About the artist...

The Very Rev’d Fr. Robert-Chas. Shane Bengry is a life-long heraldic enthusiast and has had the joy of painting for a variety of individuals and organisations as well as the Heraldic Authority of Canada. In addition to his theological training, Fr. Bengry earned a Bachelor of Design. Before he became a Catholic Priest, Fr. Bengry worked in a variety of communications/design capacities and was a free-lance designer.

Fr. Bengry is the Parish Priest at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in the historic Inglewood neighbourhood and is the Dean of the St. John the Baptist Deanery of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. He creates his artistic works at his studio at Bridgend Cottage. Father’s schedule doesn’t allow him to paint as often as he would like but he does continue take small commissions from time to time. Naturally he has a particular interest in ecclesiastical heraldry but he enjoys commissions of any variety.