John Sheeran: Who Is Ed Sheeran’s Father?

John Sheeran is the father of Edward Christopher Sheeran. John’s son Ed Sheeran is undoubtedly one of the most successful and famous singer-songwriters. He is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actor by profession. He has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling music artists.

John Sheeran: Bio Summary

Who Is John Sheeran?

John Sheeran was born in 1957, in Northern Ireland into an Irish family. He is the son of Williams Sheeran, a Protestant who is originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Nancy/Anne Mulligan, a Catholic and native of the Republic of Ireland. John is said to be from a “very large” Catholic family. He is from London.

John Sheeran’s educational details are not available but he is believed to have completed his education. He is an art curator, lecturer, exhibition organizer, editor, and publisher. He was a curator at Cartwright Hall in Bradford. He is known for his ability to fascinate, entertain, and inform his audience about masterpieces of Western art.

John Sheeran has organized exhibitions for struggling and accomplished artists. As an editor and publisher, he has published books such as Marie Walker Last and Introducing Sam Rabin. He has made contributions to photographer and family friend Christie Goodwin’s 2018 book, ‘Ed Sheeran: Memories We Made’.

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John Sheeran was a curator at Dulwich Picture Gallery. He ran Sheeran Lock, an independent art consultancy, (1990-2010) with his wife Imogen Sheeran. They organized art exhibitions, including the official 50th Birthday Exhibition of The Prince of Wales at Hampton Court Palace and the United Nations Millennium Exhibition in New York.

They also launched their commercial online art gallery. Through their company, John and his wife Imogen have published books like ‘Picture of Health: Paintings and Drawings of Breast Cancer Care by Susan MacFarlane’, ‘Margaret Firth’, ‘Introducing Sam Rabin’, and ‘Marie Walker Last’, per sources.

John Sheeran married Imogen who is a culture publicist turned jewelry designer. She worked at Manchester City Art Gallery. They have two sons, Matthew Sheeran (born March 17, 1989) and Ed Sheeran (February 17, 1991). Matthew works as a composer and Ed Sheeran works as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actor.

The family moved from Hebden Bridge to Framlingham in Suffolk. It has been said that it was John who introduced his son Ed Sheeran to music by purchasing him CDs of several famous musicians and accompanying him to concerts. John Sheeran and his son have a good relationship.

Ed Sheeran once said of his father: “He’s the best possible role model to have in my life, and I discover that more and more every day. Like, every day, there’s something surprising that I find out about my dad.” However, John helped raise more than £40,000 at an auction for two charity organizations.

‘My Life in Art’ presented by John Sheeran, was held at Elveden Hall on the private estate of Lord Iveagh, Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh. John delivered a lecture at the auction hosted in a historically significant location and said:

“I feel blessed to have had a working life so full of interest, challenge, and excitement and to be able to share this with the invited guests in such a magnificent, historic house”.

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Where Is John Sheeran Now?

John Sheeran, Ed Sheeran’s father is living a low-key life. He is not in the news frequently. His current whereabouts are unknown to us. He has stayed away from publicity and is living his life with his family privately. We hope to find out more about where the celebrity parent John is so we can update his profile.