Shane Berkery

Shane Keisuke Berkery (born 9 April 1992) is an Irish-Japanese contemporary artist based in Dublin, Ireland. His cultural background has been a major influence on his work and is a frequent theme in his paintings.[1] Berkery primarily works out of his studio in Dublin.

Berkery in his studio

Life and career

Berkery experienced controversy in 2015 when he submitted a nude of the college director for the graduation exhibition at National College of Art and Design in protest of how the college was being run. The painting was later withdrawn.[2][3][4]

In 2013, singer Sinead O' Connor commissioned Berkery to paint a mural of Hindu god Vishnu in her home in Bray, Ireland. O' Connor originally planned to use Berkery's image for the cover of her album in summer 2014, titled The Vishnu Room[5] but the album was later retitled, without reference to Vishnu.

Exhibitions
  • Solo exhibition 'Cave Paintings' at Molesworth Gallery, Dublin, Ireland - June 2021[6]
  • Solo Exhibition 'Figures' at Contra Galleries, New York, USA - September 2019[7]
  • Painting the Figure Now II show at Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin, USA - July, 2019[8]
  • Solo presentation at Start Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom - September 2018[9]
  • Lennox Street Grand Opening Exhibition at Hangtough Gallery, Dublin, Ireland - September 2018[10]
  • Collaboration with fashion designer Helen Cody - September 2017[11]
  • Solo Exhibition 'The Shane Berkery Show' at The Chimera Gallery, Mullingar, Ireland - May 2017[12]
  • RHA 187th Annual Exhibition at Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland - May 2017[13]
  • Edinburgh Art Fair at Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, Scotland - November 2016 with the @Chimera Gallery.
  • Joint Exhibition with Ruby Wallis "For each it is different and the same" at Artist-Run Gallery, Galway, Ireland - August 2016[14]
  • Portraits of a Nation, Irish State Art Collection at Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin, Ireland - April 2016
  • "Perennial" Group Show at the Fumbally Exchange Gallery. Dublin, Ireland - March 2016
  • "Contemporary Art at Christmas" at Mason Hayes & Curran Law Firm, Dublin, Ireland - December 2015[15]
  • Emerging Artists Exhibition at St. Patrick's University Hospital. Dublin, Ireland - September 2015
  • RDS Craft and Student Art Awards Exhibition at Royal Dublin Society Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland - August 2015
  • NCAD Degree Show at National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland - June 2015
  • Solo Exhibition "The Shane Berkery Experience" at Hendrons Collider, Dublin, Ireland - September 2014

Recognition and awards

References
  1. The People We Meet (15 May 2017), Shane Berkery - The People We Meet, retrieved 5 November 2017
  2. Humphreys, Joe (12 June 2015). "NCAD rejects censor claim over withdrawal of nude from show". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. "Penis Mightier Than The Sword". Broadsheet.ie. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. Russell, Cliodhna. "Nude painting of NCAD professor removed from student's exhibition". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. Newall, Phil (12 May 2014). "Sinéad O'Connor signs to Nettwerk Records and announces new album 'The Vishnu Room' out 11th August". Louder Than War. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. "► VIDEO: 'I don't want to have a formula': Irish artist Shane Berkery on 'Cave Paintings'". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. "Shane Berkery". Broadsheet.ie. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. "EXHIBITION: PAINTING THE FIGURE NOW II, WAUSAU MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, USA | 9 JULY - 28 SEPTEMBER 2019". Lucy Hardie. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  9. "2018-Solo-Molesworth". www.startartfair.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  10. "Mirror (Original)". Hang Tough Gallery. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  11. "One fine day - the latest collection from Helen Cody". Independent.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  12. "Shane Berkery Exhibition at The Chimera Gallery, Mullingar". Chimera Gallery. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  13. "187th Annual Exhibition". RHA. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  14. McBride, Charlie (11 August 2016). "The east-west memories of a Japanese-Irish artist". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  15. "Contemporary Art at Christmas 2015 Mason Hayes Curran". www.mhc.ie. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  16. "The Zurich Portrait Prize 2019". National Gallery of Ireland. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  17. "Shane Berkery". National Gallery of Ireland. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  18. "Five of the best art exhibitions to see this week". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  19. Dunne, Aidan (28 November 2017). "Hennessy Portrait Prize: verdict on shortlisted paintings". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  20. "Five signs you share Donald Trump's 'gapped' logic". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  21. "On Trump's inauguration - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  22. Leach, Cristín (24 January 2017). "Fresh Irish painters: 10 under 30 to watch". RTE.ie. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  23. "OPW delighted to exhibit 'Portraits of a Nation' in Farmleigh Gallery". 19 April 2016.
  24. "NUI Awards Booklet (Page 11)" (PDF). November 2015.
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