Jean Sheppard
Education
1963 - B.Sc.(Hons. Biology) Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
1968 - M.Sc.(Biology) University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1971 - various non-degree, non-diploma courses in pottery, University of Regina
1972 - glaze chemistry, Vancouver College of Art
1973 –1998 - professional potter
1994 – present - pastel artist
2001 – Landscape Painting – David More, Red Deer College
2002 – Introduction to Monotypes –Susan Woolgar, Red Deer College
2003 – Advanced Monotypes – Susan Woolgar, Red Deer College
Solo Exhibitions
2010, Prairies to Peaks, Willock and Sax Gallery, Banff
2006, Consider the Lilies, Willock and Sax Gallery, Waterton Park
2004 – “Pressing Matters – Exploring the Monotype” Allied Arts Council, Lebel Mansion Gallery, Pincher Creek, AB
2003 – “A Closer Look at Iris”, Bowman Art Gallery, Lethbridge, AB
2002 – “Peaks and Valleys – Landscapes of Waterton Park”, Willock and Sax Gallery
2001 – “A Closer Look at Iris”, Willock and Sax Gallery
1999 - West of the 5th, Allied Arts Council, Lebel Mansion Gallery
1997 - Waterton Natural History Association, Waterton Park, AB
1996 - Waterton Natural History Association
1995 - Waterton Natural History Association
1994 - Flora and Other Friends, Allied Arts Council, Pincher Creek, AB
1994 - Waterton Natural History Association
Group Exhibitions
July-September 2008 – “It’s Not What but How” – Crowsnest Pass Allied Arts Association Art Gallery, Frank, AlbertaJuly-September 2005 - “Textures on the Land” – Crowsnest Pass Allied Arts Association
July 2004 – “Wonder of Water” – Jean Sheppard, Linda Anderson Stewart and Jim Stokes, Willock and Sax Gallery, Waterton Park, AB
August 1998 - July 2001 - "Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass" Muttart Travelling Exhibition Program, Alberta Foundation of the Arts
September 1997 - "Pincher in the Pass", Crowsnest Pass Allied Arts
September, October 1996 -" Sunflowers"- Allied Arts Council, Pincher Creek, AB
August 1996 - Oppertshauser Gallery, Stony Plain, AB
January, February 1994 - "Flowers and Trees", Bowman Art Gallery, Lethbridge
My work is in private collections across Canada, the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, and South Africa
Other
December 2002 – elected to Pastel Society of Canada
November 2001 – “From the Mountains to the Prairies – Two Artists Who Love the Landscape” by Jill Barber. Rockies magazine, Fall 2001/Winter2002, pages 8-9
January 1995 - "Above Mill Creek" accepted for FEESA (Friends of Environmental Education Society of Alberta) Alberta Species and Places Calendar, 1996, September
Volunteer art related work
1988-1997, 1999 to 2002, director on the board of the Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek, 1990-1992, president
Teaching
March 2002 – An Introduction to Using Soft Pastels, Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek
October 2000 – Introduction to Lino Block Printing, Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek
February 1998 - Introduction to Lino Block Printing, Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek
Biographical Information
I was born, raised and educated in Ottawa, Ont. and received a B.Sc. in Biology from Carleton University in 1963. After obtaining a M.Sc. in Biology from the University of Saskatchewan in 1968, I worked for five years in the Biology Department of the University of Regina. In 1977 my husband, daughter and I moved to the foothills of southwestern Alberta, about 15 miles west of Pincher Creek. I set up a studio beside our house and worked as a professional potter. In the fall of 1992 I began painting with soft pastels and in 1998, after 25 years, retired from making pottery and concentrated on the pastels and, occasionally, lino block printing and monotypes. Although I have painted everything from landscapes to still life, and florals to portraits, it is landscapes and florals that I enjoy the most.