ceramic plate in Uriarte's Talavera 15.74 × 15.74 × 5.11 in (40 × 40 × 13 cm) Hand-signed by author ______________________________...
Enamel
$2,500
H 9.5 in W 3 in D 1 in
American Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture - Linda Stein, Knight of Glory 677
By Linda Stein
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. Stein's works are in more than 25 museum permanent ...
Ceramic
$1,750
H 18 in W 18 in D 2 in
Be Bop IV Ceramic Sculpture: Contemporary Abstract Art, Unframed
By Jane B. Grimm
Located in Burlingame, CA
Jane B. Grimm is a Pop Art pioneer whose ceramic sculptures bring together wit, geometry, rhythm, and play. Working by hand in low fire ceramic clay, she creates both freestanding an...
Ceramic, Wood Panel