More About “The Known World”: Solo Exhibition by Nick Shepard at Axis Gallery
Friday, April 3rd through Sunday, April 26th with a Second Saturday reception from 5:00 to 8:00 pm on April 11th. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5:00 pm, Friday through Sunday.
Axis Gallery is pleased to present The Known World, a solo exhibition by Nick Shepard which functions as a mini-retrospective, bringing together photographs dating back as far as 2010.
The Known World contains images that vary in subject matter and technique but remain grounded in Shepard’s ongoing concern with how photographs are built, how spaces are assembled, and what is concealed in the process. The show includes work that looks at the contemporary world specifically through the lens of master painting as well as images that explore modern ideas more through abstraction and physical intervention.
Shepard’s early work used Dutch genres and styles as a strategy to reframe the familiar range and complexity of everyday American life. At a distance Blossoms of Silk and Polyester is alluring. But on closer examination it is clear that Shepard has replaced the glorious flowers in paintings, like those of Ambrosius Bosschaert, with inexpensive stems from the Dollar Tree, while the table’s wood veneer peels away to reveal its cheap construction underneath.
Axis Gallery is pleased to present The Known World, a solo exhibition by Nick Shepard which functions as a mini-retrospective, bringing together photographs dating back as far as 2010.
The Known World contains images that vary in subject matter and technique but remain grounded in Shepard’s ongoing concern with how photographs are built, how spaces are assembled, and what is concealed in the process. The show includes work that looks at the contemporary world specifically through the lens of master painting as well as images that explore modern ideas more through abstraction and physical intervention.
Shepard’s early work used Dutch genres and styles as a strategy to reframe the familiar range and complexity of everyday American life. At a distance Blossoms of Silk and Polyester is alluring. But on closer examination it is clear that Shepard has replaced the glorious flowers in paintings, like those of Ambrosius Bosschaert, with inexpensive stems from the Dollar Tree, while the table’s wood veneer peels away to reveal its cheap construction underneath.
Date & Time
April 25, 2026
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Additional Dates
This event also occurs on:
04/26/2026
Location
Axis Gallery
625 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
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