Education
1988 Brooklyn College, City University of New York,
MFA Painting and Drawing
1984 The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
4 Year Certificate Painting
1981 Louisville School of Art, University of Louisville,
BFA, Painting and Printmaking
Selected Exhibitions
2011 Governor's Derby Exhibition, State Capitol, Frankfort, Kentucky
2010 Kentucky Al Smith Fellowship, State Capitol, Frankfort, Kentucky
2009 LAL Open, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
2009 The Toast Project, Bread for All Organization, Manitoba, Canada
2009 Infinite Treasures in a Small Room, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville,Kentucky
2009 Members Exhibition, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky
2008 Weaving Down Main Street, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville,Kentucky
2007 Hollidazzle, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville,Kentucky
2007 Visions and Voices, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville,Kentucky
2006 Uncommon Wealth, Al Smith Recipients, Loudon House, Lexington, Kentucky
Landscapes,Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Education Gallery, Louisville,Kentucky
2005 Cathy Shepherd & Lanesville Printmaking Project, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
2004 As I See Myself, Kentucky Museum of Art and Design, Louisville, Kentucky
2003 Crucifix, Louisianna College, Pineville, Louisiana
Nichols State University, Chauvin, Louisiana
traveling
2003 solo show, LVAA BankOne Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2003 An Early Times Sampler, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
2002 Kentucky Artists and Craftsmen, Yeiser Art Gallery, Paducah, Kentucky
2001 Hollidazzle, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
2001 Kentucky Artists and Craftsmen, Carnegie Art Center, Covington, Kentucky
2000 Fifteen Years on Main Street, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
traveling
1999 Equine Divine, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
1998 Kentucky Arts Council Al Smith Fellowship Artists., Mountain Arts Center,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
1998 Holidazzle, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
1997 Movin' On, Capitol Arts Center, Bowling Green, Kentucky
1997 solo show, Cathy Shepherd , B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
1997 solo show, Cathy Shepherd, Paintings, Krantz Art Gallery,
1997 Jefferson Community College, Louisville, Kentucky
1996 Kunst in Der Stadt, Frankfurt Hahf, Mainz, Germany
1995 Wilton Americana Show, Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, Connecticut
1995 Bats and Bowls, Clara Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
1995 Art of the Book,, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
1994 Wilton Americana Show, Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, Connecticut
1993 Water Tower Annual , Louisville Visual Arts Association. Louisville, Kentucky
1993 Wilton Americana Show, Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, Connecticut
1991 Kentucky Women Artists, Headley-Whitney Museum, Lexington, Kentucky
1990 Blowin' in the Wind, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
1989 American Figures Invitational, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
1989 Waterside, Louisville Visual Arts Association, Louisville, Kentucky
1988 Space and Light, Newport Museum of Fine Arts, Newport, Rhode Island
1987 Emerging Artists USA, National Arts Club, New York
1987 Brooklyn Invitational Print Show, Borough of Brooklyn Art Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
1986 Brooklyn '86, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
1985 solo show, Cathy Shepherd, Temple University Art Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1985 Four Figurative Painters, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky
1985 Spring Show, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1984 Art Center Annual, Louisville Visual Art Center, Louisville, Kentucky
1983 Academy Show, Peale House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1982 Academy Painters, Peale Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1981 solo show, Metro Alliance, Louisville, Kentucky
1980 Extraordinaire Invitational, WHAS Gallery, Louisville
1979 solo show, Park Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
1978 Fresh Paint, Liberty Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
traveling
1976 Mid-States Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, Indiana
Grants and Fellowships
2010 Printmaking Artist-in-Residence, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
2002 Rude Osolnik Scholarhip Award
2002 Early Times Scholarship
2000 Rude Osolnik Scholarship Award
2000 Friends of Arrowmont Scholarship
1996 Al Smith Artists Fellowship
1986 NEA Grant
Public Collections and Commissions
21C Hotel
Bank of Indiana
Brown-Forman
Eli Lilly & Company
National Bank
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs
Teaching
2011 Frayser Academy, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2011 Breckinridge-Franklin, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2010 Chancey Elementary, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2009 Kentucky School for the Blind, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2008-09 Conway Academy, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2007 Kentucky School for the Blind, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2007 North Harrison County Middle School, Ramsey, Indiana
Artist-in-Residence
2006 Jefferson County Public Schools through the
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
Artist-in-Residence
2006-present Louisville Visual Art Association
Children's Fine Art Classes High School Painting
2005 Lanesville Community Schools, Lanesville, Indiana
Artist-In-Residence
2004-present Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky
Visiting Artist
1998-2004 University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Figure Drawing and 2-D Design
1990-present Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky
Master Craftsman
1981 Louisville School of Art
Figure Drawing
1988 Brooklyn College, City University of New York,
MFA Painting and Drawing
1984 The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
4 Year Certificate Painting
1981 Louisville School of Art, University of Louisville,
BFA, Painting and Printmaking
Selected Exhibitions
2011 Governor's Derby Exhibition, State Capitol, Frankfort, Kentucky
2010 Kentucky Al Smith Fellowship, State Capitol, Frankfort, Kentucky
2009 LAL Open, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
2009 The Toast Project, Bread for All Organization, Manitoba, Canada
2009 Infinite Treasures in a Small Room, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville,Kentucky
2009 Members Exhibition, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky
2008 Weaving Down Main Street, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville,Kentucky
2007 Hollidazzle, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville,Kentucky
2007 Visions and Voices, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville,Kentucky
2006 Uncommon Wealth, Al Smith Recipients, Loudon House, Lexington, Kentucky
Landscapes,Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Education Gallery, Louisville,Kentucky
2005 Cathy Shepherd & Lanesville Printmaking Project, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
2004 As I See Myself, Kentucky Museum of Art and Design, Louisville, Kentucky
2003 Crucifix, Louisianna College, Pineville, Louisiana
Nichols State University, Chauvin, Louisiana
traveling
2003 solo show, LVAA BankOne Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2003 An Early Times Sampler, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
2002 Kentucky Artists and Craftsmen, Yeiser Art Gallery, Paducah, Kentucky
2001 Hollidazzle, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
2001 Kentucky Artists and Craftsmen, Carnegie Art Center, Covington, Kentucky
2000 Fifteen Years on Main Street, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
traveling
1999 Equine Divine, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
1998 Kentucky Arts Council Al Smith Fellowship Artists., Mountain Arts Center,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
1998 Holidazzle, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
1997 Movin' On, Capitol Arts Center, Bowling Green, Kentucky
1997 solo show, Cathy Shepherd , B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
1997 solo show, Cathy Shepherd, Paintings, Krantz Art Gallery,
1997 Jefferson Community College, Louisville, Kentucky
1996 Kunst in Der Stadt, Frankfurt Hahf, Mainz, Germany
1995 Wilton Americana Show, Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, Connecticut
1995 Bats and Bowls, Clara Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
1995 Art of the Book,, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
1994 Wilton Americana Show, Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, Connecticut
1993 Water Tower Annual , Louisville Visual Arts Association. Louisville, Kentucky
1993 Wilton Americana Show, Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, Connecticut
1991 Kentucky Women Artists, Headley-Whitney Museum, Lexington, Kentucky
1990 Blowin' in the Wind, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
1989 American Figures Invitational, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
1989 Waterside, Louisville Visual Arts Association, Louisville, Kentucky
1988 Space and Light, Newport Museum of Fine Arts, Newport, Rhode Island
1987 Emerging Artists USA, National Arts Club, New York
1987 Brooklyn Invitational Print Show, Borough of Brooklyn Art Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
1986 Brooklyn '86, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
1985 solo show, Cathy Shepherd, Temple University Art Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1985 Four Figurative Painters, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky
1985 Spring Show, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1984 Art Center Annual, Louisville Visual Art Center, Louisville, Kentucky
1983 Academy Show, Peale House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1982 Academy Painters, Peale Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1981 solo show, Metro Alliance, Louisville, Kentucky
1980 Extraordinaire Invitational, WHAS Gallery, Louisville
1979 solo show, Park Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
1978 Fresh Paint, Liberty Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
traveling
1976 Mid-States Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, Indiana
Grants and Fellowships
2010 Printmaking Artist-in-Residence, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
2002 Rude Osolnik Scholarhip Award
2002 Early Times Scholarship
2000 Rude Osolnik Scholarship Award
2000 Friends of Arrowmont Scholarship
1996 Al Smith Artists Fellowship
1986 NEA Grant
Public Collections and Commissions
21C Hotel
Bank of Indiana
Brown-Forman
Eli Lilly & Company
National Bank
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs
Teaching
2011 Frayser Academy, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2011 Breckinridge-Franklin, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2010 Chancey Elementary, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2009 Kentucky School for the Blind, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2008-09 Conway Academy, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2007 Kentucky School for the Blind, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist-in-Residence
2007 North Harrison County Middle School, Ramsey, Indiana
Artist-in-Residence
2006 Jefferson County Public Schools through the
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
Artist-in-Residence
2006-present Louisville Visual Art Association
Children's Fine Art Classes High School Painting
2005 Lanesville Community Schools, Lanesville, Indiana
Artist-In-Residence
2004-present Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky
Visiting Artist
1998-2004 University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Figure Drawing and 2-D Design
1990-present Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky
Master Craftsman
1981 Louisville School of Art
Figure Drawing
