ON NOW:
"Arrangements" exhibition featuring artwork
from Lisa Shepherd & Kristi Bridgeman's collaboration
The exhibition Arrangements seeks to explore some the complex social and cultural meanings ascribed to flowers through a diverse array of contemporary artworks. From expressions of love and mourning, to symbols of identity, status and commerce, flowers are a surrogate for all kinds of ideas. The artworks in this group exhibition, which include painting, drawing, photography, video and ceramics, take an unexpected look at this familiar floral subject matter as the artists delve into the significance of cut flowers, ornamental gardens and wild plants.
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Two pieces created by Lisa Shepherd and Kristi Bridgeman are on display in this exhibit: Kiwetin and Forget-Me-Not II.
Aug. 15 - Oct. 31, 2020 (The exhibition has been extended!) Art Gallery at Evergreen Coquitlam, BC OPENING DAY TOURS: Saturday, Aug. 15, 1-4pm Read about the exhibit on the Art Gallery's website. Art Gallery is open Thursdays-Saturdays. Admission is free. 
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Kiwetin
Forget-Me-Not II
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COMING SOON:
"Breathe." exhibition featuring artwork from Lisa Shepherd
Beginning in September 2020, masks from the brand new Breathe. collection will be featured in exhibits throughout North America. Three of Lisa's masks have been selected by the jury to be included in this collection. For information about the Breathe. project and the resulting collection, see this web page.
Confirmed dates and locations:
Confirmed dates and locations:
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Sept. 24, 2020 - Jan. 17, 2021 Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Banff, AB Read about the exhibit in this Galleries West article HERE 
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Collaborative Exhibits: Lisa Shepherd & Kristi Bridgeman
(2017-2019)
Lisa Shepherd and Kristi Bridgeman were already well established in their respective art careers when they discovered serendipitously through an arts group that they were related through a common relative, Suzette (Chalifoux) Swift, a revered Métis bead artist. That discovery sparked a rich collaboration of Shepherd’s beadwork and Bridgeman’s painting incorporated into a series of 30” square shadow box pieces, each with its own inspired story. With Suzette watching over them, they have gathered their tools and here the artists share their knowledge, explore their culture and create a collaborative body of work honouring their grandmothers and Métis ancestral designs.
What people are saying...
"A truly magical exhibition! The art, the workmanship, the stories, the education - all makes for a terrific experience." - Tanya G. (Squamish)
"The most awesome collection of contemporary Métis artwork I have EVER seen ANYWHERE, Worthy of a national exhibition!!" - Rob H. (Maple Ridge)
"Beautiful, inspiring, important work - wishing you much success as the stories reveal themselves." - Sheila M. (Toronto)
"Third visit - This is such a beautiful exhibit." - Linda K. (Maple Ridge)
"I see my Kokum!" - Marion B. (Anmore)
"A truly magical exhibition! The art, the workmanship, the stories, the education - all makes for a terrific experience." - Tanya G. (Squamish)
"The most awesome collection of contemporary Métis artwork I have EVER seen ANYWHERE, Worthy of a national exhibition!!" - Rob H. (Maple Ridge)
"Beautiful, inspiring, important work - wishing you much success as the stories reveal themselves." - Sheila M. (Toronto)
"Third visit - This is such a beautiful exhibit." - Linda K. (Maple Ridge)
"I see my Kokum!" - Marion B. (Anmore)
FORGET-ME-NOT, MÉTIS ROSE: The Far West is the artists’ third collaborative exhibition, and specifically references the symbols and stories of the Métis history in Western Canada.
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Sept. 7 - Oct. 26, 2019 The ACT Arts Centre Maple Ridge, BC Read about the exhibit in the media release HERE. RECEPTION: Saturday Sept. 7, 2-4pm ARTIST TALK & TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION: Sept. 8, 1:30-3:30pm Following the artists’ talk, distinguished Métis historian Brodie Douglas will present a talk on the history of the Métis in Western Canada. Lisa Shepherd, Métis Artist acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. 
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FORGET-ME-NOT, MÉTIS ROSE: Through the eyes of their Métis ancestor Suzette Swift, Lisa Shepherd and Kristi Bridgeman interpret the endemic flora and fauna of the Rocky Mountains.
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April 3 - June 4, 2018 Musée Héritage Museum St. Albert, AB Read about the exhibit: in the Museum's 2018 Exhibition Catalog HERE. and in the St. Albert Today HERE. April 12 - May 22, 2017 Jasper Museum and Archives Jasper, AB Read about the exhibit in The Jasper Local HERE. |
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Scroll through this image gallery to view pieces in the Forget-Me-Not, Métis Rose collection. To purchase other original pieces by these artists, GO TO THIS PAGE. |
Other Exhibitions featuring Lisa Shepherd, Métis Artist
(2010-2019)
2013-2019 Walking With Our Sisters, an installation art project of 1,700 pairs of moccasin tops (“vamps”) commemorating and representing an estimated 824 Aboriginal women and girls who have been murdered or gone missing in Canada since 1961. Multiple cities across Canada.
2017 Sidney Fine Art Show, Mossbags, Snowshoe Hares & Wild Flowers, Sidney, BC
2017 through 2018, Memory • History • Story exhibition in the Gordon Smith Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2016 Traditionally Modern – First Nations Art and Culture, Transforming Society Gallery, Human History wing of the Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB
2015 Imago Mundi collection by Luciano Benetton, 56th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
2015 Carrying Forward Our Traditions, art exhibition of master beadworkers, Adaka Cultural Festival, Whitehorse, YT
2012 The West Fine Art Show, Senator Gerry St. Germain's Indian Springs Land and Cattle Co. Ranch, South Surrey, BC
2011 Aboriginal Day Celebration, I-Hos Gallery, K'ómoks First Nation, Comox, BC
2011 Coastal Carvings Fine Art Gallery, Coombs, BC
2011 The Good Medicine Show, Affinity Gallery, collaboration between the Saskatchewan Craft Council and the Gabriel Dumont Institute, Saskatoon, SK
2010 Transformation Tales, Maple Ridge Art Gallery, Maple Ridge, BC
2010 Vancouver 2010 Olympics, BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, BC
2017 Sidney Fine Art Show, Mossbags, Snowshoe Hares & Wild Flowers, Sidney, BC
2017 through 2018, Memory • History • Story exhibition in the Gordon Smith Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2016 Traditionally Modern – First Nations Art and Culture, Transforming Society Gallery, Human History wing of the Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB
2015 Imago Mundi collection by Luciano Benetton, 56th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
2015 Carrying Forward Our Traditions, art exhibition of master beadworkers, Adaka Cultural Festival, Whitehorse, YT
2012 The West Fine Art Show, Senator Gerry St. Germain's Indian Springs Land and Cattle Co. Ranch, South Surrey, BC
2011 Aboriginal Day Celebration, I-Hos Gallery, K'ómoks First Nation, Comox, BC
2011 Coastal Carvings Fine Art Gallery, Coombs, BC
2011 The Good Medicine Show, Affinity Gallery, collaboration between the Saskatchewan Craft Council and the Gabriel Dumont Institute, Saskatoon, SK
2010 Transformation Tales, Maple Ridge Art Gallery, Maple Ridge, BC
2010 Vancouver 2010 Olympics, BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, BC
You can find information about where Lisa Shepherd's artwork is available to be seen in permanent collections ON THIS WEB PAGE.