David Shrigley

1968 born in Macclesfield, United Kingdom

Lives and works in Glasgow, United Kingdom

Education

1988- 91 Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Grants

2006 Winner of Tiger Short Film Award at Rotterdam Int. Film Festival, The Netherlands (for "Who I am and what I want")
Winner of Public Choice Best Film Award at the British Animation Awards, United Kingdom (for "Who I am and what I want")
Winner of Best Animated Film at Kino Int. Film Festival, Manchester, United Kingdom (for "Who I am and what I want")
Winner of Best Comedy Film at Stuttgart Int. Animation Film Festival, Germany (for "Who I am and what I want")
Winner of Special Mention at Granada Int. Film Festival, Spain (for "Who I am and what I want")
Winner of Best Animated Film at the Wood Green Int. Film Festival, United Kingdom (for "Who I am and what I want")
Winner of Public Choice Award at Ann Arbor Int. Film Festival, USA (for "Who I am and what I want")

Solo Exhibitions

2009 David Shrigley, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
David Shrigley, Galerie FrancescaPia, Zürich, Switzerland
2008 David Shrigley, Monotypien, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
Jonathan Monk & David Shrigley Corroborative Paintings, Galeria Estrany De La Mota, Barcelona, Spain
David Shrigley, books, prints and ephemeras, Christoph Daviet-Thery, Paris, France
Jonathan Monk and David Shrigley, Galeria Estrany de la Mota, Barcelona, Spain
David Shrigley, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, New York, U.S.A
David Shrigley, BQ, Cologne, Germany
2007 Monotypes, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
Everything must have a name, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
CAB, Burgos, Spain
Stephen Friedman, London, United Kingdom
2006 David Shrigley, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, United Kingdom
David Shrigley: Recent Prints, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Scotland
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris, France
New etchings & woodcuts, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
David Shrigley, Niels Borch Jensen Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2005 I'm exhausted, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
BQ Galerie, Cologne, Germany
Anton Kern Gallery, New York, USA
2004 Francesca Pia, Bern, Switzerland
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris, France
Stephen Friedman, London, England
2003 Antidepressants, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
BQ Galerie, Cologne, Germany
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Switzerland
2002 Camden Arts Centre, London, England , travelling to Mappin Gallery, Sheffield, England
UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Domaine de Kerguehennec, France
Musee d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
Anton Kern Gallery, New York, USA
FRAC, Bretagne, France
2001 CCS Museum, Bard College, New York, USA
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris, France
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2000 Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
1999 Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris, France
Francesca Pia, Bern, Switzerland
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England
1998 Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris, France
Bloom Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997 Francesca Pia, Bern, Switzerland
CCA, Glasgow, Scotland
Hermetic Gallery, Milwaukee, USA
Stephen Friedman, London, England
Photographers Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
1996 Contents of the Gap....., Luxus Cont.e.V., Berlin, Germany
Catalyst Arts, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1995 Map Of The Sewer, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland

Group Exhibitions

2009 The Tragic and the Funny Meet Again, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Forårsudstillingen 2009, Den Fri, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 Fuck You Human, Maribel López Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Life on Mars, 55th Carnegie International, Pittsburg, PA, USA
Pendre la Crémaillère, Sommer & Kohl, Berlin, Germany
15 Years Anniversary Exhibition, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
Contemplating Modern Art, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
Lots of things like this, apexart, New York, USA
Contemplating modern art, Galleri Nicolai wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
Overkill, Wonderland Art Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
Laughing in a foreign language, The Hayward, London, United kingdom (exh. cat.)
2007 Comix, Brandts, Odense, Denmark (exh. cat.)
Mad Love, Arken, Ishøj, Denmark (exh. cat.)
Silly Adults, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
Paper Trails, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006 Eye on Europe: Prints, Books & Multiples/1960 to Now, MOMA, New York, USA
Chers Amis, Cce d'art Contemporain Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Bignan, France
Under God's Hammer; William Blake versus David Shrigley, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Old News, Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden
Humor Me, Kansas City Art Institute, USA
The Compulsive Line: Etching 1900 to Now, MOMA, New York, USA
2005 Situation Comedy, MCA, Chicago, USA
Emotion pictures, MUHKA, Antwerp, Belgium
2004 About Corporeality, Galerie Lelong Zürich, Switzerland
Needful Things: Recent Multiples, Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
Living Dust, Norwich Gallery, Norwich, United Kingdom
Brittania Works, Xippas Gallery, Athens, Greece
State of Play, Serpentine Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2003 Splat, Boom, Pow! The Influence of Cartoons in Contemporary Art, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, USA
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, USA
2002 Gags and Slapstick in Contemporary Art, CCAC Institute, San Francisco, USA
Reality Check, Various venues
Sudden Glory, CCAC, San Francisc, USA
Jokes, MAMCO, Geneva, Switzerland
Collection Lambert, Avignon, France
Out off bounds: works on paper, Luckman Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, USA
Gymnasion, Bergenz Kunstverein, Palais Thurn & Taxis, Bergenz, curated by Wolfgang Fetz and Peter Lewis
Open Country, Contemporary Scottish Artists, Le Musee cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Fantastic Recurrence of Certain Situations: Recent British Art & Photography, Consejeria de Cultura, Madrid, Spain
2001 Out of Line, Luckman Fine Arts Complex, CSU, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Group Show, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark
Rendezvous III, Collection Lambert, Avignon, France
Televisions, Kunsthalle Wien, Wien, Austria
Under Bridges and Along The River, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg
The Fantastic Repetition of Certain Situations, Isabel II Madrid, Spain
2000 The British Art Show 5 , (catalogue) Edinburgh and touring to Southampton, Cardiff, and Birmingham
Open Country, Musee Cantonal des Beaux Arts Lausanne, Switzerland
One in the Other, London (with Ewan Gibbs)
Diary, Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK, and touring (catalogue)
Personal History, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Becks Futures, ICA, London (catalogue) touring to Cornerhouse, Manchester and CCA
1999 Lè Grând Præmière Opénïng Shöw, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Free Coke, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
Bildung-information, communication and didactics in contemporary fine arts, Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, Austria
Getting the Corners, Or Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Ainsi de suite 3 (deuxi?me partie), France; curated by Florence Derieux
Waste Management, Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada; curated by Christina Ritchie
Plug In, Salon 3, London
Word enough to save a life, Word enough to take a life, Clare College Mission Church, London; curated by Simon Morissey
Common People, British Art between Phenomeon and Reality, Fondazione Sandretto re Rebaudengo per L'arte, Torino, Italy; curated by Francesco Bonami
Shopping, London; organised by FAT GREEN, Exedra (Foundation for Contemporary Art), Hilversum, NL
A Slip Of The Mind, Centre Regional d' art Contemporain Launguedoc-Roussillon, France.
1998 Young Scene, Wiener Secession, Wien, Austria.
Surfacing Ð Contemporary Drawing, ICA, London
Real Life, Galerie S.A.L.E.S., Rome, Italy.
Habitat, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Australia
Habitat, Centre for Contemporary photography, Fitzroy (Melbourne), Australia.
Matthew Benedict, Yves Chaudou‘t, Anne-Marie Schneider and David Shrigley, Alexander and Bonin, New York, USA
1997 Art calls, Copenhagen, Denmark. (curated by Jacob Fabricius)
CCA, Glasgow, Scotland.
Tales of the city, Stills Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Blueprint, De Appel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Caldas Biennale, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
About Life in the Periphery, Wacker Kunst, Darmstadt, Germany.
Young British Photography, Stadthaus, Ulm
Appetizer, Free Parking, Toronto, Canada
Slight, Norwich Gallery, Norwich, England.
1996 Sarah Staton Superstore, Up & Co, New York, U.S.A.
Absolute Blue and White, Inverleith House, Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Unbelievable Truth, Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tramway, Glasgow, Scotland.
Fucking Biscuits and other Drawings, Bloom Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Big Girl/Little Girl, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland.
White Hysteria, Contempory Art Centre of South Australia.
Toons, Galleri Campbells Occasionally, Copenhagen.
Upset, James Colman Fine Art, London.
1995 Scottish Autumn, Bartok 32 Galeria, Budapest, Hungary.
1994 Some of my friends, Campbells Occasionally, Copenhagen, Denmark. (curated by Jonathan Monk) (catalogue)
New Art in Scotland, CCA, Glasgow, Scotland. (catalogue)
1992 In Here, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow. (catalogue)

Projects

2005 Guardian (weekly cartoon every saturday)
The Stranger (Seattle, WA, USA)
2001 Cabinet Magazine, Issue 1
2000 Sleaze Nation, October
1999 Independent On Sunday Review. (Weekly Cartoon 1.99 to 2.00)
1998 Insert, Parkett no. 53, 1998.

Collections

Thyssen-Bornemisza Contemporary Art Foundation, Vienna, Austria
Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark

Links

http://www.davidshrigley.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/shrigley