Hannah Shepard is a painter and art professional living in Columbia, SC. She recently received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Savannah College of Art & Design. Awarded magna cum laude from College of Charleston, her undergraduate degree was a double major in Arts Administration and Studio Art with a minor in Art History. She has exhibited her work throughout Charleston and Atlanta, while also working as a store manager, assistant gallery director and interning for museums and non-profit spaces. In the future, she plans to grow her skills as an art administrator, curator, participate in residencies and teach at the college level, while continuing to show her work.

From the Artist... Light and color, as a subject, are used to explore feelings of awe and excitement felt during fleeting moments of celebration. Light is an intangible force, but through artistic processes, it can be captured and realized as tangible and physically felt. The act of celebration is a constructed experience, where we temporarily transform a space for amusement and spectacle. Ephemeral worlds are formed to investigate that construction and to convey lively moments through photography and oil paint.