Chris Evans (artist)

Chris Evans is a British artist based in London and a tutor at De Ateliers in Amsterdam. He was the bassist for the now defunct band Life Without Buildings.[1]

For other people with the same name, see Christopher Evans.

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 - 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, in 2008, Pratt Institute, New York and, in 2015 Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg. His work is held in various national collections including the Arts Council England,[2] Sculpture International Rotterdam[3] and the Lithuanian Parliament.

Exhibitions

In 2005 Chris Evans participated in the 6th British Art Show and the following year in Eastinternational. Since then he has exhibited in several international art Biennials: Athens Biennial in 2007, Taipei Biennial in 2010 and Liverpool Biennial 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, San Antonio (2007); STORE, London (2007); Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (2006); and Studio Voltaire, London, (2006).

Books

References
  1. "Life Without Buildings: Any Other City | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  2. "Home Entertainment | Arts Council Collection". artscouncilcollection.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. http://www.sculptureinternationalrotterdam.nl/#item--847
  4. http://www.sternberg-press.com/index.php?pageId=1350
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.smba.nl/en/space-for-books/chris-evans-militant-bourgeois/
  7. http://houseofvoltaire.org/products/chris-evans
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