Accra Shepp (born 1962) is an American photographer.
Accra Shepp | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | School of Visual Arts (BFA, MFA) |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Father | Archie Shepp |
| Website | accrashepp |
Early life and education
editShepp's father is the saxophonist Archie Shepp.[1]
Shepp received BFA and MFA degrees from the School of Visual Arts, New York.[2] Additionally, Shepp has a Masters Degree from the Institute of Fine Arts in Art History and a B.A. in Art History and Studio Art from Princeton University.[3]
Art career
editHis work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[4] the Art Institute of Chicago[5] and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.[6] Other permanent collections include the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Museum of the City of New York, among other institutions.[3]
Exhibitions
editShepp's work has been exhibited in a solo show at the Queens Museum. Work included in the exhibition documents the coastlines of New York City's boroughs including the city's forty islands.[3]
Honors and awards
editShepp has been awarded with two grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts, a fellowship through Princeton University's Atelier program, a Senior Fulbright Fellowship to Indonesia, as well as several international residencies.[3]
References
edit- ^ Shepp, Accra (29 September 2020). "'The Story I'm Telling': An Interview with Archie Shepp | by Accra Shepp". The New York Review of Books.
- ^ "Faculty Member Accra Shepp Photographs Healthcare Workers". School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City.
- ^ a b c d "Accra Shepp The Islands of New York: Photographs by Accra Shepp". Queens Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Accra Shepp Tuesday June 23, 2020, Protester, Defund the Police Rally, City Hall". mfah.org.
- ^ "Accra Shepp". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1962.
- ^ "Accra Shepp | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
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