About

Shaun Berke (1983) — American painter, philosopher, and outdoorsman from Thousand Oaks, California. Explorations in culture cultivated my dedication to nature, unearthing insights from mind, myth, and man. Graduate: Moorpark College, Art Center College of Design, The Nerdrum School. Member: The Getty Research Institute, World Wide Kitsch, The Halkyon Guild, The Alpine Fellowship.


PUBLICATIONS

Winter and Summer: A Memory of Nature and Culture. The Halkyon Guild, 2020.

On Nature and Culture: Aesthetics at the Heart of Ethics. The Representational Art Conference, 2018.

Thaumaturgy: Walking into Walls or Stepping Through Them. Artists on Art Magazine, 2014.

The Gift of Svarogich. Never Press, 2012.

The Song of the Boundless Sea. Cairn Press, 2011.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017-07 Gallery 30 South, Pasadena, California. Mythos and Logos.

2016-01 Blackboard Gallery, Ventura, California. Pathos and Ethos.

2014-11 La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, California. Sacrosanct.

2013-01 La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, California. Sisters of the Inquisition.


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2019-03 IX Gallery, Online. Timeless.

2018-11 Gallery 30 South, Pasadena, CA. Black Friday, feat. Banksy.

2017-06 IX Gallery, Online. Inaugural.

2016-12 La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Hall of Fame.

2016-06 Helikon Gallery, Denver, CO. Mythos.

2016-06 La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Queen Mary, CA. Art Gathering LA.

2015-11 Bleicher Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Neo Mythology.

2015-08 Haven Gallery, Northport, NY. Haven.

2015-06 Abend Gallery, Denver, CO. Contemporary Figuration.

2015-06 La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Queen Mary, CA. Ink and Iron.

2015-05 Bleicher Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. New Nude.

2015-02 Abend Gallery, Denver, CO. Dispatches.

2015-02 Bleicher Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Grayscale Wonderland.

2015-01 La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. LA Art Show.

2014-12 La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Temple of Art.

2014-04 Bleicher Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Art of the Spectacular.

2014-02 Bleicher Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. The Orgone Accumulators.

2014-01 La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. LA Art Show.

2013-11 Cella Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. The New Normal.


SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Portrait Society of America International Competition, 2019.

Art Renewal Center International Salon, 2018/2019.

AnOther Man Magazine, 20th Anniversary, Spring 2015.

Art Renewal Center International Salon, 2017/2018.

Art Renewal Center International Salon, 2014/2015.

Art Renewal Center International Salon, 2013/2014.

Arte y Libertad XI, October, 2016.

Artists on Art Magazine, Vol. 28,  Spring 2018.

Artists on Art Magazine, Vol.13, Winter 2015.

Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, June 2015.

Beautiful Decay Magazine, April 2012.

Dialogist Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, May 2013.

Hi-Fructose Magazine, June 2016.

Hi-Fructose Magazine, December 2015.

Hi-Fructose Magazine, October 2014.

Juxtapoz Magazine, February 2014.

Temple of Apelles, June 2016.