Shane Keisuke Berkery (シェーン・ケイスケ・バーカリー; ; 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 The painting was later withdrawn.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 presentation at Start Art Fair,

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, London, United Kingdom - September 2018 *RHA 187th Annual Exhibition at

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, Dublin, Ireland - May 2017

Recognition and awards

*Shortlisted for 2019 Zurich Portrait Award,

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- 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

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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

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

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(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 21st-century Irish painters Irish male painters 21st-century Irish male artists 21st-century 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