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Artist: Aaron Sheppard (b. 1976)

The Nebraska born-and-raised Sheppard embodies remnants from his various lifestyles — construction worker, art student, drag performer (Barbie Q), rocker. The 6-foot-4 artist weathered the grit of Washington, D.C., wove through the New York underground scene performing in his band, Peter and the Pansexuals, and meditated with monks in Japanese temples. His long hair, mutton chops and eye makeup are a seeming amalgamation of a childhood spent in his grandfather’s lumberyard and his rock ’n’ roll dreams. A subtle cowboy drawl lingers from childhood summers spent with family in Amarillo, Texas.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/31/artist-aaron-sheppard-struck-over-head-something-h/

2006-09 MFA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1995-99 BFA with Hon., Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC

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Mermaid Parade in Joshua Tree (costume) by Aaron Sheppard, Image 1.

Aaron Sheppard
Mermaid Parade in Joshua Tree (costume), 2016

Mixed media

145.5 x 39 x 8.5 in

Aaron Sheppard
XX Top, 2010

Oil, acrylic, pastel, photo collage, blue tape, foamcore, plastic pearls, resin on wood

18.5 x 9.5 x 5.875 in

UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art

Las Vegas, Nevada

Artist: Aaron Sheppard (b. 1976)