About this Service

We are a full service bespoke design agency with a focus on artists, art dealers, and collectors. We create personal websites, self-published books, exhibition catalogues, branding, and more from the ground up– including high end photography and production oversight– for artists and entrepreneurs. We will design and oversee the entire process of making your vision live, polished, and sharable for your audience, whether you are seeking to promote your own work, your client's work, your curatorial work, or your own art collection.

In the recent past we have worked with Pettit Partners, Paradice Palase, Kat Ryals Art, Hagar Sand Art, and more.

About this Lister

Collector’s Eye is a full service boutique design agency created by Jennifer Shepard and Andrew Schwartz in 2024 to transform art collections large and small into beautifully designed, keepsake books worthy of their owners’ enduring vision.

Additionally, we have added new offerings to better serve artists and art dealers: Collector’s Eye studio aims provide artists and art representatives with services to help create lasting and beautifully designed websites, exhibition catalogues, self promotional booklets, branding, and more

Our aim is to elevate the art of collecting, curating, and art making so that artists, art dealers, and collector’s alike can share their vision through beautifully designed, archival, and expertly photographed and crafted pieces.

Background and Expertise

Jen Shepard
Creative Design Director & Co-owner/Founder

Jennifer is a visual artist, art director, and educator with over 20 years of experience working with agencies, in-house clients, and individual clients. She holds an MFA in painting and printmaking (UT Tyler) and also achieved an MS in Communications design at Pratt Institute. Additionally, she has written extensively about visual art and is an occasional curator. Jennifer has taught design and art at major universities across the New York City area including Hofstra, CUNY, and Pratt (current). Her keen eye and attention to detail have been honed by many years in the corporate design world and the art world. As a partner at Collector’s Eye, she is responsible for outreach and milestone planning, and designs each keepsake book from the ground up. Jennifer also oversees the printing process to the highest industry standards. When not working on one of her beloved design or art projects you can find Jen getting creative in the kitchen, hiking and camping, watching scary movies, or hanging out with her rescue cat “Ruthie.”

Andrew Schwartz
Creative Photography Director & Co-owner/Founder

Andrew is a visual artist and professional photographer. Earning a BFA from Cornell and MFA from Rutgers, Andrew has worked in the NYC art world since 2010. He has eight years of professional experience working as a registrar and associate director at Morgan Lehman Gallery, where he was responsible for database management, exhibition documentation, press release copy, shipping and logistics, artwork sales, and all aspects of daily gallery operations. At Collector’s Eye, Andrew identifies and organizes artworks in clients’ collections, sources images, and photographs artworks as needed prior to production. He also photographs each client’s collection in its natural, carefully curated home environment. Andrew is a self-professed “plaid guy” and aspiring dog owner.

Elise Thompson
Project Manager & Creative Support

Elise is a visual artist with 15 years of experience as an educator, curator, and studio manager, implementing programs, research, and management for creatives across New York City. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Florida State University and a BFA in Painting from Northern Kentucky University. Previously, Elise served as the Space to Create/Programs Manager at Chashama, Inc. She has directed non-profit spaces such as 621 Gallery in the Southeast, and taught Contemporary Art and Advanced/Experimental Painting courses at Florida State University. Additionally, she has completed on-site installations, managed collections, and executed art writing projects for clients, including John Sheppard Studio, Mayrock Art, The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, and SPRING/BREAK Art Show NY. Elise is also a co-founder and project manager at Rare Beast, supporting strategy and creativity through research and ideation. At Collector's Eye, Elise provides the partners with project management, organization, and creative support. Elise is passionate about 90s work pants and baking (but more so ingesting) carbs.