About

Self portrait of Berd Blanchard

Protest is not always loud. Sometimes it is slow, careful, and drawn in sanguine.

I am a visual artist working across drawing, mixed media, and found materials. My practice is rooted in eco-surrealism and protest: I use the language of beauty to seduce and yet confront the viewer with environmental destruction, species loss, and the quiet violence of human systems.

I grew up in Singapore, have lived in various countries, and am currently based in Dublin. That movement across borders has shaped how I see environmental damage as something no country owns. By returning again and again to the creatures and landscapes being erased, I am insisting they matter.

Exhibitions

  • RHA Resolve 26, Dublin · 2026
  • The Gallery Green & Stone — Works on Paper 2026, London
  • Coastal Arts Gallery — All Media Show, Half Moon Bay, CA · 2021
  • San Francisco Women Artists Gallery — Artists Choice · 2021
  • 4th Street Fine Art — Embrace · 2021

Awards

  • 1st Place, Best in Show — Coastal Arts Gallery All Media Show, Half Moon Bay · 2021
  • 1st Place — Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Figurative/Portrait · 2021
  • Talent Prize, Portrait — Art Show International · 2021
  • Honorable Mention — Fusion Art, Figures & Faces
  • National Gold Award in Design — Singapore Design Council

Education

  • Drawing Resolution, RHA School, Dublin · 2025–26
  • Foundation year in pencil drawing, Drawing School Dublin
  • BA, Advertising — Art Direction, RMIT University, Melbourne · 1993
  • Associate Degree, Graphic Design, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore · 1991

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