ARTIST BIO
Having been raised in Southern Ireland, David Shanahan grew up dominated by two stories. The primary one was of course Catholic, with its stories of angels and passivity, of repressed sexuality and the possibility of resurrection. The other stories tended to be much more earthy, late night tales, full of talking birds and animals, of shape shifters, lonely ghosts, nature goddesses and dying Kings. 'The resulting tension between Christian and Pagan, myth and reality, past versus present, made a deep impression on me as a boy, and as a result, they continue to inform my work, providing me with a rich, iconic feast of subject matter,' David says.
David studied painting at Kingston School of Art, and later, as a mature student at Dartington College of Art. His work is held in private collections in Eire, USA. Denmark, Holland, Germany, Canada, Japan. Australia and by such well known people as Ben Kingsley, Lord Weymouth, Lord Bath, Lord Sawyer and David Bowie.
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