Jamin Charles Shepherd
jamin@jamincharlesshepherd.com
artbyjamn.com
b. 1982 lives and works in Iowa City, IA.
Education
2019 University of Texas at Tyler – Bachelor of Fine Arts, summa cum laude
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Tender Parting: Weavings -- The Gallery at the Foundry, Tyler, TX
Juried Exhibitions
2020 NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition – in conjunction with NCECA 54th
Annual Conference (Jurors Virginia Scotchie and Salvador Jiménez-Flores),
artspace, Richmond, VA
2019 Game Changer – Workhub, held by ETX Creatives, Tyler, TX
UT Tyler Juried Student Exhibition – Meadows Gallery, Tyler, TX, juried by Kate Borcherding
Inconsistency – pop-up exhibition, held by ETX Creatives, Tyler, TX, juried by Gabe Langholtz
Flora/Fauna – The Gallery at the Foundry, Tyler, TX, juried by Micah Lewis
2018 NCECA National Juried Student Exhibition – in conjunction with NCECA 52nd
Annual Conference (Jurors Martina Lantin and Sam Harvey), Pittsburgh
Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Elephant in the Room– Gallery Main Street, Tyler, TX
UT Tyler Juried Student Exhibition – Meadows Gallery, Tyler, TX, juried by Sherry Owens
2017 UT Tyler Juried Student Exhibition – Meadows Gallery, Tyler, TX, juried by Barbara Frey
Curated and Invited Exhibitions
2019 Separate Parts – Skin Deep Studio, Longview, TX, curated by Nic Trent
See and Hear: Visual Art – The University of Texas, Tyler, UC Center gallery, invited by Kaia Magnusen
2018 CAMEO Emerging Artists Exhibition – UHCL Gallery, Houston, TX, invited by Merrie Wright
2017 See and Hear: New Music Inspired by Visual Art – UT Tyler, Tyler, TX, invited by Kaia Magnusen
Selected Student Works – FAC Gallery, The University of Texas, Tyler, invited by Michelle Taff
Longview Artwalk exhibitor – Silver Grizzly, Longview, TX, invited by Connor Walters
Exhibitions Curated
2020 Taradiddles – Maggie Pierce and Brady Collings, The Gallery at the Foundry, Tyler, TX
2019 Still January, an exhibition based on the short story by Jamin Shepherd – Kelly Waller, Maggie Pierce, and Kate Finch, The Gallery
at the Foundry, Tyler, TX
Connecting Methods – The ASG Art Collective (Joanna Gifford, Jessica Sanders, Lilah Shepherd, and Willow Lanchester), The
Gallery at the Foundry, Tyler, TX
Por Que – John Miranda solo, The Gallery at the Foundry, Tyler, TX
Awards
2020 Mudtools Merit Award -- NCECA National Juried Student Exhibition – in conjunction with NCECA 54th Annual Conference (Jurors
Virginia Scotchie and Salvador Jiménez-Flores), artspace, Richmond, VA
2019 Talent Scholarship for Art – UT Tyler
2018 Talent Scholarship for Art – UT Tyler
2017 Honorable Mention – UT Tyler Juried Student Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, UT Tyler, juried by Barbara Frey
Talent Scholarship for Art – UT Tyler
Experience
2019 Assistant Director/ Curator – The Gallery at the Foundry
Education and Installation Intern – Tyler Museum of Art
Playing with Paper Workshop creator/leader, Paper Collage – held in conjunction with ETX Creatives’ Summer Workshops series
Installation Assistant – various exhibitions and venues (includes installing works, lighting, labeling, de-installing, and involvement in
preparing promotional materials), ongoing
2018 Screen printer – Ridiculously Good Brands and Threads
2017 Workshop Leader, Ceramics - UT Tyler Art Department High School Day
2016 Studio Assistant, Printmaking - UT Tyler Art Department High School Day
Professional Organizations
2019 President – Studio Art and Art History Association, UT Tyler
Member – National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, since 2017
Member – College Art Association, since 2017
2018 Vice-President/Treasurer – Studio Art and Art History Association, UT Tyler
Publications
2020 Gon Gon, a collage and conceptual poetry zine – self-published
2020 NCECA National Juried Student Exhibition, exhibition catalog
2019 Sincere Resolutions – collaboration with Lilah Shepherd, self-published
Cover Over Volume 2 – self-published
2018 Arctica – WINDOW online art and poetry journal, Issue 6, pg. 24-26 – patientsounds.com/window
Cover Over – self-published
2018 NCECA National Juried Student Exhibition, exhibition catalog
2017 History Class Volume 2 – self-published
2016 History Class – self-published
Koalas – self-published
2015 Shapes! – self-published
The Big One – self-published