Artist on oil and canvas - Shane Berkery c/o WILDFOX RUNNING

Shane Keisuke Berkery is an Irish-Japanese contemporary artist based in Dublin, Ireland. His cultural background has had a major influence on his work and is a frequent theme in his paintings. Berkery works primarily from his studio in Dublin and is represented by The Chimera Gallery. Named in the ‘Irish painters under 30 to watch’ by RTÉ Culture – January 2017, winner of the 2016 Hennessy Craig Scholarship at the RHA annual exhibition, and the winner of the 2016 Whyte’s Award at the RHA annual exhibition. One of his paintings was purchased by the Office of Public Works (OPW) and placed in the Irish State Art Collection. He was also the winner of the National University of Ireland (NUI) 2015 Art and Design Prize and graduated from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland.