ANNIE SHEPHERD WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF LINCOLN, NE. HER UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION INCLUDES DIRECTION IN GLASS STUDIES AT BOTH HASTINGS COLLEGE, HASTINGS, NE AND ALFRED UNIVERSITY, ALFRED, NY WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER BFA WITH A FOCUS IN GLASS AND SCULPTURE. SHE HAS ATTENDED CRAFT SCHOOLS AND RESIDENCIES INTERNATIONALLY IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES INCLUDING STAFF AND AS A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT. SHEPHERD’S MOST RECENT WORK FOCUSES ON VARIOUS REALMS OF CARTOGRAPHY, DISPLAYED ON ABSTRACT BLOWN GLASS FORMS. SHE AIMS TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON HER LOVE OF MAPS AND EXPLORE MORE REFINED SCULPTURAL FORMS IN HER GLASS WORK, WHILE ALSO INCORPORATING HER INTEREST IN COLOR, PATTERN, AND INSPIRATION FROM HER TRAVELS. ANNIE CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN BROOKLYN, NY.