About
Howth, Ireland, 2025. All rights reserved by artist.
Artist Bio
Eileen Sheppard is a visual artist who has spent most of her life in the greater Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley area. She works primarily in oil and acrylic paint with occasional detours into oil pastel and other dry media, combining abstract and representational styles. She draws inspiration from her travels and from the world around her. Her drawings and paintings have appeared in regional and online exhibitions.
Eileen received a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts, with distinction, from UC Berkeley Extension, where she studied painting and drawing. Before Berkeley Extension, she attended ArtCenter College of Design and studied with teachers at Creative Arts Group, Otis College of Art and Design, Stanford Continuing Studies, and Pasadena City College, among others. A life-long artist, Eileen committed herself to a full-time art practice after retiring from a career as a teacher and administrator in Los Angeles city and county.
Affiliations
Pasadena Society of Artists Pasadena Society of Artists
Education
Certificate, Visual Arts, with distinction, UC Berkeley Extension
MA, Educational Leadership, Point Loma Nazarene University
BA, English, California State University, Los Angeles, cum laude