148. KATE
SHEPHERD
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Central
Park, 0975, 2012
Cut
plywood and acrylic paint
(59.7 x 43.8 cm)
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His
Mistake, 2013
Oil
and enamel on wood panels
(101.6 x 142.2 cm)
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Triangle
Study_32, 2013
Cut
screen prints, taped
(129.5 x 55.2 cm)
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BIO & STEPS
Born:
In 1961 in New York,
Nowadays:
Lives and works in NY
Studies:
Atelier Lucio Loubet, Paris, France, 1979; 1983; 1987; 1989
B.A., Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 1982
Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, New York, New
York, 1982
Master's Certificate, New York Academy of Art, New York, New
York, 1986
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 1990
M.F.A., School of Visual Arts, New York, New York, 1992
Themes and
style:
Known for her original use of intense
color, scale and a delicate yet descriptive painted line, Shepherd's work has
beautiful references to architecture, gesture and portraiture. Playing with
perspective, Shepherd’s pieces are built on spatial complexity yet their
surfaces are simple and clean. The viewer’s position is finely tuned in
relation to the depicted image, establishing a contemplative resting place or a
singular iconic impression to be absorbed at a glance.
Techniques:
Is
developed in paintings
Exhibitions
Shepherd has had solo exhibitions at the Phillips Collection,
Washington D.C.; Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon;
Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, California; the Lannan
Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico; and the Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas,
among many gallery exhibitions.
See all at:
Representative
Galleries:
Lelong
Anthony Meier
Barbara Krakow
Hiram Butler
In
her own words:
" Regarding being a native New Yorker, I'm inherently
non-rebellious. Once you've grown up with eccentric parents who have given you
a long leash, where are you going to go? The aspect I love most about New
Yorkers--at least the way I was raised and have tried to instill in my son--is
an awareness of others; our building was like a commune and my mother was and
is still making soup for someone. The flipside to this is that I am very aware
of other peoples' opinions and they tend to matter too much to me. New York has
changed, yes. It has fewer reminders of post-WWII commercial life: the smoking
man billboard in Times Square, the narrow cheese shop run by Holocaust
survivors, the original Henri Bendel, the New York accents. Wait...I almost
forgot-the original MoMA and the gum machines on the subway platforms."
For
more Information:
http://www.galerielelong.com/artist/kate-shepherd