Seamus Berkeley

Seamus Berkeley has been creating paintings, photographs and prints in a variety of genres for decades. Dublin-born, Berkeley lives in Taos, New Mexico and travels extensively for inspiration for his paintings and photographic images.His paintings and images are extensively collected, both nationally and internationally, most of which is commissioned fine art paintings. He uses oils as his primary painting medium, focusing on a variety of subjects in a representational impressionistic style and digital camera and phone for his exploration of the natural world.

What motivates him to create artwork is that serve as reminders to the viewer of our existence in and as part of nature. The primary goal is to make artwork that reflects his personal experience of memorable moments of being alive. Artwork has the potential to evoke a similar memorable experience for the viewer.

Berkeley's work is not only an expression of himself, but it is his own personal contribution to visually recorded history. He has won several regional and national awards for his artwork, including Best Portrait at the Oil Painters of America show in 2000. He is the founder and past-president of the Taos Society of Portrait Artists and a member of the Oil Paint...

Selected Exhibitions and Shows2008East Bay Open Studios, Berkeley, CAParticipated as part of annual ProArts Open Studios.2006Invited artistBraided Lives Show, Taos, NMCollaboration of artists and poets event held at Rane Gallery.2006Invited artistBraided Lives Show, Denver, COCollaboration of artists and poets event held at Tennyson Gallery.2005Invited artistBraided Lives Show, San Francisco, CACollaboration of artists and poets event held at SomArts.2003Invited artistBraided Lives Show, Taos, NMCollaboration of artists and poets event held at Kachina Lodge.2003Invited artistTaos Chamber of Commerce, Taos, NMSelected to show at 20th annual Taos arts festival.2003Artist of the monthGallery A, Taos, NMChosen as artist of the month in the oldest art gallery in New Mexico.2003Faculty ShowUniversity of New Mexico, Taos, NMExhibited and organized annual University of New Mexico Annual Faculty Show.2003Juried entryMillicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NMSelected to show in Taos Society of Portrait Artists first annual portrait exhibition.2001One person showNichols Fine Art, Taos, NMInvited to show by Nichols Fine Art Gallery.1995People and PlacesLincoln Center, Fort Collins, COInvited to show in three person show at the Lincoln Center.1995Artist...