Combat Apathy is the intersection of social justice, art, and storytelling
Founded in 2011, by human rights activist, artist, and author, Shannon Galpin.
Combat Apathy provides an umbrella for social justice and art projects. Street art, public art installations, filmmaking, graphic novels, and multi-media storytelling.
The Love Grenades
The Love Grenade was created as a series of images based off of Galpin’s work in Afghanistan. The love bomb series launched in 2013 thanks to the design work of Kaitlyn Bailey. The Love Grenades represent radical love through concrete actions can change the world. They were first seen on the sleeves of the Afghan Women’s National Cycling Team jerseys.
Combat Apathy Projects
Views of the Himalaya exhibition 2007-2008
Streets of Afghanistan street art exhibition 2011-2012
Co-founding Endangered Activism project 2016
Co-creator, co-writer, The Rosette graphic novel 2017-
WhatWeLose wildlife extinction mural series collaboration - 2018-2021
Ay Mariposa mural series collaboration 2019
Love Letter mural series 2019 - 2020
Hope Project - 2020
SayHerName mural - 2020
Geography of Memory project 2020-2025
Love in the Wild public art installations - 2020-2021
Afghan Women’s Cycling Archive - 2025 -