David Shrigley OBE (b. 1968, UK) has received international and critical acclaim for his work which plays with humour and honesty, working primarily with drawing, as well as sculpture, installation and animation. Recurring themes and sometimes banal thoughts pervade his storytelling, capturing deliberately two-dimensional views of the world. Both poignant and sarcastic, his iconic work is a reminder of what it is that unites us and what makes us all human.
He has had solo exhibitions with Stephen Friedman Gallery (London), K Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul), Galerie Francesca Pia (Zurich), Spiritmuseum (Stockholm), Deste Foundation Project Space (Hydra), Power Station of Art & Design (Shanghai), a public exhibition with the Public Art Fund in Central Park (New York), Pinakothek der Moderne (Munich), Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts (San Francisco), Rose Art Museum (Massachusetts), the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne), Turku Art Museum (Turku), and Museum Ludwig (Cologne), among many others.
In 2016, David Shrigley’s seven meter tall “thumbs up” sculpture was unveiled in Trafalgar Square, for the Fourth Plinth Commission. Since 2014, he has had an on-going and changing presentation at Sketch Restaurant in London. He was nominated for the prestigious Turner Prize Award in 2013, following a major mid-career retrospective at the Hayward Gallery (London). In 2018 Shrigley was appointed as the Guest Director of the Brighton Festival.
Shrigley’s works are found in prominent collections around the world, including Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago), Collection Lambert (Avignon), MUDAM (Luxembourg), Museum of Modern Art (New York), Tate Britain (London), the British Council (London), Thyssen-Bornemisza Contemporary Art Foundation (Vienna), Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Edinburgh) and the National Gallery of Denmark (Copenhagen). In 2020, Shrigley was awarded an OBE in The Queen’s New Years Honours list for services to Visual Arts.
Shrig Shop (est. 2021) is a shop in Copenhagen founded by David Shrigley and long-term gallerist and friend, Nicolai Wallner. Together they make limited editions, as well as other collectibles, serving as an extension of David Shrigley’s artistic practice.
The gallery has had the pleasure of collaborating with David Shrigley since 1996.
