EDUCATION
2027 B.A. Religion Studies, Minor Environmental Studies, Naropa University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2025-current Resident Assistant Student Housing, Naropa University
2026 Co-Chair, Student Union of Naropa, Naropa University
2025-2026 Production Assistant, Purple Mountain Production Company
2023-2025 Somatic, Yoga, Meditation Instructor, Freelance
2021 Executive Director, The Sisters Non-Profit, Roz Savage
2015-2024 Filmmaker/Writer/Photographer, Case of the Nomads
2026 Small Metals Tech, Touchstone Center for Craft
2005-2020 Head Designer & Fabricator/Owner, Casey Sheppard Designs Jewelry
2013-2018 Freelance Writer/Content Creator, Kambalch Publishing
2014 Intern, Miss G Designs
2013 Michael Schmidt Studios, Single Project Bench Jeweler
2008-2009 Sydney Lynch Jewelry, Bench Jeweler
SOLO PERFORMANCE ART
2026 Blood Witness, Boulder CO
PERFORMANCE ART
2025 Holy Mountain, Starman!, Joshua Treenial, Joshua Tree CA
2019-2025 Bearded & Shucked Mermaid Parade, Joshua Tree CA
2024 His Eminence Shan't Attend, Joshua Treenial, Joshua Tree CA
2023 Mightiest of all that the world has yet owned, Joshua Tree CA
GALLERIES
2016 John Casablanca, Palm Springs CA
2013 Gold Bug Pasadena, Pasadena CA
2011-2012 Gallery 360, Minneapolis MN
2011-2012 Perlow-Stevens Gallery, Columbia MO
2011-2012 Dundee Gallery, Omaha NE
2010-2012 Lux Gallery, Lincoln NE
2008-2011 Tsuru, Lincoln NE
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Mackerel Sky Gallery, Lansing MI, November
2011 Perlow-Stevens Gallery, Columbia MO, October
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik Iceland, Arising: by Yoko Ono
2013 Gold Bug Pasadena, Pasadena CA, Trunk Show October
2013 Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver CO, Pre-Show
2012 Kathleen Sommers, 4th Annual Bracelet Show
2011 Gallery 360, Minneapolis MN, Trunk Show
2011 Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln NE, Spring Bling Trunk Show
2011 Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln NE, LUXurious Trunk Show
2011 Walker Art Museum, Minneapolis MN, Local to Global Jewelry Show November
2010 Gallery 9, Lincoln NE, Group Innovations
2010 Leid Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln NE, Friends of Lied Gala
2007-2011 Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha NE, Annual Art Gala
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2015 Baltimore Jewelry Center, Co: Operative Garnish
2014 Crafthaus, Online, Play That Funky Music
2014 SNAG Conference, Minneapolis MN, Red Carpet Event
2013 Crafthaus, Online, Buckle Up: Belt Buckles Beyond Function
2013 A CASA Museum of Brazilian Object, San Paulo Brazil, Chain Project
JURIED ART FESTIVALS
2013 Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver CO
2013 Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines IA
2013 CraftBoston, Boston MA
2012 Piedmont Craftsmen Show, Winston-Salem NC
2012 Telluride Arts Festival, Telluride CO
2012 Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver CO
2012 Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City MO
2011 Lincoln Arts Festival, Lincoln NE
2011 Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis MN
2011 East Lansing Arts Festival, East Lansing MI
2011 Best of the Northwest, Seattle WA
2010 Lincoln Arts Festival, Lincoln NE
FILM SHORT ANIMATIONS/STOP MOTIONS
2024 Red Black Bird: A Five Elemental Myth, Stop Motion
2023 Breathe In, Breathe Out, Stop Motion Short
2023 Brightly Wild 2023
2023 Feminist Tree Topper Party
2023 The Boulevardiére
2023 Spritz...Olive Juice
2022 Suck My Left One!
2022 dyNOmite
2022 Rok N Rolla Luv
2022 Sooner OR Later
2018 Rebel Heart’s Love Story, Stop Motion Short
FILMS
2021 Those Among, Full Length Documentary
FILM SHORTS
2025 Complexity Thinking: A Film
2025 Around the Globe with Smarty McSmarterson
2020 Cocktail
2019 In House Team Series, Talent Plus
2018 Big Agnes Bob Swanson Grant Short, Big Agnes
2015-2017 Case of the Nomads YouTube, YouTube Video Series
JURIED FILM FESTIVALS
2023 Breathe In, Breathe Out, Animation Nights New York
2022 Those Among, Documentary, Oneota Film Festival, Decorah IA
2022 Those Among, Documentary, Film Girl Film Festival, Milwaukee WI
2022 Those Among, Documentary, Toronto Women Film Festival, Toronto CA
2022 Those Among, Documentary, OTB Film Festival, Miami FL
2019 Rebel Heart’s Love Story, Lincoln Short Film Festival, Lincoln NE
2018 Rebel Heart’s Love Story, NYC shorts of all Sorts, NYC
2018 Rebel Heart’s Love Story, Stop Animation, jellyFEST, Los Angeles CA
PUBLICATIONS
2026 Space Cowboy Books (Print), Contributor, Death & Blood
2024 A A Ron Publishing (Print), His Eminence Shan't Attend, Book Design/Layout
2019-2022 Travel Stoke App (Online), Contributor
2015-2022 Case of the Nomads Blog (Online), Creator
2018-2019 Women Who Explore (Online), Contributor
2018 LNK News (Print), Freelance Writer/Journalist
2017-2018 Facet Jewelry, Free Form Bi-Monthly Newsletter
2015 Art Jewelry Magazine November Issue (Print), Easy Fold Forming
2015 Art Jewelry Magazine May Issue (Print), Build an Asymmetrical Necklace
2015 Art Jewelry Magazine March Issue (Print), Navigating the SNAG Circus
2014 Art Jewelry Magazine September Issue (Print), Omega Clip
2014 Schiffer Publishing (Print), Lorena Angulo, Behind the Brooch
2004 Southeast Community College (Print), Illuminations, Zoo (poem)
PRESS
2015 American Craft Magazine March/April Issue (Print), Gallery
2013 Modern Midwest (Online), Morgan Mercer, Casey Sheppard Gives PVC Pipe A Makeover
2013 Channel 9 News (Print), Cherry Creek Arts Festival Kicks Off
2013 Des Moines Register (Print), Michael Morain, 13 Highlights to the DMAF
2012 Art Fair Radio (Podcast), Connie Mettler, Using Kickstarter to Fund Your Art Career
2012 American Craft Magazine Aug/Sep Issue (Print), Goods For Life Feature
2012 Art Jewelry Magazine (Online), Theresa Abelew, Finding Funds for Your Work
2012 Art Jewelry Magazine (Online), Annie Pennington, Hardware Store Jewelry
2012 Lincoln Arts Council (Online), December Art Spotlight
2010 Downtown Lincoln Association (Online), Casey Sheppard Designs Steampunk Jewelry
2008 Daily Nebraskan (Print), New Downtown Boutique to Exhibit Local Artist
HONORS/AWARDS
2026 Naropa University, Martin Janowitz Scholarship Fund
2025 Naropa University, Inaugural Bodhisattva Honor Roll
2025 Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles, 1st Female Member to host interview
2025 Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles, 1st Group of Female Members
2022 OTB Film Festival, Best Documentary - Film 'Those Among'
2022 OTB Film Festival, Best Women Director - Film 'Those Among'
2020 The Pollination Project, Change Maker Grant Recipient
2018 Big Agnes, Bob Swanson Exploration Grant - 1st Recipient
2018 Rebel Heart’s Love Story, Stop Animation, Semi-Finalist, Directed by Women - NYC shorts of all Sorts
2018 Rebel Heart’s Love Story, Stop Animation, Semi-Finalist, jellyFEST
2017 Upventur, Best Digital Content
2015 Single Speed Arizona 50 Mile Race, Dead Fucking Last (DFL)
2011 Lincoln Arts Council, Lincoln Arts Festival, Best of Nebraska
2011 ELAF, East Lansing Arts Festival, Best of Show/Galleries
2010 Lincoln Arts Council, Lincoln Arts Festival, Best of Nebraska
RESIDENCIES HOSTED
2017 "Get Lost, Do Art," Joshua Tree CA
RESIDENCIES
2016 BCAT, Brockway PA
2015 A-Z West, Andrea Zettel, Joshua Tree CA
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2017 Sheppard C, Oral presentation, Findings Jewelry Symposium, Grand Marais MN
2016 Sheppard C, Oral presentation, Society for North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference, New Orleans LA
TAUGHT WORKSHOPS
2017 Findings Jewelry Symposium, Grand Marais MN
2016 Laurel School, Shaker Heights OH
2016 Brockway Center for Arts, Brockway PA
2016 Southwest School of Art, San Antonio TX
2016 University of North Texas, Denton TX
2015 Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA
2015 Metal Flux Arts Center, Mentor OH
2015 Carlton College, Northfield MN
2015 MNJAG, Edina MN
CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS
2025 Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
INVITED LECTURES
2022 Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
2018 Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
2018 LIV Winter Warm Up Ladies Event, Cycle Works, Lincoln NE
2017 Perk Up Thursday Coffee, SCC Entrepreneurial Center, Lincoln NE
2016 Tsuru, Lincoln NE
2016 Decorah High School, Decorah IA
2016 Palos Verde Art Center, Palos Verde CA
2016 Laurel School, Shaker Heights OH
2016 Brockway Center for Arts, Brockway PA
2016 Southwest School of Art, San Antonio TX
2016 University of North Texas, Denton TX
2016 Palos Verde Art Center, Palos Verde CA
2015 East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2015 Seton Hill University, Greensburgh PA
2015 Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA
2015 Metal Flux Arts Center, Mentor OH
2015 Carlton College, Northfield MN
2015 MNJAG, Edina MN
2015 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI
2015 Grand Valley State University, Grand Valley MI
2015 Edinboro University, Edinboro MI
SOLO ADVENTURES
2019 30 Day USA/Canada Train Film Tour
2018 Tour Aotearoa, Self Supported, 3000km in 31 days bikecamping, New Zealand
2015-2017 Van Life
ADVENTURES/BIKE RACES
2019 4 Month RV trip US/Baja California
2015 SSAZ (Single Speed Arizona): DFL, Canyon Creek AZ
2013 AIDS Lifecycle, San Fransisco to Los Angeles CA
2013 Syllamo's Revenge, Woman’s 15th Place, Mountain View AR
2013 Psycowpath MTB, Woman 2nd/3rd Place, NE
2012 Dakota-50, Woman’s 28th Place, Spearfish SD
MARTIAL ARTS
2021-current Aikido, 4th kyu
2025 To-Shin Do, yellow belt
2024 Tai Chi