Shepard Fairey

(American, born 1970)

ankara (red) by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Ankara (Red), 2005

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big brother is watching you by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Big Brother Is Watching You, 2006

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lenin money by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Lenin Money, 2003

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peace tree by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Peace Tree, 2007

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visual pollution by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Visual Pollution, 2001

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glasses by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Glasses, 1997

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castro collage (from this is you god series) by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Castro Collage (from This Is You God Series), 2003

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kiss by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Kiss, 1999

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muslim woman by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Muslim Woman, 2005

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ramone on canvas by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Ramone on Canvas, 2002

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riot cop large format by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Riot Cop Large Format, 2009

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zapatista woman by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Zapatista Woman, 2005

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Biography

Timeline

1970
Born in Charleston, South Carolina
1988
Graduated from the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, Idyllwild, CA
1992
Earned a BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA
2008
Fairey's HOPE poster was used during Barack Obama’s presidential campaign
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Exhibitions

2016
Shepard Fairey Exhibitions in 2016:
Earth Crisis, Galerie Itinerrance, Paris, France
2015
Shepard Fairey Exhibitions in 2015:
Earth Crisis, Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
On Our Hands, Jacob Lewis Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Your Eyes Here, CAC Málaga Museum, Málaga, Spain
Printed Matters & Public Matter Show: Detroit, Library Street Collective, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Shepard Fairey: Harmony & Discord, Pace Prints, New York, NY, USA
2014
Shepard Fairey Exhibitions in 2014:
50 Shades of Black, Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Power & Glory, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC, USA
2013
Shepard Fairey Exhibitions in 2013:
Cash, Cans & Candy, Gallery Hilger NEXT, Vienna, Austria
20 Horse Years: The Horse Hospital, London, England
Urban Art Biennale 2013 - Urban Art Biennale, Völklingen, Germany
At home I´m a tourist, Colección de Selim Varol - Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Málaga, Spain
2012
Shepard Fairey Exhibitions in 2012:
Sound & Vision, StolenSpace Gallery, London, England
Early Works, Lust Gallery, Vienna, Austria
a print selection, Galerie Kasten, Mannheim, Germany
2011
Shepard Fairey Exhibitions in 2011:
Your Ad Here, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Screenprints, Belgrave Gallery, St Ives, England
2010
Shepard Fairey Exhibitions in 2010:
May Day, Deitch Projects, New York, NY, USA (solo exhibition)
Supply and Demand: 20 Year Retrospective, CAC Cincinnati, Ohio; traveled to the Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2009
Shepard Fairey Exhibitions in 2009:
Supply and Demand: 20 Year Retrospective, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
A New Mural Project, Country Club / Iconoclast Editions, Ohio, USA
2008
Shepard Fairey Exhibitions in 2008:
Duality of Humanity, White Walls, San Fransisco, CA, USA
Imperfect Union, Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo exhibition)
2007
Shepard Fairey Exhibitions in 2007:
E Pluribus Venom, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY, USA (solo exhibition)
Nineteeneightyfouria, StolenSpace Gallery, London, England (solo exhibition)
Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA (solo exhibition)