Art at the Library
Christopher Evans: Acrylic Paintings
July 29, 2024 - September 20, 2024, Central Library
C.M. Evans was born and raised in Northern California, and has lived in Southern California since 1999. Evans graduated from San Francisco State University with a BFA in Conceptual Design in 1991. He’s also spent a few years in Chicago, and some years in Minnesota where his works have been exhibited in various galleries and art shows. Currently he lives in Laguna Beach. When not making art, he works in the computer and technology field, testing cameras and helping develop video games.
Evans has been creating art in a variety of mediums (writing, painting, drawing and sculpting) since he could pick up a pencil or crayon. His primary influences are Dada, Action Painting, and recycled materials. He takes particular inspiration from Ernst, Miro and Calder.
“I create work with someone in mind, and though I do not know them, they are integral to the finished piece.” Evans states. “If you see my work, I hope you take from it an impression or experience, and later if you see the work again, something is different. Then the art is yours, it has gone beyond me. “
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Upcoming Installations
2024
- September 23 - November 15: Shant Beudjekian (Watercolor paintings)
- November 18 - January 10: Faro Mohajedi (Photography)
2025
- January 13 - March 7: Tianyi Wang (Photography)
- March 10 - May 2: Liberty Dickinson (Acrylic paintings)
- May 5 - June 27: Joan Gladstone (Giclees)
- June 30 - August 22: Kathy Gladstone (Puzzle Paintings)
- August 25 - October 17: Joe Cladis (Lithographs)
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