It’s no secret that I participate in a lot of fundraisers. Truth is I feel better giving stuff to raise funds in support of a good cause than selling work. On April 8th, I’ll be at the WestPark Healthcare Centre as they hold a ticketed fundraiser to support the inspiring vision for their ongoing art strategy to advance the collection and fund an Artists in Residence Program. You can get more info here. It’s a spectacular facility, and I look forward to seeing my piece “Everything Loose / Is Travelling” from my last show After Poetry which is currently on display at the hospital.
Included are 4 self-portraits from a series I called “Shrouded“
Also in the show are works by six other artists;
My last show was After Poetry in the Spring of this year.
and the show ran from March 2nd – 23rd
15 new works, inspired by poetry.
My last show was four years ago, which seems unbelievable.
You can check out the live, silent auction, and 2024 limited edition pieces on the SNAP website.
March 12th, 2022 Toronto
The new website is pretty much like the old website but it works. A few simple things about chrisshepherd.net;
1. About – News will be updated and reflect anything relatively “newsworthy” that has happened to or is associated with Chris Shepherd. This will include news of the soon to happen or news of the recent past. Nothing in here will be conceptual or idea driven. There will be no “Fake News” and little-to-no opinion.
2. About – Bio, CV and Contact pages should be relatively straight forward and up to date at all times.
3. Work – This section contains most of the things the artist has printed, made or performed. There is nothing here that was not exhibited or produced and sold in some way. Well, that’s not 100% accurate. All the work you see here has been produced, not all of it has sold.
4. Sketchbook – This will become the theoretical, conceptual or WIP portion of the site. Here the artist plans on keeping a virtual sketchbook of ideas so you can follow along with their life and get a frightening glimpse into the workings of a neurotic artist’s mind. This might contain opinion, commentary or even swearing. Please don’t be offended. The plan is to weed out this section of the site frequently and only keep entries for ideas that might actually make it to execution some day. It may contain pie-in-the-sky thoughts, but that’s the fun of it.
