Accra Shepp
Born1962 (age 62–63)
EducationSchool of Visual Arts (BFA, MFA)
OccupationPhotographer
FatherArchie Shepp
Websiteaccrashepp.com

Accra Shepp (born 1962) is an American photographer.

Early life and education

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Shepp'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

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His 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

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Shepp'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

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Shepp is a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient.[7] He has also received 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

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  1. ^ Shepp, Accra (29 September 2020). "'The Story I'm Telling': An Interview with Archie Shepp | by Accra Shepp". The New York Review of Books.
  2. ^ "Faculty Member Accra Shepp Photographs Healthcare Workers". School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City.
  3. ^ a b c d "Accra Shepp The Islands of New York: Photographs by Accra Shepp". Queens Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Accra Shepp Tuesday June 23, 2020, Protester, Defund the Police Rally, City Hall". mfah.org.
  5. ^ "Accra Shepp". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1962.
  6. ^ "Accra Shepp | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
  7. ^ "Announcing the 2025 Guggenheim Fellows". Guggenheim Fellowship. 2025-05-15. Archived from the original on 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2025-11-28.