Accra Shepp,

Artist Overview

Artist name:Accra Shepp

born 1962
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States

Works of Art: 45

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Occupying Wall Street - October 1, 2011 (couple with young girl holding Wall Street Journal), 2011

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Occupying Wall Street - October 1, 2011 (man holding sign: Shit is Fucked Up and Bull Shit), 2011

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Occupying Wall Street - October 15, 2011, 2011

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Occupying Wall Street - December 18, 2011, 2011

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Occupying Wall Street - January 24, 2012, 2012

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Mickey, day 14 of the protest, waiting to march over the Brooklyn Bridge, 2011

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A family displaying the first edition of the Occupied Wall Street Journal, 2011

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Two students from the Borough of Manhattan Community College, 2011

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Joseph, of the Cree Nation, who proclaimed, "Don't mistake this for civilization, it's only architecture", 2011

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Young woman in a peasant skirt, 2011

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Charlie, from Arkansas, who abandoned his last year of college to join the protest, 2011

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Su and Kyle who both participated from the first day, 2011

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Shadow, a performance artist who was making video portraits of protesters, 2011

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Nurse Liali, a new nurse who wanted to be part of change, providing free healthcare, 2011

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Detective DeJesus and Officer Rivera with the Technical Assistance Response Unit (TARU), 2011

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Ashley, filmmaker and activist, 2011

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Stacey, office worker, protesting on her lunch break, 2011

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Ellen, Bill, and Bambu, start of the fourth month of protest, 2011

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Israel in Zuccotti Park, 2011

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Three Black men, who requested anonymity for fear of the police, 2011

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Yajaira, Mixtec nation, who came to the United States at the age of four, 2011

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Laura standing on the steps of Federal Hall, 2012

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Connor sitting on the steps of Federal Hall, 2012

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Isobel on the steps of Federal Hall, 2012

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Jenny, member of the Granny Peace Brigade, in front of Federal Hall, 2012

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Britt (left) and Kim (right) are EMTs with Hunter Ambulance based in the Bronx. They would bring Covid patients to Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, 2020

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Nurse Eleanna stands at the entrance to a tent set up for testing people for Covid-19. The tent stands beside the entrance to the Emergency Room to keep the illness from spreading inside the hospital, 2020

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King George just coming out of the place on 144th St in Harlem on Election Day, 2020

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Trav just coming out of the place on 144th St in Harlem on Election Day. He was accompanied by his mother and sister, 2020

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Two South Asian senior citizens at the front of the line. Note, there was a separate line for seniors, so they would not have to wait as long. Food bank was at the office of State Senator Jessica..., 2020

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Carina packing shopping bags with prepared food donated by local restaurants in the office of State Senator Jessica Ramos, Corona Queens, 2020

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Man with a double-sided painting of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, 2020

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Two sisters on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall at George Floyd rally, 2020

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Woman with two friends protesting for George Floyd, Brooklyn Borough Hall, 2020

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Man showing intersectional support at an Occupy City Hall rally, 2020

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Occupy City Hall, four days before police end it, 2020

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Couple supporting Black Lives Matter in Union Square, 2020

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Officer Faljean observing protest at Union Square, 2020

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Woman protesting Trump and Pence at Union Square, 2020

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Andrea, in Times Square, protesting 150th day of Breonna Taylor murder, 2020

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Woman, in Times Square, protesting for justice for Breonna Taylor, 2020

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Young man, at Union Square rally, protesting Trump and Pence, 2020

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Qween Jean, activist, at protest in Washington Square Park, 2020

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Brooklyn woman getting vaccine, 2021

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Andrea, in Times Square, protesting 150th day of Breonna Taylor murder, 2020

Exhibitions: 13

Brosseau Center for Learning: History of Photography, Korean Ceramics, Tourist Art / Haitian Art
2017
Brosseau Center for Learning: History of Photography, Part Two
2017
Brosseau Center for Learning: History of Photography, Part Two
2017
Teaching Gallery: Recent Acquisitions
2014
Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2016 KU Common Book
2016
Black Lives Matter
Kate Meyer, curator
2020
Brosseau Center for Learning: Twentieth-Century Photography
Ben McBride, curator
2019
Not So Silent Cinema
Emily Kruse, curator
Adina Duke, curator
2021
American Dream
Celka Straughn, curator
2017
American Dream
Celka Straughn, curator
2017
Brosseau Center for Learning: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Access
Spencer Museum of Art Interns 2021–2022, curator
2022
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Access Virtual Exhibition
2022
Dissent, Discontent, and Action: Pictures of US by Accra Shepp
Kate Meyer, curator
Luke Jordan, curator
2023