Nick Shepaed – Composite View

March 1 – March 31 2024

Californian artist Nick Shepard created this work while on residency at Wharepuke. This show included all new large format color photographs from his time in Aotearoa New Zealand. Each large print is composed of multiple captures, creating alluring images with subtle complexity

Nick Shepard’s work ranges from photography to installation and sculpture. Regardless of medium, he explores the construction and consumption of images, objects, and spaces.

He is based in Sacramento California where he is an Associate Professor of Photography at Sacramento State University and an active member of Axis Gallery.

Shepard’s work has appeared at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Wassaic Project, Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, Holland Project, and Site: Brooklyn.

He received his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in NYC, and his BA in Studio Art and Art History from Carleton College in Minnesota.