David Shepherd is commonly regarded by many as one of the world's
leading wildlife and landscape artists. He is a valued leading
conservationist with his paintings raising over three million
pounds for the cause through The
David Shepherd Conservation Foundation.
Shepherd has in recent years been rewarded with a number of prestigious
accolades with the most notable achievements being the following:
Awarded The Order of the Golden Ask by Prince
Bernhard of the Netherlands.
Awarded The Order of The British Empire for
his services to conservation.
A Member of Honour of the World Wide Fund
for Nature
An Hon. Doctorate of Fine Arts by Pratt Institute
in New York.
Featured in a BBC documentary of his life.
Made a series of six wildlife films for ITV
and others.
The 'target' for 'This is Your Life.'
He has written six books, covering all aspects
of his life, including wildlife and steam railways.
Chairman and Founder of the East Somerset
Railway, a registered charity raising money for our steam railway
heritage and wildlife.
Edited by James Forster
The Colomb Art Gallery currently has a selection of limited edition
prints by David Shepherd.
