David Shrigley

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Born: 17 September 1968. Macclesfield, England
Lives: Glasgow School of Art 1988-91

Solo Exhibitions
2009
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris

2008
BQ, Cologne
Anton Kern Gallery, NYC
Baltic, Gateshead, UK
CASM, Barcelona
Francesca Pia, Zurich

2007
CAB, Burgos, Spain
Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
Malm� Konsthall, Malmo, Sweden
Stephen Friedman, London

2006
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris.
DCA, Dundee

2005
BQ Galerie, Cologne.
Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
Anton Kern Gallery, New York

2004
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
Stephen Friedman, London
Francesca Pia, Bern

2003
Galerie Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
BQ Galerie, Cologne
Kunsthaus, Zurich

2002
Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Domaine de Kerguehennec, France*
Camden Arts Centre, London
UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

2001
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
CCS Museum, Bard College, New York*
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London

2000
Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
1999 Francesca Pia, Bern
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London

1998
Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
Bloom Gallery, Amsterdam
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris

1997
Hermetic Gallery, Milwaukee
CCA, Glasgow
Francesca Pia, Bern
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
Photographers� Gallery, London

1996
Catalyst Arts, Belfast

1995
Transmission Gallery, Glasgow



Group Exhibitions
Selected):

2008
Life On Mars, 55th Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh
Laughing In A Foreign Language, Hayward Gallery, London*
Slightly Unbalanced, Chicago Cultural Center (touring)*

2007
Cult Fiction, Southbank Centre, London (touring)*

2006
Under God's Hammer: William Blake versus David Shrigley, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth*
Strange, I've Seen That Face Before, Museum Abteiberg, Moenchengladbach*
The Compulsive Line: Etching 1900 to Now , Museum of Modern Art, New York

2005
Situation Comedy, MCA, Chicago*
Emotion Pictures, MUHKA, Antwerp*

2004
Needful Things: Recent Multiples, Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
Living Dust, Norwich Gallery, Norwich*
State of Play, Sepentine, London*
Britannia Works, Xippas Gallery, Athens*

2003
Splat,Boom,Pow! The Influence of Cartoons in Contemporary Art,
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston

2002
Reality Check, (Various venues)*
Jokes, MAMCO, Geneva
Sudden Glory, CCAC, San Francisco*

2001
Rendezvous III, Collection Lambert, Avignon*
Out of Line, Luckman Fine Arts Complex, CSU, Los Angeles
Televisions, Kunsthalle, Vienna*
Under Bridges and Along The River, Casino Luxembourg*
The Fantastic Repetition of Certain Situations, Isabel II, Madrid (+tour)*

2000
Open Country, Musee Cantonal des Beaux Arts, Lausanne*
The British Art Show 5, City Art Centre, Edinburgh (+tour)*
Beck�s Futures, ICA, London (+tour)

1999
Love Bites, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (+tour)
Diary, Cornerhouse, Manchester*
Zac 99, Musee d�Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris*
Green, Exedra, Hilversum (NL)
Bildung, Kunstverien, Graz*
Common People; British Art Between Phenomenon & Reality,
Fondazione Sandretto Rebaudengo Per L�Arte, Guarene D�Alba (Italy)

1998
Surfacing, ICA, London*
Habitat, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne*
Works on Paper, Alexander & Bonin, New York
Real Life, Galleria SALES, Rome

1997
Tales of the City, Stills Gallery, Edinburgh*
Blueprint, De Appel, Amsterdam*
Caldas Biennale, Caldas da Rainha. (Portugal)*
About Life in the Periphery, Wacker Kunst, Darmstadt*
Young British Photography, Stadthaus, Ulm*
Appetizer, Free Parking, Toronto
Slight, Norwich Gallery, Norwich

1996
Sarah Staton Superstore, Up & Co, New York
Absolute Blue & White, Inverleith House, Edinburgh
The Unbelievable Truth, Stedelijk Museum Bureau,
Amsterdam/Tramway, Glasgow*

1996
Fucking Biscuits and other drawings, Bloom Gallery, Amsterdam
Big Girl/Little Girl, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
White Hysteria, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Melbourne*
Toons, Gallerie Cambells Occaisionally, Copenhagen

1995
Scottish Autumn, Bartok 32 Galeria, Budapest*

1994
Some of My Friends, Galerie Campbells Occaisionally, Copenhagen
New Art in Scotland, CCA, Glasgow

1992
In Here, Transmission, Glasgow



Bibliography
REVIEWS (Selected)
2005
The Guardian, September 10, Laura Barton.
2004
The Observer, September 12, Miranda Sawyer
The Independent, November 8, Deborah Orr
The Scotsman, November 8, Ajay Close
2003
ArtForum, January
Flash Art, May/June, Craig Garrett
2001
Art Monthly, April, Mark Wilshire
2000
Creative Review, October, Helen Walters
Time Out, Oct 11, Sophie Davies
Flux, August, Jim Medway
1999
Les Inrockuptibles, Sept 16-23, Jade Lingaard
The Gaurdian, 23 Mar, Adrian Searle
Time Out, 31 Mar-7 Apr, Martin Coomer
1998
The Gaurdian, 5 Dec, Michael Bracewell.
Arena, Dec, Anna Chapman.
The Independent, 19 Nov, Judith Palmer
New York Times, 10 July, Roberta Smith
1997
Time Out, 2-9 April, Sarah Kent
Art Monthly, March, David Beech
1996
Flash Art, Nov/Dec, Lars Bang Larsen
Circa, winter, Mike Wilson
Art & Design, Public Art, Judith Findlay
Flash Art, Jan/Feb, Judith Findlay
1995
Zing Magazine, winter, Judith Findlay
Frieze, Nov/Dec, Michael Bracewell


Publications
MAGAZINE PROJECTS (Selected)
2005
Guardian (weekly cartoon every Saturday)
The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 2001
Cabinet Magazine, Issue 2
1999
Independent On Sunday Review (Weekly Cartoon 1.99 to 2.00)
1998
Parkett, Number 53, Insert

MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATION (Selected)
Du (Switzerland)
The Stranger (USA)
Esquire (Japan)
Harpers & Queen (UK)
The Walrus (Canada)
Third Bed (USA)
Maisonneuve (Canada)
Saturday Night (Canada)
Donna (Italy)

ANIMATIONS
2005
�Who I Am And What I Want� Animate! Commission for
Channel 4 (Collaboration with Chris Shepherd)
2004
BBC.co.uk/collective (weekly animation 'Modern Thought')
Bonnie Prince Billy �Agnes Queen of Sorrow� promo
2003
Blur �Good Song� promo (collaboration with Shynola)
2002
What Happens After You�re Dead Channel4.com viro project