Shay Culligan - Artist

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I practiced serigraphy for 12 years, silkscreen printing my collages and photographs onto card and canvas.   Since succumbing to Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2020 I can no longer squeegee the ink through the silkscreen, my physical strength is now limited, and the pain in my wrists is indescribable.   Because I am not one of those artists who utilizes assistants I have decided to retire from this medium.   Many thanks to the few loyal patrons who have supported me through those years.
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Ffs

July 2nd, 2020

The high end of the visual Art world is total bullshit. Elite curators, dealers, and critics would have you believe that the Art that they champion is the best work of the current era and of times past. Their role should be as guardians of the highes... 

Ffs

December 10th, 2019

The high end of the visual Art world is total bullshit. The elites who occupy the pinnacle of this cabal control the Art narrative, so that they can peddle overrated mediocrity for vast sums to stupid wealthy people who really ought to know better. T... 

Sensitive Skin

August 2nd, 2019

Shay Culligan is an outspoken Irish-born Boston-based visual artist who refuses to participate in the official Art world, though he laughs that he'd also never be invited. Shay's criticisms of Art world elites & their compliant critics have probably ...