Shane Keisuke Berkery (born 9 April 1992) is an Irish-Japanese contemporary artist based in

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. His cultural background has been a major influence on his work and is a frequent theme in his paintings. Berkery primarily works out of his studio in Dublin.

Life and career

Berkery experienced controversy in 2015 when he submitted a nude of the college director for the graduation exhibition at

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in protest of how the college was being run. The painting was later withdrawn. 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'' but the album was later retitled, without reference to Vishnu.

Exhibitions

*Solo exhibition 'Cave Paintings' at Molesworth Gallery, Dublin, Ireland - June 2021 *Solo Exhibition 'Figures' at Contra Galleries, New York, USA - September 2019 *Painting the Figure Now II show at Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin, USA - July, 2019 *Solo presentation at Start Art Fair,

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, London, United Kingdom - September 2018 *Lennox Street Grand Opening Exhibition at Hangtough Gallery, Dublin, Ireland - September 2018 *Collaboration with fashion designer Helen Cody - September 2017 *Solo Exhibition 'The Shane Berkery Show' at The Chimera Gallery, Mullingar, Ireland - May 2017 *RHA 187th Annual Exhibition at

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, Dublin, Ireland - May 2017 *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 *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 *Emerging Artists Exhibition at St. Patrick's University Hospital. Dublin, Ireland - September 2015 *RDS Craft and Student Art Awards Exhibition at

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Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland - August 2015 *NCAD Degree Show at

, Dublin, Ireland - June 2015 *Solo Exhibition "The Shane Berkery Experience" at Hendrons Collider, Dublin, Ireland - September 2014

Recognition and awards

*Shortlisted for 2019 Zurich Portrait Award,

National Gallery of Ireland The National Gallery of Ireland ( ga, Gailearaí Náisiúnta na hÉireann) houses the national collection of Irish and European art. It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on Merrion Square, beside Leinster House, and another on ...

- September 2019 *Named in "Five of the best art exhibitions to see" in

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- March 2018 *Shortlisted for 2017 Hennessy Portrait Award,

- September 2017 *Painting of US President Donald Trump appeared in

and

Irish Independent The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis. The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines. Traditionally a broadsheet new ...

newspapers - January 2017 *Named in the "10 Irish painters under 30 to watch" by

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Culture - January 2017 *Winner of the Whyte's Award at the

annual exhibition - March 2016 *Winner of the Hennessy Craig Award at the RHA annual exhibition - April 2016 *Painting purchased by the

Office of Public Works The Office of Public Works (OPW) ( ga, Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí) (legally the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland) is a major Irish Government agency, which manages most of the Irish State's property portfolio, including hundreds of ow ...

(OPW) and placed in the Irish State Art Collection - February 2016 *

National University of Ireland The National University of Ireland (NUI) ( ga, Ollscoil na hÉireann) is a federal university system of ''constituent universities'' (previously called ''university college, constituent colleges'') and ''recognised colleges'' set up under t ...

(NUI) Art and Design Prize - November 2015

References

External links

Artist's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berkery, Shane Living people 1992 births Irish people of Japanese descent Irish painters Japanese painters Japanese people of Irish descent Japanese emigrants to Ireland Contemporary painters Artists from Tokyo Artists from Dublin (city) People educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin Alumni of the National College of Art and Design Irish contemporary artists