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Beth Shepherd

Beth with her work hanging at CUAG

Artist’s Statement: Beth paints acrylic naturescapes. She uses her art to intimately connect with the natural environment and to share her love of nature with others. She experiments with a range of styles—from realism to abstract expressionism—in order to capture the rhythms and patterns of nature on her canvas. As wilderness is under threat through the effects of human encroachment and climate change, Beth captures the images of natural spaces to remind us of the importance of these places in the Canadian psyche. Her current focus is capturing forest and water images in all seasons, often revealing the effects of human encroachment and climate change. As well, the continues to work on a series of landscapes reflecting her experience in the High Arctic in 2008.

Contact Info:

email: bethshepherd@rogers.com
telephone: 613 828-4104

Beth's work is regularly available at the Ottawa Little Theatre, the Ottawa School of Art Boutique, Ristorante e Caffe Ital-Delli, Mont-Trembant, Quebec and at her home studio in Britannia Village, Ottawa, by appointment only.

Bio: After a career as a consultant and manager, Beth Shepherd has reinvented herself as an artist, integrating a life long love of nature with her passion for fine arts. Beth holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology, an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Creative Arts Certificate from Algonquin College. She continues to refine her artistic skills by taking art courses at the Ottawa School of Art and Carleton University. She is a member of the Ottawa Art Association, the Nepean Fine Arts League, Carleton University’s Friends of the Gallery, the National Gallery of Canada, the Ottawa Art Gallery and the CARFAC.

Awards and Exhibitions:

November 2010 – Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) show “Here”
October 2010 - First solo exhibit “Sea Change: Images of Summer in the High Arctic” at the NFAL Gallery
May 2010 - "Official artist" of the 2010 Canadian Tulip Festival
March 2010 “re-inventio” show and catalogue
2010 recipient of the Stuart Cranston Award, presented annually by Algonquin College

Notes on the images:

They reflect the type of work available for purchase at the NFAL Winter Sale to be held at the Hellenic Centre, 1315 Prince of Wales Drive, Friday, Nov. 19 from 5-9PM and Saturday and Sunday from 10AM to 5PM (free parking and free admission).

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