Taryn Sheppard is an artist and architect (AIBC) who holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Toronto (2010), a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (2005) and a Master of Fine Art degree from Emily Carr University of Art & Design (2020).

Her art practice explores the notion of meaning within architecture through a variety of mediums, and on a broader scale the relationship between architecture and capitalism in the twenty-first century.

Taryn’s research has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the BC Arts Council. She is the recipient of two Lieutenant Governor's Awards of Excellence in architecture. Taryn operates her art practice in Vancouver on the unceded land of the Coast Salish peoples.

tarynsheppard@gmail.com

https://www.instagram.com/tarynsheppard

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2020 Master of Fine Art, Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver

2015 Intern in Architecture Program, Royal Architectural Institution of Canada (RAIC)

2010 Master of Architecture, Daniels School of Architecture, University of Toronto

2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), Halifax

Experience

2023 - Present Collaborator, Omer Arbel Office, Vancouver

2021 - Current Artist, Taryn Sheppard Studio Projects, Vancouver

2020 Artist in Residence, Griffin Art Projects, North Vancouver

2021 - Current Artist in Residence, Material Matters Research Lab, Emily Carr University, Vancouver

2018 - 2020 Research Assistant, Material Matters Research Lab, Emily Carr University, Vancouver

2013 - 2019 Founding Partner, Architect, Woodford Sheppard Architecture, St. John’s

Awards

2021 Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Grant

2021 2020 Lieutenant Governor’s Award of Excellence in Architecture, NL

2021 2020 Lieutenant Governor’s Award of Merit in Architecture, NL

2020 Griffin Art Projects Residency Award

2019 Barbara and Arne Vengshoel Bursary

2019 Excellence in Design Award Atlantic WoodWORKS/ Maritime Lumber Bureau

2019 University Women’s Club of Vancouver Graduate Scholarship

2018 University Women’s Club of Vancouver Graduate Scholarship

2019 British Columbia Arts Council, Individual Artist Award

2017 Public Art Commission, Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland & Labrador

2016 Excellence in Design Award, Atlantic WoodWORKS/ Maritime Lumber Bureau

2015 twenty + change Foundation, NEXT GEN Award

2015 City of St. John’s Heritage Award

Exhibitions & Artist Talks

2023 Fashion Fictions, Group Show, Vancouver Art Gallery

2022 As Long As Our Shadows, 732 Richards Street, Vancouver

2021 2021 IRSSS Fundraiser, Online Exhibition

2021 ‘Seeking the Periphery’ Faculty of Arch. Science, Ryerson University, Toronto.

2020 Griffin Art Projects (Solo) Residency Studio & Artist Talk, North Vancouver

2020 Expanse/Embrace (Group) O’Brien Exhibition Commons, ECU, Vancouver

2019 CODEX, The Faculty Gallery, ECUAD, Vancouver

2019 New Craft Symposium, Artist Talk, Crafted Vancouver Conference, Vancouver

2019 Kairos (Group) Michael O’Brien Exhibition Commons, ECU, Vancouver

2018 Vancouver Interior Design Show (Group) Vancouver Convention Centre

2017 Adapting Heritage, Cochrane Street United Church, St. John’s

2016 Twenty + Change (Group) Exhibition, 221 Duckworth Art Space, St. John’s

2015 Twenty + Change Group Exhibition, ‘A’ Space Gallery, 401 Richmond, Toronto

2010 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Sound Sculpture Installation (Juried) Toronto.

2006 Eastern Edge Gallery, Various Exhibitions, St. John’s

2006 Leyton Gallery, Various Exhibitions, St. John’s

2006 Anna Leonowens Gallery ‘Any World That I’m Welcome To’, Group Exhibition, Halifax

2006 Anna Leonowens Gallery ‘Graduate Exhibition’, Halifax

Publications