A L I S O N S H E P A R D
P O E T I C R E A L I S M
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CURRENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Artclectic Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Eisele Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Gallery One, Naples, Florida
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
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TWO PERSON AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
DILLSBORO ARTS CENTER FRIENDSHIP GALLERY
Shepard Hildebrandt, a two person exhibition with Evan Hildebrandt
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2019
THE BARN ART GALLERY, Mariemont, OH
Strength and Dignity, a two person show with Tracey Ellis-Haynes
2016
BROMWELL'S GALLERY
By Endurance We Conquer
Solo exhibition of art exploring the incredible voyage of the SS Endurance to Antarctica 1914-16 by Ernest Shackleton and his brave crew of 27 men
2015
WASH PARK GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
Meditation, two person exhibition with Evan Hildebrandt
2014
DUVENECK GALLERY, CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER, Covington, KY
Adam and Eve: A Portrait of Humanity, solo exhibition in the Duveneck Gallery
Part of the larger exhibition of figure paintings, Recognized, in the Carngie Art Center's five galleries
2010
BROMWELL'S GALLERY, Cincinnati, OH
Our Beauty Flows Like Water
Solo exhibition of art 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
Solo exhibition of a series of 8 large mixed media drawings and book art
HIESTAND GALLERIES, MIAMI UNIVERSITY
Patterns in the Particular
Solo exhibition of MFA Thesis Intaglio works and book art, Oxford, OH
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
ARTCLECIC GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
-Up Close and Personal, group exhibition of portraits and intimate views of nature
-The Long View, group exhibition of landscapes
-Orange, group exhibition of art using the color orange
EISELE GALLERY, Mariemont, Ohio
Summer Salon, group exhibtion of paintings by Eisele's stable of traditonal and contemporary artists
WASH PARART GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio
Reprise, a group exhibtion of current works by artists from the 2019 Virtuosity exhibition fundraiser for the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
2023
EISELE GALLERY, Mariemont, Ohio
Stormy Weather, group exhibition of landscapes dealing with extreme weather
ART DEISGN CONSULTANTS, Cincinati, Ohio
Art Comes Alive, a national juried group exhibion and awards ceremony.
I won a gallery contract with ADC and Gallery One of Naples, Florida
ART SPACE, STRAUSS GALLERY, Hamilton, Ohio
Beautiful Imagination, group exhibition with Evan Hildebrandt, David Falter, Hope Nowak, David Estep, curated by David Estep and Evan Hidebrandt
ARTCLECTIC GALLERY, Cincinati, Ohio
-A Room With Many Views
-Portraits of Living Things
-Spring is in the Air
2022
EISELE GALLERY, Mariemont, Ohio
Bird's Eye View
THE THINK SHOP GALLERY, Newport, Kentucky
Think Square 5
ARTCLECTIC GALLERY
Crazy Eights
ST. XAVIER CHURCH UNDERCROFT
Greater Cincinnati Catholic Art Exhibition
2021
CINCINNATI LEARNING COLLABORATIVE, Cincinnati, OH
Think Square 4
2020
CINCINNATI LEARNING COLLABORATIVE, Cincinnati, OH
Think Square 3
2019
WASH PARK ART, Cincinnati, OH
Virtuosity, exhibit celebrating the connection between classical music and visual art
2018
BG GALLERY, Santa Monica, California
Stranger Than Fiction, art inspired by incredible but true stories
2017
21C MUSEUM HOTEL, Cincinnati, OH
Elevated Art
Five paintings from By Endurance We Conquer exhibited in the hotel of 21C
Castle Gallery Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
Gallery representation with Evan Hildebrandt
2016
Eisele Fine Art,
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Gallery representation with Evan Hildebrandt
Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Gallery representation with Evan Hildebrandt
2015
SPECTRUM MIAMI, ADC/ Blink, Miami Florida, Shepard Hildebrandt collaborations
ART SAN DIEGO, ADC/Blink, San Diego, California, Shepard Hildebrandt collaborations, a Spectrum show
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 curated by Mason Paul
BROMWELL'S GALLERY, Cincinnati, Ohio, In the Flesh, Group figurative exhibition juried by Marlene 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, curated by Wendy Smith
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, curated by Barry Motes
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, Juried by Hollis Hammonds
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, I curated an exhibition of works by 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
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Sayler Park Elementary School, Cincinati, Ohio (paintings on permanent display)
Museum of Spiritual Art, Franklin, Ohio (painting on permanent display)
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio (painting and woodcut print, Freedom project,. works on paper archives)
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana (intaglio print in works on paper archives)
The American Print Alliance, Peachtree City, Georgia (intaglio print)
Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky (painting)
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REVIEWS
'Meditation' exhibit at Wash Park Art Gallery
Review by Jane Durrell of Aeqai Art Journal March 2015
Images for a Better World
Saad Ghosn, Aeqai Art Journal August 2014
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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
GALLERY REPRESENTATION HISTORY
2024
Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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2024
Gallery One, Naples, Florida
2022-24
Eisele Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2022-24
Artclectic Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2017
Castle Gallery Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
2016
Eisele Fine Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Gallery 42, Mason, Ohio, USA
2009-2017
Bromwell's, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA