ALISON SHEPARD
1975
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
EDUCATION
1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emphasis in Painting, Extensive work in Intaglio Printmaking, Minor in Philosophy, Honors Student
Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2002
Study Abroad, Intaglio Printmaking
Joan Miro Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2003
Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
2016
Study Abroad, Classical Atelier Drawing
Barcelona Academy of Art, Barcelona, Spain
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
BROMWELL'S GALLERY
By Endurance We Conquer
Art exploring the incredible voyage of the SS Endurance to Antarctica 1914-16 by Ernest Shackleton and his brave crew of 27 men
2014
DUVENECK GALLERY, CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER, Covington, KY
Adam and Eve: A Portrait of Humanity
Part of the larger exhibition, Recognized, in the Carngie's five galleries
2010
BROMWELL'S GALLERY, Cincinnati, OH
Our Beauty Flows Like Water
Work inspired by the rich cultural legacy of Cincinnati's art and architecture, Cincinnati, OH
KUNKEN GALLERY, Cincinnati, OH
Solo exhibition featuring floral paintings
2003
ENJOY THE ARTS GALLERY
Modes of Being
A series of 8 large mixed media drawings and book art
HIESTAND GALLERIES, MIAMI UNIVERSITY
Patterns in the Particular
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Oxford, OH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015
SPECTRUM MIAMI, ADC/ Blink, Miami Florida
Shepard Hildebrandt collaborations
ART SAN DIEGO, ADC/Blink, San Diego, California
Shepard Hildebrandt collaborations, a Spectrum show
WASH PARK GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
Meditation
Exhibition with Evan Hildebrandt
2014
GLOW GALLERY, Covington, Kentucky
Launch of the Glow Collective
Exhibition with Collin Rowland, Dan Augur, and Evan Hildebrandt
Representation at GALLERY 42, Mason, Ohio
Representation at BROMWELL'S, Cincinnati, Ohio
2013
CINCINNATI INTERNATIONAL FINE ARTS FAIR, Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
booth of works with Evan Hildebrandt, juried by Mary Ran of Ran Gallery
2012
EVA G. FERRIS ART GALLERY, THOMAS MORE COLLEGE, Crestview Hills, Kentucky
When Love Conquers Fear
Collaboration of 9 large scale mixed media scrolls and two drawings with Chris Beiting, Lee Schatzman, and Carolyn Wagner.
ART DESIGN CONSULTANTS, Cincinnati, Ohio
Art Comes Alive
Juried group exhibition
GLOW GALLERY, Covington, Kentucky
Group exhibition with Collin Rowland, Evan Hildebrandt, Dan Augur
2011
BROMWELL’S GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
The Eye of the Beholder
Exhibit of work that questions concepts of beauty, with Chris Kromer and Evan Hildebrandt
SIGRA GALLERY, Bellevue, Kentucky
Approaching Normal
Exhibit with Evan Hildebrandt, Chris Beiting, Lee Schatzman, Carolyn Wagner
EVA G. FERRIS ART GALLERY THOMAS MORE COLLEGE, Crestview Hills Kentucky
Faculty Show
REDTREE GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
Red
Juried exhibition
2010
STUDIO SAN GUISEPPE GALLERY, COLLEGE OF MT. ST. JOSEPH, Cincinnati, Ohio
Faculty Exhibit
THE CARNEGIE CENTER FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, Covington, Kentucky
Group printmaking show
2009
SYNTHETICA GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
Passage and Stay
Four person exhibition
BROMWELL'S GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
In the Flesh
Group figurative exhibition juried by Marlen Steele.
BROMWELL'S GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
Represent
Group show curated by Evan Hildebrandt and Tracy and Jeff McClorey
MIAMI UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, Oxford, Ohio
Department of Art 2009 Bicentennial Exhibition 29 January - 21 June
Department of Art Faculty and their nominees of retired former faculty and alumni.
MUSIC HALL CINCINNATI OPERA 4th Floor Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Three month exhibit curated by Litsa Spanos, Art Design Consultants
2008
ART DESIGN CONSULTANTS, Cincinnati, Ohio
Exhibition with Evan Hildebrandt in the Pendleton Arts Center Gallery
RED TREE GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
Emerge: Coming into View
Exhibition with Stephen Smith and Evan Hildebrandt
NICHOLAS GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
Anatomy 101
Group figurative invitational
THOMAS MORE COLLEGE, Crestview Hills, Kentucky
A Sense of Place
Group exhibit by the NKU Print Club
GALLERY ZAUM, Newport, Kentucky
Elect Ink III
Group exhibit by the NKU Print Club
STUDIO SAN GUISEPPE GALLERY, COLLEGE OF MT. ST. JOSEPH, Cincinnati, OH
Faculty Exhibit
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Louisville, Kentucky
Familiar Faces
Exhibition of Figurative work and Portraiture with Evan Hildebrandt
ARTONOMY, Cincinnati, Ohio
Art Now
ARTONOMY, Cincinnati, Ohio
The Art of Printmaking
Group exhibit by the NKU Print Club
2006-07
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI GALLERIES, Sycamore, Cincinnati, OH
Printed by Hand
Invitational Printmaking Show
ART DESIGN CONSULTANTS, INC., Cincinnati, Ohio
Art Comes Alive 2007
Juried exhibition
THE ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI, PEARLMAN GALLERY
For A Better World 2005: Poems and Drawings on Peace and Justice
by Greater Cincinnati Artists, curated by Saad Ghosn
THE ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI, Chidlaw Gallery
S.O.S. Art, curated by Saad Ghosn
BEHRINGER-CRAWFORD MUSEUM, Covington Kentucky
Fresh Art 2006
Invitational exhibition
CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER, Covington, Kentucky
Prints in Translation
Group exhibition by the NKU Print Club
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI GALLERIES, Sycamore, Cincinnati, Ohio
S.O.S. Retrospective, curated by Saad Ghosn
THOMAS MORE COLLEGE, Crestview Hills, Kentucky
The Darrell Brothers Figurative Invitational
2004-05
STUDIO SAN GUISEPPE GALLERY, COLLEGE OF MT. ST. JOSEPH, Cincinnati, Ohio
Faculty Exhibit
THE MOCKBEE, Cincinnati, Ohio
SOS ART, a sociopolitical, for peace and justice exhibition Book of Poems and Drawings on Peace and Justice.
Organized, published, and curated by Saad Ghosn. The book from this year includes 44
local poets and 44 local visual artists.
CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM, Cincinnati, Ohio
23 October 2004 – 13 March 2005
Freedom Works Project
Collaboration with Tim Rollins + KOS, Thom Shaw, and the apprentices of Artworks. Curator, Tamara Harkavy.
HAGGERTY GALLERY, UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, Irving, Texas
18th National Print Invitation
Professor Juergen Strunck, coordinator, juried by University of Dallas graduate students.
Traveling exhibition 2004-5.
THE MOCKBEE, Cincinnati, Ohio
SOS ART
Sociopolitical, for peace and justice exhibition, Curated by Saad Ghosn
GARFIELD TOWERS, Cincinnati, Ohio
Fringe Festival
Group exhibition, Juror, Laura Hollis
RUTGERS CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE PRINT AND PAPER,
Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Dimensions
commemoration to the Southern Graphics Conference, Curator, Emily Wilson
2003
FITTON CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS, Hamilton, Ohio
Feed the Body, Feed the Soul: Gifts from the Earth
Jurors Betty Talbot, Director of the Ohio Craft Museum, and
Ellen Price, Professor of Art, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
ENJOY THE ARTS/ START GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
Under Pressure
Organized an exhibition of Miami’s graduate printmaking students
FITTON CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS, Hamilton, Ohio
39th Annual Greater Hamilton Art Exhibit
Jurors, Stuart Fink, sculptor and lead artist in Ohio Arts Council’s Community Development,
and Cindy Tiedemann, gallery coordinator/ collection manager of Sinclair Community College
LOUSIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Lagniappe V
Juror, Karen Kunc, professor of art at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE, Kenosha, Wisconsin
16th Parkside Small Prints Exhibition
Juror, Wayne Kimball, nationally recognized lithographer, Professor of Art, Brigham Young University
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Museum of Spiritual Art, Franklin, Ohio (painting on permanent display)
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio (painting and woodcut print, Freedom project)
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana (intaglio print)
The American Print Alliance, Peachtree City, Georgia (intaglio print)
Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky (painting)
CATALOGUES
2012 For A Better World, a compilation of art and poetry dealing with issues of peace and justice, reduction linoleum print “Soup Kitchen Savior/ Warrior of Truth” featured.
2005 18th NATIONAL PRINT INVITATION catalogue,
“Patterns in the Particular”, intaglio print
2004 SOS ART, a sociopolitical, for peace and justice exhibition catalogue
“What is Freedom?” painting Saad Ghosn organizer
2003 16th PARKSIDE SMALL PRINTS EXHIBITION catalogue