Accra Shepp

Accra Shepp (born 1962) is an American photographer.

Early life and education
Shepp's father is the saxophonist Archie Shepp.

Shepp received BFA and MFA degrees from the School of Visual Arts, New York. Additionally, Shepp has a Masters Degree from the Institute of Fine Arts in Art History and a B.A. in Art History and Studio Art from Princeton University.

Art career
His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Other permanent collections include the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Museum of the City of New York, among other institutions.

Exhibitions
Shepp's work has been exhibited in a solo show at the Queens Museum. Work included in the exhibition documents the coastlines of New York City's boroughs including the city's forty islands.

Honors and awards
Shepp has been awarded with two grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts, a fellowship through Princeton University's Atelier program, a Senior Fulbright Fellowship to Indonesia, as well as several international residencies.