Chris Evans is a British artist based in London and a tutor at
De Ateliers
De Ateliers (formerly Ateliers '63) is an independent art school in located in Amsterdam. It was founded in Haarlem in 1963, among others by Ger Lataster, Mari Andriessen, Nic Jonk, Theo Mulder and Wessel Couzijn. This "group of established art ...
in Amsterdam. He was the bassist for the now-defunct band
Life Without Buildings.
Biography
Evans was born in
Eastrington in 1967. He studied graphic design at
Leicester De Montford University and completed a Master in Fine Art in 1993 at
Winchester School of Art
Winchester School of Art is the art school of the University of Southampton, situated 10 miles (14 km) north of Southampton in the city of Winchester near the south coast of England.
History
The Winchester School of Art was founded in 187 ...
, which was located at their now-defunct annex in Barcelona. Since 2005, and on numerous occasions worldwide, Evans has invited representatives from national police forces to give recruitment presentations at art academies, including at the
Pratt Institute, New York (2008), and at the
Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg
The Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg (german: Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nürnberg) was founded in 1662 by Jacob von Sandrart and is the oldest art academy in German-speaking Central Europe.
The art academy is situated in Nuremberg.
Classes ...
(2015). His work is held in various national collections including the
Arts Council England,
[Sculpture International Rotterdam]
and the Lithuanian Parliament.
Exhibitions
In 2005, Chris Evans participated in the 6th British Art Show
The British Art Show (BAS) is a major survey exhibition organised every five years to showcase contemporary British Art. Each time it is organised, the show tours to four UK cities. It usually requires a number of venues in each city to accommod ...
and the following year in Eastinternational
EAST''international'' is an open submission exhibition that was launched in 1991 and curated by Lynda Morris at Norwich Gallery at Norwich University of the Arts. Applications from over 1,000 contemporary artists are received each year with appro ...
. Since then, he has exhibited in several international art Biennials: Athens Biennial in 2007, Taipei Biennial
The Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM; ) is a museum in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is in the Taipei Expo Park. The museum first opened on August 8, 1983, at the former site of the United States Taiwan Defense Command. It was the first ...
in 2010 and Liverpool Biennial
Liverpool Biennial is the largest international contemporary art festival in the United Kingdom.
Every two years, the city of Liverpool hosts an extensive range of artworks, projects, and a programme of events. The biennial commissions leading ...
in 2014. He has had numerous solo exhibitions, including: Praxes Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2015); Markus Lüttgen, Cologne (2015); Project Arts Centre, Dublin, Ireland (2014); The Gardens, Vilnius (2014); Piper Keys, London (2014); Juliette Jongma (2012); Lüttgenmeijer, Berlin (2011); Marres, Maastricht (2010); British School in Rome (2008); Artpace
Artpace is a non-profit contemporary art gallery located in San Antonio, Texas, United States, founded by Linda Pace. Artpace opened its doors in 1995, and focuses on the artistic process. Occupying the space of a former Hudson automobile dealers ...
, San Antonio (2007); STORE, London (2007); Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (2006); and Studio Voltaire
Studio Voltaire is a non-profit gallery and artist studios based in Clapham, South London. The organisation focuses on contemporary arts, staging a celebrated public programme of exhibitions, performances, and live events. Studio Voltaire i ...
, London, (2006).
Books
*‘Goofy Audit’
published by Sternberg Press
2011
*‘Collected Filmscripts’
published by Institute of Contemporary Arts
London, 2010 *‘Militant Bourgeoisâ€
Published by Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam
Black Diamond Press, NY & International Project Space, Birmingham, 2007 *‘Magnetic Promenade (and other sculpture parks)’
published by Studio Voltaire
References
External links
*Joanna Laws
Chris Evans
frieze, Issue 168, January–February 2015
*David Crowley
Liverpool Biennial
frieze, Issue 165, September 2014
*Marina Vishmidt
A Heteroclite Excursus into the Currency that Lives
open! *Platform for Art, Culture & the Public Domain, July 4, 2014
*Tirdad Zolghadr
Annunciationation: On Chris Evans’ Portrait of a Recipient as a Door Handle
open! Platform for Art, Culture & the Public Domain, July 4, 2014
*Natasha Soobramanie
Chris Evans
vans/frieze, Issue 152, December 2012
*Jonathan Griffin
The Impossible Prison
frieze, Issue 121, March 2009
*Dan Kidner
Art & Research, Volume 2. No. 1. Summer 2008
*Alex Farquharson, Looking Back: Emerging Artists, frieze, Issue 104, January–February 2007
*Andrew Bonacina
Chris Evans: Focus
frieze, Issue 106, April 2007
Interview with Chris Evans at Liverpool BiennialChris EvansMarkus Luettgen galleryGalerie Juliette Jongma
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People from the East Riding of Yorkshire
Living people
1967 births
English contemporary artists
Artists from London
Alumni of De Montfort University