Statement and C.V.
Elizabeth Shepherd was born in Dunfermline Fife. She graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art with a diploma in Drawing and Painting. She is now living in Crail, Fife.
Elizabeth Shepherd is a member of the Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio, specialising in etching and is a professional member of Visual Arts Scotland, and the Scottish Society of Artists. In 1996 her first etching of Crail Harbour was selected for the International Print Exhibition at Portland Art Museum, Oregon, U.S.A .
“I experiment with different colour schemes with my etching plates therefore many of my prints are unique, but they are all limited editions as you can only print so many from each plate"
Selected exhibitions:
Elizabeth Shepherd has exhibited in the RSA, SSA ,VAS,.RGI, RSW and Aberdeen Artists
As well as in;
1998 The Bellevue Gallery, Edinburgh
1999 The McManus Gallery,Dundee and Courtyard Gallery, Crail
2000 Angus College Exhibition(highly commended)
2001-8 solo exhibitions at Pittenweem Arts Festival
2002Meffan Art Gallery Forfar (first prize)
2002-3 selected for exhibition of Scottish Artists at Scotland House Brussels
2003 Lilley Gallery Glasgow and S.S.A. show in Shetland
2004 Dundee Etchers - exhibition including old masters- Whistler Renoir, McManus Gallery, and Atholl Gallery Perthshire
,2000-2004 Mugdock Park, Byre Theatre St Andrews
2006 The Whitehouse gallery Kirkcudbright
2007 Dundee Contemporary Arts Print gallery Dundee
2008 Professional members of the SSA exhibition in Glasgow.
She has work at The Fisher Gallery Pittenweem Fife , the Compass Gallery Glasgow, The Ceres Gallery, Ceres Fife, and D.C.A. Print Studio Dundee.
Purchase Prizes
Angus Council 2003
Aberdeen – Grampian Hospital Trust two etchings 2ooo
She has exhibited with Dundee Printmakers at Chicago, Nova Scotia, The Barbican London.
