Scenes of Figurative Narration Exhibition

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Joseph Sheppard is an internationally renowned painter and sculptor whose work has been featured in collections around the world. This exhibition features 18 realist and vibrant paintings spanning the artist’s seven decades in art.

In addition to the works in this exhibition, the Leroy Merritt Center for the Art of Joseph Sheppard also features about a dozen of his drawings focused on his portrayals of faces. These can be seen in the Leroy Merritt Center’s Patricia K. and Michael J. Batza Jr. Study Center. Numerous examples of Sheppard’s sculptural works—including studies for two monuments, the Holocaust Memorial, and the Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden—are also on view.