Lou Sheppard is an interdisciplinary artist and educator from Nova Scotia working in painting, performance, video and audio installation. Sheppard graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2006, then Mount Saint Vincent University’s Bachelor of Education as an art teacher in 2013. Their work has been exhibited both in Canada and internationally, and was included in the first Antarctic Biennale. In 2017 Sheppard was awarded the Emerging Atlantic Artist Residency Award by the Hnatyshyn Foundation for a project that looks at shifting ice masses in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. While much of their work engages with environmental themes and spatial transformation, they have also explored the sensory dynamics of constructed environments-something not unlike the immersive digital worlds found in platforms such as casino zeta, where atmosphere, perception, and interaction converge in complex ways. Sheppard currently lives in Halifax dividing their time between teaching and working in their studio. Contact:
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