Shane Berkery

Shane was born in Tokyo in 1992 and at one year old his family emigrated to the USA.They stayed in America for seven years, they then went back to Japan where they lived for again, another 7 years. The family then moved to Ireland where they now reside.

Education

2011 – 2015 BA Hons in History of art and fine art

(First Class Honours, Commendation for

thesis)

National College of Art and Design , Dublin, Ireland

Exhibitions

29 Sept.– Oct. 2014 Solo Exhibition The Shane Berkery Experience,Hendrons Collider,40 Dominick St., Broadstone, Dublin 7.

12th Jun.–21st Jun 2015- 07-13 NCAD Degree Show, 100Thomas St, Dublin 8

Boyle Arts Festival Co. Roscommon 1 Aug. 2015-28 Jul.

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RDS Craft and Student Art Awards Exhibition,RDS Concert Hall, Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin 9 Aug. 2015 – 7 Sept.

Emerging Artists Exhibition 6 Oct. 2015 St. Patricks University Hospital James St., Dublin 8

Contemporary Art at Christmas Mason Hayes & Curran Law Firm, Barrow St., Dublin 4 2 Dec. 2015

Upcoming Exhibitions

Group show at the Fumbally Exchange Gallery,Dame Lane, Dublin 2 10th Mar. -14th Mar. 2016

Upcoming Residencies

Artist-Run Gallery

Flood St., Galway City Apr. 2016

Awards

NUI Art and Design Prize

2015

Articles

The Irish Independent http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/what-lies-beneath-green-and-pink-31350607.html

The Irish Times

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/ncad-rejects-censor-claim-over-withdrawal-of -nude-from-show-1.2246448

The Journal

http://www.thejournal.ie/ncad-naked-student-2157856-Jun2015/Broadsheet http://www.broadsheet.ie/2015/06/12/meanwhile-at-ncad-2/For The Love of (14 Aug 2015)

http://www.weareftlo.com/creatives/

Shane has won the Hennessy Craig scholarship award and the Whytes award at the 2016 RHA annual exhibition and has had a piece purchased by the OPW.

Shane painting of recent President Elect has been shown in both the IRISH TIMES and SUNDAY INDEPENDENT.