Art Gallery and Archive | Sketchy Shona

Paintings, drawings, objects, tattoos, murals and installations by Sketchy Shona, with material, process and place records from Berlin, New York, Galicia, Vietnam and South Africa.

Selected images from the Sketchy Shona archive

Sketchy Shona’s Half Life self-portrait painting, a figure in green trousers curled against a pale ground at DA SWAMP in Neukölln, Berlin. — Half Life: Half Life, a self-portrait painting by Sketchy Shona, shown at DA SWAMP at THE FLOOR in Neukölln, Berlin. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Sketchy Shona’s Human Cocoon installation, a suspended sculptural form holding a figure, shown at DA SWAMP in Neukölln, Berlin. — Human Cocoon: Human Cocoon, a sculptural installation by Sketchy Shona, shown at THE FLOOR during 48 Stunden Neukölln. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

A person stands beside Sketchy Shona’s large red-haired figure mural at Teufelsberg Urban Art Gallery in Berlin. — Teufelsberg: Sketchy Shona’s full-wall red-haired figure mural at Teufelsberg Urban Art Gallery, Berlin. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Sketchy Shona’s painted Beach Stage at Whole Festival, with layered red, orange and patterned forms across the outdoor stage. — Whole Festival: Whole Festival Beach Stage, painted by Sketchy Shona. The case study documents approximately 40% of the painted stage. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Sketchy Shona’s finished Bushwick mural of Carolina, with a skateboard and yellow mask against an orange wall. — Bushwick Mural: Sketchy Shona’s finished public mural of Carolina for Hispanic Pride Month in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Sketchy Shona’s Da Nang free-wall mural, with a green-clad figure, striped trousers and an orange HIP HOP skateboard. — Da Nang Free Wall: Sketchy Shona’s free-wall mural in Da Nang, Vietnam, with a green-clad figure and orange HIP HOP skateboard. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Soweto mural by Sketchy Shona, combining a portrait and graphic shapes in orange, blue and black. — Soweto Jazz Mural: Sketchy Shona’s jazz-inspired mural in Soweto, South Africa. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Project presentation board documenting Sketchy Shona’s Nam Jam street-art event, with a shared wall and participant photographs. — Nam Jam: Sketchy Shona’s Nam Jam street-art event in Vietnam, with a shared wall and participant photographs. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Sketchy Shona’s interior mural at Rural Hackers in Anceu, with a painted landscape and animal forms extending across the room wall. — Rural Hackers / Anceu: Interior mural painted by Sketchy Shona during the Rural Hackers residency in Anceu, Galicia. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

GreenViet mural showing figures, plants and animals within a painted green mountain landscape in Vietnam. — GreenViet: Sketchy Shona’s GreenViet mural in Vietnam, with figures, plants and animals inside a painted mountain landscape. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Guest standing beside a Berlin street-art wall covered with pasted drawings and graphic marks. — Berlin Street Art: A guest beside pasted drawings and graphic marks during Sketchy Shona’s artist-led Berlin street-art event. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

A framed pink, blue and yellow artwork displayed on the street-facing wall of a city building. — Street Work: Framed street-facing artwork from Sketchy Shona’s public-work archive. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Black-and-white organic drawing identified as Silver Form in Sketchy Shona’s short-form archive. — Silver Form: Silver Form, an organic drawing from the Sketchy Shona short-form archive. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Black line drawing of a rat by Sketchy Shona, shown in the DA SWAMP archive. — Rat: Rat, a black-line drawing by Sketchy Shona from DA SWAMP at THE FLOOR in Neukölln, Berlin. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Neukölln-specific Berlin tattoo-flash sheet by Sketchy Shona, with black-ink drawings of street details and objects. — Berlin Flash: Sketchy Shona’s Berlin flash sheet, drawn specifically from Neukölln in black ink. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Several black-ink tattoos shown across a person's arm. — Tattoos: A selection of tattoo work by Sketchy Shona, from the Ink archive. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Animated close-up of a frog tattoo from DA SWAMP. — Frog Tattoo: A frog tattoo by Sketchy Shona, animated in the Ink archive. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

A hand holds an orange with a black architectural map tattooed into its peel. — Orange / Map Study: Orange / Map Study, a tattoo concept by Sketchy Shona exploring temporary material, shared cultural maps and what can endure. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Painted portrait of a figure with lime hair, pink glasses and a patterned jacket against a blue and orange background. — Portrait with pink glasses: Portrait painting example from Sketchy Shona’s commission portfolio. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Dark painted portrait of a seated figure with folded hands in front of round mirror lights. — Portrait with mirror lights: Sketchy Shona portrait painting of a seated figure with round mirror lights. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Soft pastel landscape of a blue lake in a volcanic crater beneath a deep blue sky. — Blue lake landscape: Sketchy Shona’s soft chalk-pastel landscape on paper, commissioned by collectors in Australia and developed from the feeling of a place. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Soft pastel landscape of a green lake inside a crater, with a blue sky above. — Green lake landscape: Sketchy Shona’s soft chalk-pastel landscape on paper, commissioned by collectors in Australia and developed from the feeling of a place. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Portrait of Rogelio outdoors during the Rural Hackers residency in Anceu, Galicia. — Rogelio: Rogelio, photographed during the Rural Hackers residency in Anceu, Galicia.