Ferrari Sheppard
Ferrari Sheppard | |
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| File:Ferrari in studio.jpg Sheppard in 2020 | |
| Born | Ferrari Elite Sheppard March 3, 1983 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Alma mater | School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2006) |
| Style | Figurative art Abstract art |
Ferrari Sheppard (born 1983) is an American artist. His artistic style is influenced by Willem de Kooning, Cy Twombly and Joan Mitchell, as well as Harlem Renaissance figures like Jacob Lawrence and Romare Bearden. [1] Sheppard is also a member of the hip-hop duo Dec 99th, alongside Yasiin Bey. The duo's album, December 99th, was released in 2016. [2] Sheppard lives and works in Los Angeles, California.[3]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Sheppard was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1983.[4] After his family returned to Chicago from New York City, Sheppard pursued his passion for the arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). [5]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 2016, Sheppard returned to painting, marking a significant change in his career. He adopted the canvas as his main medium, producing works characterized by layered textures and vivid colors to convey intricate emotional landscapes. [6] His art combines figurative and abstract elements to address themes such as cultural heritage, memory, and self-actualization. The artwork invites viewers to engage with narratives that are both introspective and broadly relatable. Sheppard is represented by Massimo De Carlo. [7][8]
In May 2025, Sheppard was featured in Vogue Magazine’s Met Gala Issue as part of its Superfine Suiting portfolio, which highlighted artists and cultural figures shaping contemporary aesthetics and identity. [9]
Exhibitions
[edit | edit source]- 2024: Modality – Massimo De Carlo, Hong Kong[10]
- 2023: Crucible, Massimo De Carlo, Museum of Villa Torlonia (Rome), Rome, Italy[12]
- 2023: Portal Study, Massimo De Carlo, Frieze Los Angeles, CA[13]
- 2022: Tremendous, Massimo De Carlo, London[14]
- 2022: Walking Together, Massimo De Carlo Pièce Unique, Paris[15]
- 2021: Dark Bodies Bright Crest, Maruani Mercier, Brussels Belgium[16]
- 2021: Positions of Power, UTA Artist Space, Beverly Hills, CA[17]
- 2020: Heroines of Innocence – Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA[18]
Group Exhibitions
- 2024: Effetto Notte: Day for Night,New American Realism, National Gallery of Ancient Art, Rome, Italy[19]
- 2022: La Vie en Rose, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Chicago, IL[20]
- 2022: Interscope Reimagined, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA[21]
- 2021: Where to begin…, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Paris, FR
- 2020: Black Voices Black Microcosm – CF Hill Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden[23]
- 2020: LACMA Group Exhibition – Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Collections
Discography
[edit | edit source]As Dec 99th with Yasiin Bey
[edit | edit source]- December 99th (2016)
References
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External links
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- Living people
- 20th-century American painters
- American essayists
- African-American writers
- African-American musicians
- American electronic musicians
- American experimental musicians
- American male essayists
- 1983 births
- 21st-century African-American artists
- 20th-century African-American painters
- 21st-century American painters
- African-American male writers