Shepard Fairey

American | 1970

Shepard Fairey is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1970. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Fotografiska Tallinn and will be on exhibit at Over the Influence, Bangkok on February 27, 2025. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museum of Fine Arts, Boston have featured Shepard Fairey's work in the past.Shepard Fairey's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 1 USD to 950,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2008 the record price for this artist at auction is 950,000 USD for HOPE, sold at Santa Monica Auctions in 2023. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 13,418 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 4,076 USD.Shepard Fairey has been featured in articles for The Guardian, The Art Newspaper and Hyperallergic. The most recent article is Highlights from Hypeart's 'THRESHOLD' Exhibition at Bonhams LA written for HYPEBEAST in February 2025.

Artist's alternative names: Frank Shepard Fairey, Obey, Obey Giant

Featured for Sale

Time To Move On ,2015

By Shepard Fairey

Gallery Art

Propaganda Services Eye ,2015

By Shepard Fairey

Christie's London

Make Art Not War ,2024

By Shepard Fairey

Chiswick Auctions

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At Auction

Notable Lots

HOPE (Barack Obama ,2008

By Shepard Fairey

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ARAB WOMAN ,2006

By Shepard Fairey

+40%

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Afrocentric ,7

By Shepard Fairey

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Upcoming Lots

Propaganda Services Eye - Shepard Fairey

Propaganda Services Eye ,2015

By Shepard Fairey

Christie's London

AK-47 Lily; ,24

By Shepard Fairey

Sworders

Warhol Collage (colour) - Shepard Fairey

Warhol Collage (colour) ,23

By Shepard Fairey

Sworders

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Travel On ,2012

By Shepard Fairey

TGP Auction

Oh Susannah ,2012

By Shepard Fairey

TGP Auction

Jesus' Chariot ,2012

By Shepard Fairey

TGP Auction

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Recent Auction Results

Print and Destroy

By Shepard Fairey

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Everard Auctions & Appraisals

"TARGET EXCEPTIONS"

By Shepard Fairey

Absolute Auction

"Obey Icon"

By Shepard Fairey

Absolute Auction

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Current Exhibitions

Shepard Fairey: Photo Synthesis

Fotografiska Tallinn

Tallinn | Estonia

Nov 02,2024 - Mar 16,2025

Shepard Fairey: Photo Synthesis

Fotografiska New York

Gramercy Park | New York | USA

Nov 02,2024 - Mar 16,2025

Upcoming Exhibitions

Shepard Fairey: Golden Compass

Over the Influence, Bangkok

Bangkok | Thailand

Feb 27,2025 - Apr 27,2025

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Articles

Subliminal Projects' 'Visual Languages: Vistas' Exhibition Is a Love Letter to California

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Coverage

“ ..Fairey is one of today’s best known and most influential street artists... ”
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Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Boston

“ ..Known for his iconic designed President Obama HOPE poster, Fairey has worked as an artist creating works on the streets and globally in public spaces using posters, stickers, wheat paste and painted murals... ”
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Dallas Contemporary

“ ..Fairey's multi-layered renderings of counter-cultural revolutionaries and rap, punk and rock stars, as well as updated and re-imagined propaganda-style posters, carry his signature graphic style, marked... ”
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Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Boston

“ ..While Fairey is not a Latino artist, his work often does have a social or political message like the Chicano art the Romos are known for collecting... ”
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McNay Art Museum

“ ..Bad Brains and Fairey speak the same language and aspire to use their art and platforms as a means to engage in a discussion about obedience, intellectual rebellion, and social and political practice... ”
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Subliminal Projects Gallery